Discussion:
As you know our group project is about interior and exterior designing.
In my page I will show the aspects and elements of classic and modern interior designing. In other words In my two images you will find two things: 1. A basic comparison about modern and classic interior designing 2. A timeline of furniture used in interior designing.
Pictures and References:
In the first picture I have used 6 different pictures to create a picture. in other words it consists of 6 picture.
below I will bring each picture with references.
REF: http://nexus404.com/Blog/2008/06/24/grace-digital-itc-ir1000b-wireless-pandora-enabled%E2%80%99-internet-radio-itc-ir1000b-wi-fi-net-radio/
REF: old radio : http://www.google.com.my/imglanding?q=old+radio&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=rFH-BrFZpAhGBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.stevepratt.com/index.php/2009/05/01/rules-rules-media-blog-series-future-media/&imgurl=http://www.stevepratt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/old_radio.jpg&w=800&h=533&ei=2U_NTY28EoeiuQO-tsGTCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&page=1&tbnh=154&tbnw=221&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0&biw=1366&bih=649
REF: classic table :http://www.3dexport.com/3dmodel-console-table-traditional-style-34176.htm#/items/2011/03/18/52482/34176/classic_table_sh03.jpg
REF: modern table: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39036210@N07/5390462253/sizes/l/in/photostream/
REF: classic wallpaper: http://www.realwallpapers.eu/data/media/18/Old_wall_pattern_1920x1200.jpg
REF: modern wallpaper: http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/cache/w/Wilkinson_wallpaper.jpg_e_9c53654d7f7c9c72667efde1daba6b35.jpg
What I have done:
The first thing that I did, was creating a new 800 X 600 page. After that I imported both classic and modern wallpapers. Classic wall paper was OK but modern wallpaper was smaller than half of the page so I selected one part of it and used copy paste to create new samples. After I put together all the layers of new wallpaper, I select all of them and merged them together. Now I have 2 wallpapers beside each other.
After that I imported each table, cut them half, cut and transformed them to my desired size. For both tables I have done some editing about the curves, colors, hue – saturation, vibrancy. In addition for the classic table I used smart blur to have more harmony with other parts. All together I have changed the color of two tables to become more smooth and outstanding
The next step was about importing 2 radios. For the classic radio everything was OK, just import, cut and resize, but about the internet radio I had problems! The first thing that I did was to eliminate the antenna, because it did not have the harmony and balance with old one. After that I cut the radio and tried to fit it with classic one. I deleted the Brand name of the radio. But when I transformed the modern radio, the VOLUME button of the radio became OVAL! So, I selected the space around VOLUME, and transformed it to become like a circle, when I did this a new gap created in the above space of the volume, so I used PTACH tool to fill up this gap, after that I merged the VOLUME layer and MODERN RADIO layer together. One another thing that I added to the radio was a new display because the previous one did not have text in its display. So I added a new display to it.
I put together all the 6 elements of my design like a puzzle. I wanted to show the left part which is classic more realistic so I did something to achieve it. I wanted the left side of my design be like old pictures ( sepia). The first thing that I edited was my classic wallpaper after that radio and table.
To have a color like sepia I used TINT option, which allows you to change the whole color of an image. The TINT option in Photoshop: Image > Adjustments > Black & White
If you open the black & white option your photo automatically will become grayscale. If you tick TINT option you can have attractive styles like sepia. I repeated this step 3 times, as you can see below.
After previous steps my design is finished.
Design:
Story:
Radio, TV and other media like them, are one of the most important things that every designing company uses them to have a better designing. Most of pictures of living room in magazine or advertisements have TVs or Radios. They show technology and categorize in luxury things. I chose radio because not only it is one of the oldest media but also nowadays it has so many developments. I chose an internet radio which connects to radio stations via internet. The combination of these 2 radios shows how things are changed during time, from wallpaper to table and radio.
In this image I tried to follow principles of designing like, unity, balance, contrast…
After I designed this image, I asked 4 of my friends to give their ideas about the image. All of them had the same answer. All of them with a glance to the design told me that you wanted to have a comparison of two different generation in designing. I tried to have unity in my design, actually I used 2 different generation of designing ( classic and modern) but half and half! This gives the idea of unity, in other words we have one wallpaper, one radio and one table. The other thing that I want to mention is about contrast, with just a glance anyone can understand the difference between 2 designs. By getting use of sepia color classic designing is more outstanding. Mayble you think there is a contradiction between unity and contrast in my design but when you think more, unity and contrast are gathered together in the design. Also I used wallpapers to have Rhythm. In addition the image shows a movement from past to now.
Design II:
Pictures & References:
Ref: http://jenfitchstyle.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/mymaine1.jpg
Design II:
Pictures & References:
ref: http://us.123rf.com/168nwm/mandj98/mandj980803/mandj98080300034/2684335-traditional-style-accent-chair-in-gold-fabric.jpg
Ref: http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/b/bed53.jpg
Ref: http://www.123rf.com/photo_2699021_antique-hand-painted-sofa-table-console-cabinet.html
Ref: http://modculture.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/17/odeon.jpg
Ref: http://elitechoice.org/2009/07/05/retro-scoop-tv-table-brings-back-the-rebellious-nature-in-you/
Ref: http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/b/black-table-lamp.jpg
Ref: http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/b/bedroom-wardrobe1.jpg
Ref: http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/a/armchair-John-Lewis.jpg
Ref: http://www.housetohome.co.uk/products/type/lighting/Cometa_floor_lamp_30742.html?subslug=
Ref: http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/.a/6a00d834515c5b69e201127905670928a4-pi
Ref: http://www.roomu.net/home-decoration/gracious-curve-sample-series-onda-sofa-and-chair-zanotta.html
What I have done:
For this images the first thing that I have done was creating a new 800 X 600 pixel page. I chose a dark green background for it. Secondly I chose my intended paint brush with appropriate size to create the TIMELENE SHAPE, I chose yellow color to be outstanding and has contrast with dark green.
After that I created a new layer and by getting use of PEN tool I drew my intended shape, when the path design finished I used STROKE PATH and selected PAINT BRUSH. After that base on my previous settings of PAINT BRUSH type, my path was painted.
After completing the path of timeline I imported 12 images of different furniture. Base on their age I have had some adjustments for example for the oldest item I changed its color a little darker. I used shadow highlights – hue saturation – color balance and vibrance for each item to look better. Beside all I resize and rotate them base on their place on the path.
I chose different font types base on items. For classic items I used classic fonts and for new and modern ones I used newer and modern fonts. To become more outstanding I stroke the years with dark grey. I did this from blending options>stroke part. I did this for every year in other words for 12 different year.
After all I finished the image by adding a text which is a slogan; “90 years with you”. Also I added shadow to it.
Design:
Story:
Different types of furniture are the elements of interior designing. In this image I put together 12 different furniture from 90 years ago to 2010 base on their design time. I wanted to show the development of each furniture, that is why I chose different types. Each year shows a product that was outstanding in its time! The design has stream, because it shows the movement and development during years. In other words the design tells a ninety year story!
In my point of view the design has unity and elements are put together in a proper and relevant way. Furthermore it has movement, a movement from past to now. From another point of view u can see the contrast. In my image the time line which is the most important part in design is colored in yellow. Yellow has a good with the background (white space) which is dark green.
It was a good experience for me to learn all these things.
Hopefully they are good for others too…
