Basic Design "At Home With Flowers"

UNIT 2   Mass Design, part one      class notes, page 5

  A. Traditional American
  
        1. Combination of Oriental and European influences
          a. Guided by the Principals of Design
          b. Expect to see a starting point in the design which is the focal area or center of interest
         
      
  B. Occidental
          1. European "Period" styles - predominantly mass
          2. Early American & Colonial Williamsburg - resembled European
          3. Emphasis on mass and color
         
  C. Oriental
          1. Normally asymmetrical
          2. Line is emphasized
          3. Based on natural growth habits
        

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