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The Space Within
People, Design & the Room
EDUCATOR’S
RESOURCE GUIDE
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What’s in this Guide...and How to Use It!
Program Overview • Video chapter titles and key concepts pp. 3-4
Before & After
Viewing the Program
• Prompts for writing or discussion
Use prompts to initiate a:
- class discussion
- pair-share (partners discuss the prompt; each partner
reports one of the other person’s ideas)
- quick-write (unplanned, written response)
• Suggested activities to extend learning
Graphic Organizer • Tool for taking notes during the video pp. 6-7
Check Your
Understanding
• Short-answer questions. Can be used:
- during the video to keep students on track
- after the video for in-class review or assessment
- after the video as homework
p. 5
pp. 8-9
• Answer key pp. 10-11
Assessment • Quiz - Multiple Choice p. 12
• Answer key p. 13
Glossary • Definitions of key words and phrases from the video p. 14
Diagram • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs p. 15
Resources
for Educators
• National Standards addressed in the video
• Useful Internet resources
p. 16
Legal Niceties • What you can do, and what you shouldn’t p. 17
Related Learning Seed Programs
• Interior Lighting video
• Jobs in Housing & Interior Design video
• Eye for Design video
• Color for Interior Design cd-rom
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Program Overview
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Successful interior designers apply design’s elements and principles to meet the needs of the
people who use the space. This program gives an overview of those elements and principles,
then looks at human needs as they may be fulfilled through interior design — first in theory,
and then in the home of an actual family.
Chapter 1 - Design Elements and Principles
• Interior designers understand and know how to apply design elements — the things we can
observe — to achieve the principles, or qualities, of a well-designed room.
• A room’s forms — its lines, shapes, and negative and positive spaces — affect the way
people feel.
• Designers commonly use human scale to determine the relative sizes of things in a room.
• Pattern and texture add visual interest to a room and affect the perceived size of a space.
• The intensity and value of color and the type of light can change the mood of a room.
• A room feels balanced when the proportions, or how the objects relate to each other and the
whole, are pleasing.
• A repeating pattern of objects, lines, or color creates a sense of rhythm.
• A pleasing room design has a point of emphasis, such as a fireplace or painting.
• Harmony throughout a space is often achieved with a common characteristic, such as color.
Chapter 2 - Designing for Human Needs
• We can apply Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” theory to design. It explains that we are driven
to fulfill our basic needs, like safety, before we can focus on higher level needs, like esteem.
• Interior design fulfills people’s basic physical needs by planning for certain objects — a bed,
a sink, a stove. The need for safety can be achieved with things like locks on doors.
• Emphasizing comfort and personalization can help people feel secure, which is a basic
psychological need.
• By designing spaces that promote interaction on various levels, we can address social
needs, such as belonging.
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• Designers can help clients satisfy a need for esteem by designing room elements that
explore and express their personal tastes, routines, and lifestyle.
• Rooms with minimal, flexible, and harmonious design often satisfy people with the need for
self-actualization.
Chapter 3 - The Family that Stays Together
• An interior designer can increase a family’s sense of security by focusing on elements that
promote privacy, personal space, order, personalization, and comfort.
• Curtains help achieve privacy and can add color and vibrancy to a room.
• Straight horizontal and vertical lines and rectangular forms convey stability and permanence.
• Vertical curtains and a circle-patterned rug balance the room’s shapes and create rhythm.
• A large rug, large furniture, and tall curtains achieve a pleasing scale and proportion.
• To balance negative and positive space, anchor smaller pieces with larger furniture.
• Large storage units can serve as a point of emphasis and provide a sense of order.
• In an open floor plan, create smaller personal spaces for personal productivity, relaxation or
intimate socialization with furniture placement and task lighting.
• To personalize a shared space, display collections on shelves and artwork on walls.
Conclusion
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Before and After
Prompts to generate interest, ideas, and inquiry
Before viewing
To spark interest, activate prior knowledge, and set a purpose for viewing
• To be a successful interior designer, is it more important to understand design or is it
more important to understand people and their needs?
After viewing
To promote critical thinking
• The program says most designers agree that light and color are the most “evocative
(producing an emotional response) and personal elements of design.” Why might
designers believe this?
• Do you agree that Maslow’s hierarchy of needs applies to interior designers? In other
words, should a designer first make sure that clients have their basic needs met before
thinking about ways to create personalization and comfort?
• How do you think the interior designer who worked with the family in this program began
planning? Did he start by looking at the room or by talking with the family? How would
you start?
After viewing
To extend learning
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• Instruct students to make a poster that provides examples of rooms or features of
designed rooms that fulfill each need level on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Students can
copy the diagram on p. 15 onto posterboard and find photos of rooms in magazines or
online (use key words “free interior design images”). After mounting the photos beside the
appropriate level on the pyramid, have students write a short paragraph explaining how
the room meets the specific need.
• Direct students to make over a room to meet their current needs. First, have each student
list three needs. Then ask them to select a photo of a room from a magazine or the
internet. Have students identify three elements and three principles they could use to
improve this room so it will fulfill their needs and feel “right” to them.
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While You Watch...use the graphic organizer to record key words and information.
Chapter 1: Elements & Principles of Design
Elements Principles
Chapter 2: Designing for Human Needs
Need How design can fulfill
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While You Watch (continued)
Chapter 3: The Family That Plays Together
Room improvement Element / Principle Used Needs addressed
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Check Your Understanding
Write short answers for the following questions about the Space Within video:
1. Name two of the four geometric concepts that create the element “form.”
2. Give an example of too much positive space in a room.
3. What type of texture and color can make a room feel larger?
4. What are the three main types of balance?
5. What does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs attempt to explain?
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Check Your Understanding (continued)
6. What psychological need do doors and curtains fulfill?
7. What space in a home is the one most people go to for security and comfort?
8. When someone displays a collection or their artwork, what need are they fulfilling?
9. In the family segment of the program, what are two reasons the designer adds the floorlength,
solid brick-red curtains?
10. In the family segment of the program, what is used to create order and a point of
emphasis?
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Check Your Understanding Answer Key
Write short answers for the following questions about the Space Within video:
1. Name two of the four geometric concepts that create the element “form.”
Possible answers: points, lines, planes, and volume.
2. Give an example of too much positive space in a room.
A small room filled with oversized furniture.
3. What type of texture and color can make a room feel larger?
Shiny surfaces and light colors can make a room feel larger.
4. What are the three main types of balance?
Symmetry, asymmetry, and radial balance
5. What does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs attempt to explain?
What needs motivate our behaviors and choices.
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Check Your Understanding Answer Key (cont.)
6. What psychological need do doors and curtains fulfill?
The need for privacy.
7. What space in a home is the one most people go to for security and comfort?
The kitchen.
8. When someone displays a collection or their artwork, what need are they fulfilling?
The need for esteem.
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9. In the family segment of the program, what are two reasons the designer adds the floorlength,
solid brick-red curtains?
Possible answers:
To create privacy.
To make the room more vibrant.
To match the color scheme in the rug.
To create a pattern of vertical lines.
To compliment the scale and proportion of the large room, furniture, and rug.
10. In the family segment of the program, what is used to create order and a point of
emphasis?
Two bookcases on either side of the television.
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Quiz - Multiple Choice
Circle the choice that best answers the question.
1. Vertical lines create a feeling of ______.
a) action and energy
b) comfort and freedom
c) security and rest
d) strength and dignity
2. Which is NOT a component of “form”?
a) light
b) lines
c) space
d) volume
3. Which is a warm color?
a) blue
b) green
c) red
d) violet
4. Which is NOT a type of balance?
a) radial
b) harmony
c) asymmetry
d) symmetry
5. Which is a basic physiological need?
a) privacy
b) security
c) order
d) food
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6. The need to exert control over personal
space is sometimes called ______.
a) equilibrium
b) territoriality
c) personalization
d) self-actualization
7. Which shape says “security”?
a) circle
b) triangle
c) rectangle
d) diamond
8. Which fulfills the need for belonging?
a) a focal point
b) circular patterns
c) acoustic privacy
d) areas for interaction
9. Which helps meet the need for esteem?
a) hanging diplomas
b) providing security
c) creating harmony
d) adding curtains
10. Self-actualizing people often need ____.
a) flexible spaces
b) colorful spaces
c) interactive spaces
d) positive spaces
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Quiz - Answer Key
Correct answers are in bold-face type.
1. Vertical lines create a feeling of ______.
a) action and energy
b) comfort and freedom
c) security and rest
d) strength and dignity
2. Which is NOT a component of “form”?
a) light
b) lines
c) space
d) volume
3. Which is a warm color?
a) blue
b) green
c) red
d) violet
4. Which is NOT a type of balance?
a) radial
b) harmony
c) asymmetry
d) symmetry
5. Which is a basic physiological need?
a) privacy
b) security
c) order
d) food
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6. The need to exert control over personal
space is sometimes called ______.
a) equilibrium
b) territoriality
c) personalization
d) self-actualization
7. Which shape says “security”?
a) circle
b) triangle
c) rectangle
d) diamond
8. Which fulfills the need for belonging?
a) a focal point
b) circular patterns
c) acoustic privacy
d) areas to interact
9. Which helps meet the need for esteem?
a) hanging diplomas
b) providing security
c) creating harmony
d) adding curtains
10. Self-actualizing people often need ____.
a) flexible spaces
b) colorful spaces
c) interactive spaces
d) positive spaces
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Glossary
balance An arrangement of elements that achieves a state of visual
equilibrium.
color The part of the light spectrum an object or surface reflects.
emphasis The important focal point or center of interest in a room.
form The shape and structure of an object or space.
harmony The agreement of parts to each other and to the whole composition.
light The means by which all aspects of the environment are seen.
Maslow’s
Hierarchy of
Needs
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A psychological theory that explains what motivates people’s choices
and behaviors. Portrayed as a pyramid, with the most fundamental
needs at the base.
pattern The repetition of an element on a surface.
personalization Visual reminders of who controls a space.
proportion How the parts of a composition relate to the whole, or to each other.
privacy The ability to seclude yourself and information about yourself.
Acoustic privacy relates to sound.
rhythm The repetition of elements in a regular pattern.
scale The relative size of an object, space, or person, compared to the size
of something else.
security A feeling of being free from danger.
self-actualization The highest level in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, refers to the need
to realize one’s full potential.
texture How the surface of an object or material feels, or appears to feel.
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Selfactualization
Esteem
Love/Belonging
Safety
Physiological
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Resources for Educators
Educational Standards
National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences
Housing, Interiors and Furnishings
11.1.1 Explain the roles and functions of individuals engaged in housing and interior design
careers.
11.2.2 Analyze the psychological impact that the principles and elements of design have on the
individual.
11.2.3 Determine the effects that the principles and elements of design have on aesthetics and
function.
11.4.4 Arrange furniture placement with reference to principles of design, traffic flow, activity,
and existing architectural features.
11.6.1 Assess human needs, safety, space, and technology as they relate to housing and interior
design goals.
Useful Internet Resources
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• American Society of Interior Designers
www.asid.org
The website of this national organization is full of resources for students, professionals, and
consumers. From the home page, click on the Knowledge Center to get abstracts and links to
research on all sorts of design-related topics, including psychology. Also find links to blogs written by
ASID and a media library that features informative videos.
• Interiors & Sources
www.idcanada.org
This site has useful resources for professionals and students of interior design. Click on “About
Interior Design” and follow the links for “Types of Interior Design Projects” to watch interviews with
professionals who work in residential, workplace, retail, and hospitality design. Many of the designers
interviewed discuss the importance of understanding the needs of the people who will use the space.
• National Council for Interior Design Qualifications
http://www.ncidq.org/
While this organization focuses mainly on supporting those working toward earning certification, the
“About Us” section has several helpful pages about the field of interior design, especially the article
“Differences Between Interior Design and Decorating.”
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