688 Interior Design Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. cornice. A type of horizontal building element that crowns walls and furnishings. (11) corporate culture. The collective beliefs, value systems, traditions, and customs that make a company unique. (14) corporation. A type of business structure in which the legal entity consists of individuals known as shareholders or stockholders. The shareholders elect a board of directors to run the business. (4) co-working. A work situation in which multiple individuals gather to work in a shared space and split overhead costs. They share values and enjoy working around others, but usually have different jobs, such as various young entrepreneurs. (3) creativity. A mental activity performed in situations where there is no prior correct solution or answer a complex process to develop and communicate a creative idea. (6) criteria matrix. A table that lists each room or space of the client’s project in the rows of the left column, and lists each issue—as prioritized by the client— as column headings to determine specifi c needs of each space and the order in which they occur. (6) crowding. The psychological response to overstimulation caused by too much interaction with others in a limited space. (10) curator. A person who has the responsibility for the care and superintendence of objects such as art. (12) custom run. A run of carpet the manufacturer produces separately to client specifi cations and occurs through a partnership between the designer and the carpet manufacturer. (11) customer’s own material (COM). Term used by manufacturers to inform designers and clients that they will accept nearly any fabric you send to them and will apply it to any of their furniture pieces. (12) cutting for approval (CFA). A small sample cut from the same bolt of fabric from which the client’s yardage will be cut. (12) D dado. The part of the pedestal of a column that is above the base of the column. (9) daylighting strategies. Those strategies that harvest natural light to minimize the use of artifi cial lighting during the day. (3) De Stijl. A design movement that is based on functionalism. (12) decibel. A unit of measurement for expressing the relative intensity of sound on a scale from zero (for the least-perceptible sound) to about 130. (14) decompression zone. A space near the entry of a store in which shoppers do not notice products. (14) demolition plan. A plan or drawing that provides details of the current existing structural conditions to be demolished prior to beginning construction. (16) density. The number of inhabitants per unit of territory. (10) dependability. The ability to be reliable and trustworthy. (17) design concept. An abstract idea, thought, notion, or image that involves an imagery-evoking statement that describes the desired mood or feeling for the client’s interior space. (6) design philosophy. A set of beliefs and values related to how you design, made real and evident in clients’ design solutions. (4) design process. A method designers use for organizing work, guiding their actions, and fi nalizing decisions as they work with team members and clients includes fi ve phases. (6) design thinking. An active thinking practice that develops in the proper environment and causes a person to look at the world with evolving potential and probable possibilities. It combines future thinking and analysis with creativity. (1) desk audit. An evaluation of a commercial company’s organizational structure, policies, and procedures that impact the design of the series of spaces. (6) direct light. A type of light in which 100 percent of the light shines downward example is a recessed light can. (8) divergent thinking. A type of thinking that does not follow a linear path but instead branches out in all directions. (6) dormer windows. Windows set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof. (9) double rubs. The back-and-forth motions rubbing over the length and width of a fabric to simulate wear characteristic of the Wyzenbeek Test. dovetail joinery. Joinery characterized by a fl aring tenon and a mortise into which the tenon fi ts snuggly. (9) drafting. The development of technical drawings to systematically and visually communicate information about architectural structures, both interior and exterior. (13) drawing conventions. Standard line weights, line types, and symbols that clearly communicate the design to team members. (13) dye lot number. A number that indicates given rolls of wallcovering were printed during the same print run to ensure color match. (11)