690 Interior Design Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. form. The result from combining the elements of line, shape, and volume. (7) free-fl owing layout. A store-layout system that allows shoppers to move about freely, increasing the probability of impulse buying. (14) frescoed wall. Paintings done rapidly with water color on wet plaster. (11) frescoes. Paintings done on freshly spread moist plaster with water-based pigments. (9) fun theory. A theory that focuses on a way of changing human behavior for the better by making a dreaded or tedious task fun to do. (10) furniture plan. A plan that uses templates or furniture symbols to show the locations of furnishings and equipment once the spaces are identifi ed in the building footprint and roughly drawn in proportion to actual size helps identify whether more or less space is needed for furnishings and equipment. (6) furniture, fi xtures, and equipment (FF&E). The many objects used in residential and commercial interiors. (2) G gables. Vertical triangular ends of a building. (9) gadi. Thin, fl oor-mounted mattresses for sitting. (9) Gestalt theory. A theory related to visual perception and psychology that concerns how the human brain perceives and organizes visual information into categories or groups. (7) glazing. The use of glass as a construction material or the construction process a tradesperson uses to fi t glass into frames. (11) golden rectangle. A rectangle with sides in the golden ratio of 1:1.618. (7) golden section. A proportion in which the ratio of the whole to the larger part is the same as the ratio of the larger part to the smaller, moving in progressions of 3 to 5 to 8 to 13 to 21. (7) graphic communication. Includes shapes, pictures, and lettering used in combination to allow both the client and designer to understand the purpose of the communication. (5) green interiors. Those interiors that incorporate the use of products that are healthy for humans, save landfi ll space, and adhere to earth-friendly criteria of quality, sustainability, beauty, and time-tested performance. (2) green-design practices. Those practices that protect peoples’ health and welfare in the built environment. (3) greenwashing. The unethical practice of indicating a product is green when it is not. (10) grid layout. A store-layout system that steers shoppers in a zigzag pattern through parallel rows of aisles. (14) Gross World Product (GWP). The sum value of all fi nal products and services produced worldwide in a given year. (1) gypsum board. A mixture of gypsum (calcium sulfate), additives (often starch, paper pulp, and emulsifi ers) and water that forms a thick paste or slurry. (11) H halogen lamp. A type of incandescent lamp that provides crisp, white light comes in both line voltage and low voltage and has a longer life that traditional incandescent. (8) harmony. The combination of design elements and principles in an aesthetically pleasing or orderly whole a planned balance of unity and variety in a space. (7) health, safety, and well-being (HSW). A key responsibility and legal liability of the interior design profession to produce designs that do not adversely impact the public also health, safety, and welfare when referring to legislation (1) high-intensity discharge lamp (HID). Constructed with an inner arc tube inside a large, pressurized glass envelop light occurs when an electrical arc passes between the cathodes in the pressurized tube, causing the metallic additives to vaporize longer lamp life, much illumination per watt of energy, and can operate in a variety of indoor and outdoor temperatures. (8) high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamp. A type of high- intensity discharge lamp that uses sodium vapor for illumination HPS lamps have the best lumens per watt (LPW) rating. (8) historic period. An interval of time, often depicted as a fi xed time frame with a beginning and an end. (9) hotel glam. Glamorous hotel details such as big, bright spaces, back-lit cabinet mirrors, and zesty details like a zebra print on the bathtub. (15) hotelling. The ability for mobile employees to check into an offi ce space at their employer’s offi ce— similar to checking into a hotel—to use the space to conduct necessary business without having exclusive ownership/assignment of the space. (3) hue. The pure name of a color. (8) human scale. The perception people experience within a space. (7)
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