696 Interior Design Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. selective admissions process. A process a student goes through at the college level for getting into a major of choice. (5) selective advancement process. A portfolio-review process a student goes through to move into sophomore, junior, or senior levels of a college program. (5) sense-of-place. A personal experience in a place and how a person feels about it. (3) sense-of-self. Your personal identity or who you are as a person. (3) sense-of-self theory. A theory that involves the selection of objects or symbols to communicate personal identity to others, relating to human comfort. (10) service learning. A method of learning that combines classroom instruction with meaningful community service. (17) shade. Darker values that result from adding black to a hue. (8) shape. The shape that is created when the beginning and ending points of any line meet. (7) Shibui. A Japanese color concept in which neutral colors are closely blended with accents of bright hues. (9) shirred. A decorative gathering created by sewing a rod-pocket casing in the heading and sliding the rod through the casing of a curtain. (11) shoji screens. Wood and rice paper screens serving as walls, partitions, or sliding doors. (9) shop drawings. A set of drawings the contractor produces that show understanding about the fabrication and installation of specifi c parts of the work on a project. (6) sick building syndrome (SBS). A term used to identify acute health and discomfort effects that people experience after spending time in a building. (4) sidewise. A design-thinking technique that involves twisting something 180 degrees to view it from a different angle. (5) signage. The symbols and text used to visually communicate directions and locations of divisions. (14) simultaneous contrast. The contrast that occurs when colors placed side by side appear to change colors appear to vibrate or sing. (8) site visit. Visiting the site of a project to gather information. (6) sketch. A rough drawing with little detail that serves as a preliminary study of a space. (6) sketching. The use of fl uid, loose lines to communicate an idea, concept, object, or space. These quick drawings use approximate measurements to capture the main features of a space or interior. (13) smart space. Space equipped with a screen, speakerphone, projection device, sound, large computer screen, and controls to operate technology. (14) socially responsible design. An approach to design rather than a specifi c set of standards the use of design to address social, environmental, economic, and political issues that embrace humanitarian values. (10) sociofugal. Grid-like spaces that discourage interaction and communication with others. (10) sociopetal. Spaces that encourage interaction and communication with others, such as tightly grouped chairs in a coffee shop. (10) sole proprietorship. A type of business structure in which the company and owner is one entity. (4) solid modeling. A mathematical technique for representing solid objects that ensures all surfaces meet properly and that the object is geometrically correct. A CAD technique. (13) solid-state light (SSL). Refers to a type of lighting that uses light-emitting diodes as a source of illumination rather than fi laments or gas. (8) space. A volume within an enclosure. (1) space planning. The analysis and design of interior spaces in response to occupancy needs. Moving forms, such as walls and partitions, within a space. (3, 7) spade feet. Tapered, rectangular furniture feet resembling the blade of a garden shovel or spade. (9) specifi cations. Precise, detailed information that builders and tradespeople use to describe the appearance, performance, and construction methods used for the building of a structure or interior. (6) spectral power distribution. Charts indicating the color emitting from a light source in specifi c wavelengths at each wavelength over the visible spectrum. (8) split-complementary color scheme. A color scheme that consists of three colors—one main hue plus two hues each adjacent to its complement. (8) stimulation theory. A theory that explains the environment as a source of sensory information gathered through sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Each sense can be overstimulated or under- stimulated. This theory typically applies to interior spaces through the sense of sight. (10) stippling. Small, soft touches of paint or ink that together produce an even or softly graded shadow to add a level of darkness to walls and planes. (13)