The design process : a look at office planning : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

The design process is a series of steps that combine several ideas into one complete process. During my five years of studying design at Ball State, including one year of internship, I have learned to translate my ideas for each project into a single comprehensive concept. This paper details in particular the design of an office space for Linden Group Inc., the firm I have been working at for the past year. I will explore my background research on the firm as well as its current operations. A discussion of the process itself from initial sketched concepts to final drawings will illustrate how the individual ideas work together to become a single design entity. For an interior designer, like myself, color schemes for a design is the part of the process that pulls the entire design together. Color psychology as well as how lighting enhances its effects is covered extensively. Finally, a comprehensive section of samples and drawings illustrates the completed design concept.