Visual Techniques 1

INTERIOR DESIGN
Sample boards
PRESENTATION BOARD
BS Interior Design 3

Presented by:
IDr. ETHEL DATU
13 October 2017
 CONCEPT BOARD
 Mood Board

 Designers use concept boards to convey the overall feel of a project, putting
together images and objects which inspire, target desires and depict
creativity and innovation.

 Concept boards are also very useful at the early stages of a project as a
guide tool to show to clients for approval before proceeding further.

 The images which are used on these presentation boards do not necessarily
have to relate directly to the project, some of the images can create a
"feeling" or "mood" and can draw out certain elements or colours from them
and use these to inform their design concept.
 MATERIALS BOARD
 Swatch Board

 Materials boards are specific to projects and are put together to create the
general feeling of the overall project image

 Show samples of the proposed materials, furnishing, finishes, preferably in

proportion to each other.
For example, if a large quantity of a paint is used in a scheme, it should be
represented by a large sample, not a small one. By keeping the samples in
proportion to their intended applications, relationships are maintained.

 Can also include furniture pieces

 Layout materials on the board based on where they will be placed in the
interiors.
Why use Concept / Mood Board?
In order to get the final go ahead before
proceeding with implementation of the design.

Student’s Flat Mood Board

Before you spend yours or the clients money
on something that ends up not looking quite
right, making a sample board enable you to
see how material and furniture in the room
relate to each other.

Office Cafeteria Mood Board

It can be used as a reference tool
during the life of the project.
Addressing issues like:
• Has initial material quality been
achieved?
• How have the materials
performed in their environment?

Foyer Mood Board

Museum Shop Mood Board
Powder Room
Mood Board
How to make a Material/Swatch Board?
 Creating the layout
 If more than one room is involved in the project then each board should be labeled
(living, bedroom etc.)

 Position each item on the board according to where they would be placed in the
room. For example, carpet at the bottom of the board and ceiling paint sample at the
top.

 The size of the samples are determined by their

proportions in the actual space

 Finally, trim the items to be placed on the board.

Make a border
 For the board to look neat and professional a border needs to be left
from all sides, to place the tags with project name and designer’s name.
Printing and mounting images
 Select the “key” pieces of furniture and accessories for your sample board.
All the rest will go to the furniture book.

 Use the glossy photo paper, high-resolution images and quality printer.
(This matters a lot when trying to impress a client)

 Avoid mounting images directly on the board as they

are thin and don’t produce good results. Glue them
first on the cards.

 Use a studio knife and metal cutting pad.

Creating paint sample card
 Cut the pyramid board to the necessary size and then cover it with paint that
you have chosen for walls.

 Use a small roller brush to evenly apply it and

paint both sides of the board to avoid it curling
when drying.

 Finally, attach the sample to the board with

double-sided tape.
Mounting fabric samples
 Upholstery textiles for sofa and cushions
can be wrapped around recycled cards
with some padding put inside.

 This hides the unattractive edges of

fabric and shows the beautiful texture of
it with light reflected at different angles.

 To secure the edges on the reverse side

of the card and to mount it on the
sample board, double-sided tape can
be used or any other good adhesive.
Attaching flooring samples
 Mount them on the reverse side of sample board to hide the unattractive edges
and then make windows on the face of the board to see them.

 The most challenging part is to make a neat window on the board: This can be
achieved with some effort using a studio
cutter and metal cutting pad beneath it.

 …or mount using contact cement and

heavy-duty glue
Labels

 When all the samples are finally attached to the

board what remains is to make labels for them.

 To do this, you can print the little figures which

are then attached to the samples with
double-sided tape or glued on.