Course Description

• Interior Design is a one-semester course which fulfills an elective requirement for graduation from the Ann Arbor Public Schools. During this course we will cover the following topics:

  • Meaning and History of Shelter: Influences, needs, and taste
  • Architectural Styles: European influences, regional styles, local architecture
  • Understanding architectural/housing plans
  • Elements of design: line, form, space, mass, and texture
  • Principals of design: balance, rhythm, variety and unity
  • Color: dimensions, shades, tints
  • Textiles and backgrounds
  • Furnishings: design, styles, construction, appliances
  • Buying and renting: choices, needs
  • Careers: job opportunities related to design, housing, sales

   

  Students will use a variety of learning methods in class. Through discussion, lecture, notes, laboratory, computer research, presentations, quizzes and tests, students will receive their grade for this class.

Text: Housing Decisions, Goodheart-Willcox