Interior Design and Merchandising Fundamentals (1-2), Interior Design 3-4, Interior Design Advanced Applications 5-6

Below are the course descriptins for my courses and below those are a crosswalk for the the Visual Arts and Interior Design Standards

Interior Design and Merchandising Fundamentals (1-2)
JDM101/JDM102
Grades: 9-12

This course will develop an awareness of housing needs, choices available and the decisions faced when selecting and furnishing a home. Each student will design and decorate their “dream home”

As a student in this class you will
· Examine trends in housing
· Interpret blueprints and floor plans
· Demonstrate basic drawing of floor plans and elevation views
· Identify the elements and principles of design
· Apply the elements and principles of design to their projects
· Demonstrate an understanding of the color principles in design
Identify art periods and design styles
Identify Architect and architecture
· Examine furniture styles
· Students will create a living space using elements and principles of design
· Simulate selecting, buying, selling, promoting and displaying interior products and designs.

Interior Design and Merchandising 3-4
JDM211/JDM212
Prerequisite: A “C” or better in Design and Merchandising Fundamentals
Grades: 10-12

This course will reinforce the skills and techniques learned Design and Merchandising Fundamentals/Interior Design. You will also use your skills to create aesthetically pleasing and functional design for residential and commercial space. Projects will include redesigning space on campus.

As a student in this class you will:
· Draw floor plans
· Utilize computer aided design
· Apply the elements and principles of design to residential and commercial design projects
· Demonstrate an understanding of the color principles in design
· Assess the elements and principles of design used in textile design
· Compare art periods and design styles
· Select and arrange furniture
· Examine materials, furnishings, and lighting
· Prepare color board and other visual presentations using elements and principles of design
· Identify need for Universal Design
· Simulate marketing, promotion, display, selection, and buying as well as sales.

Interior Design and Merchandising 5-6
JDM311/JDM312
Prerequisite: A “C” or better in Design and Merchandising 3-4
Grades: 11-12

This course will build upon the skills and techniques learned Interior Design and Merchandising Fundamentals and Interior Design and Merchandising 3-4. You will also use your skills to create aesthetically pleasing and functional design for residential and commercial space. Projects will include redesigning space on campus.

As a student in this class you will:
· Review and utilize skills from previous course
· Further evaluate textiles, materials and products used in commercial and residential design
· Examine the retail aspect of design
· Prepare color boards and other visual presentations.
· Internship and job shadow opportunities will be available

The following is a crosswalk between the standards for visual arts and Interior Design Standards

Visual Arts and Interior Design
Standards Crosswalk

Strand 1: Create
Visual Arts Standards
Concept # 1: Creative Process • The student will develop, revise, and reflect on ideas for expression in his or her own artwork

Interior Design Standards
1.1Describe how personal values influence choices and goals
1.2Explain how culture influences behavior

Visual Arts
Concept # 2: Materials, Tools, and Techniques • The student will use materials, tools, and techniques in his or her own artwork.

Interior Design
3.1 Employ various types of drawing media and surfaces in traditional or digital form used in a design environment
14.0 Analyze interior materials and products
14.6 Choose color schemes for rooms from paint, wallpaper, flooring, and fabric samples
18.1 Select art surfaces for use in visual presentations
18.2 Use studio tools for visual presentations
18.6 Prepare a color board visual presentation

Visual Arts
Concept # 3: Elements and Principles • The student will use elements of art and principles of design in his or her own artwork.
Interior Design
3.2 Illustrate basic elements and principles of design using traditional or digital media
3.3 Apply fundamentals of color theory in traditional or digital media
5.1 Identify key elements and principles of design
5.2 Demonstrate the use of basic design elements and principles
15.2 Illustrate the application of design principles in interior design

Visual Arts
Concept # 4: Meanings or Purposes • The student will express ideas to communicate meanings or purposes in artwork.
Interior Design
18.0 Prepare visual presentations for interior design
13.5 Describe factors to be considered when coordinating furniture and accessories

Visual Arts
Concept # 5: Quality • The student will apply criteria to assess the quality of in-progress and finished artwork.
Interior Design
5.5 Explain how color impacts design
5.6 Evaluate the elements and principles of design used in products
13.4 Assess aesthetic and functional aspects of furniture

Strand 2: Relate
Visual Arts
Concept # 1: Art worlds • The student will describe the role that art plays in culture and how it reflects, records, and interacts with history in various times, places, and traditions.

Interior Design
Explain how culture influences behavior and fabrics
10.1 Compare art periods and design styles
10.2 Discuss the influences of art on interior design
10.3 Explain how architecture, furniture, and furnishings have been influenced by technology, mass production, and prosperity cycles throughout history
10.4 Describe characteristics of different styles of architecture, interiors, furniture, and furnishings
15.1 Describe the influence of design elements and principles in interior design

Visual Arts
Concept # 2: Materials, Tools, and Techniques • The student will identify/analyze the use of materials, tools, and techniques in artwork.
Interior Design
13.4 Assess aesthetic and functional aspects of furniture
13.7 Evaluate various interior furnishings, appliances, and equipment considering design elements

Visual Arts
Concept # 3: Elements and Principles • The student will explore the artistic traditions and visual conventions from diverse cultures, which often differ from the elements and principles traditionally used in many Western cultures.
Interior Design
5.6 Evaluate the elements and principles of design used in products
15.3 Identify art principles as applied to housing and interiors
18.0 Prepare visual presentations for interior design

Visual Arts
Concept # 4: Meanings or Purposes– The student will interpret meanings or purposes of artwork based on contextual information.
Interior Design
1.2 Explain how culture influences behavior
1.3 Develop social awareness related to diversity
10.3 Explain how architecture, furniture, and furnishings have been influenced by technology, mass production, and prosperity cycles throughout history

Visual Arts
Concept # 5: Quality • The student will investigate and /or speculate about what characteristics in artworks are valued by various cultures.
Interior Design
1.2 Explain how culture influences behavior
1.3 Develop social awareness related to diversity
10.3 Explain how architecture, furniture, and furnishings have been influenced by technology, mass production, and prosperity cycles throughout history

Strand 3: Evaluate
Visual Art
Concept # 1: Art Issues and Values • The student will justify general conclusions about the nature and value of art.
Interior Design
10.0 Analyze art periods and design styles
10.1 Compare art periods and design styles
10.2 Discuss the influences of art on interior design
10.3 Explain how architecture, furniture, and furnishings have been influenced by technology, mass production, and prosperity cycles throughout history
10.4 Describe characteristics of different styles of architecture, interiors, furniture, and furnishings

Visual Art
Concept # 2: Materials, Tools, and Techniques • The student will reflect on, and determine how materials, tools, and techniques affect meanings, purposes, and value in artworks.
Interior Design
13.5 Describe factors to be considered when coordinating furniture and accessories
18.1 Select art surfaces for use in visual presentations
18.2 Use studio tools for visual presentations
18.6 Prepare a color board visual presentation

Visual Art
Concept # 3: Elements and Principles • The student will judge the effectiveness of the artist’s use of elements of art and principles of design in communicating meanings and/or purposes, in artworks.
Interior Design
13.7 Evaluate various interior furnishings, appliances, and equipment considering design elements
10.0 Analyze art periods and design styles
10.1 Compare art periods and design styles
10.2 Discuss the influences of art on interior design
10.3 Explain how architecture, furniture, and furnishings have been influenced by technology, mass production, and prosperity cycles throughout history
10.4 Describe characteristics of different styles of architecture, interiors, furniture, and furnishings

Visual Art
Concept # 4: Meanings or Purposes • The student will judge an artist’s success in communicating meaning or purpose in their artwork.
Interior Design
1.0 Analyze factors that influence human behavior in a design
10.0 Analyze art periods and design styles

Visual Art
Concept # 5: Quality • The student will apply criteria for judging the quality of specific artwork.
Interior Design
13.4 Assess aesthetic and functional aspects of furniture and design
5.6 Evaluate the elements and principles of design used in products