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Today we are going to look into the design principle of Unity and how we can use it in Decor and Draping. It is important to now that you do not have to be a person with an degree to be able to figure out how to use design principles in event decor.
According to Dawn from Revel and Glitter blog: "By no means am I an expert with years of design under my belt. But as you work on more events, you start getting ‘the eye’…something doesn’t look right, something’s missing…and you’ll keep playing around until you get what feels right to you." This is so true... Most of the time something just looks right ...and the further you go in decor the more easier you will see something is right or wrong.
Two examples from Revel and Glitter blog:
"This pretty cheese table from The Pretty Blog shows that just using the same color of serveware can pull a table together quickly…white serveware makes your food look amazing…cough, cough. Keeping it simple with clear glass that continues to showcase its contents is the perfect look."
"Real Simple’s repetitive party table keeps the stripes theme going throughout all the party items; everything is kept grounded by the tablecloth."
Unity is the feeling of harmony between all parts…a cohesion between all the elements. Basically, you are using the other principles of design together and just about every party set up is unified…either through color, shape, pattern, theme (like dragons or a tea party), scale…well you get my point.
Lets look at a few photo's and discuss why it is in Unity or why we would say it is not in Unity.
This photo is a brilliant example of unity. The fact that the wedding designer used the earthy wood and soft apricot color together and the fact that those two elements where repeated cause the harmony of this candy table. They also used symetry and balance in this table. If you draw a line in the middel from top to bottom each side is exactly the same as the other side. Immediately you will get a feeling that "this table looks rigth" as Dawn would have said.
In this photograph the backdrop of the wedding table and the table decor itself is forming a unity because of the fact that the gold in the chairs picks up the gold in the frame and the gold of the decor on the table. So we can say that they created unity by repetion.
In a setting like this - all natural it will be easy to wonder how on earth can I create unity in a barn. It is easy... Keep to the rustic natural look and feel of the barn. I they decided to use a fabric backdrop in this venue it would have stand out as an element on its own. It would not have formed unity. The fact that they used green leaves for the backdrop have immediately formed a unity for the bride. So we can say again: they have created unity by repetition.
The photo above and below is one of the most easiest ways to create unity. Unity by the repetitive use of the right color. It is also unity by simmetry and balance.
The most difficult style there is to create unity in is the Bohemian style. Most people that will try to create a bohemian atmosfere will create a disordered, muddled, chaotic space. Yes, to create a Bohemian space you will used items that will not look the same and will not be the same texture etc.
The biggest thing to remember when you want to get unity in a bohemian space is to keep the colors the same. So..if you want to bring in musterd yellow..make sure that all yellow you use will be the exact shade of mustard yellow. In such a way you will be able to get a Bohemian unity and harmony.
Please go and read the series of articles from Revel and Glitters - it is very informative. http://revelandglitter.com/2013/04/tuesday-tip-elements-of-design-in-party-decor-unity/#.UxZDYnlN0YU
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