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Periphery:
Periphery is a great boundary at the end of a surface and/or area. Courtyards are an example of periphery because they are enclosed on all sides by surrounding buildings or walls. Pertaining to periphery created around the courtyard at Palazzo Medici, “Inside, the rooms were arranged around a central court, which opened up at the bottom through an encircling arcade of delicate Corinthian columns,” (Roth 376).

In addition to this example, taking this term into studio with the Pathways. Edges. Boundaries. project the, “Living on the Edge” group created a periphery by using small structures to generate a boundary between the sidewalk and the plant life next to it.



Portfolio:
A Portfolio is a designer’s body of work whether it is stored electronically through internet or hardcopies. It is very important for a designer’s portfolio to contain various styles of work to showcase the designer to his or her fullest abilities.
Versatility in a portfolio is good to see because it shows employers as well as clients a wide range of things the designer is capable of accomplishing. While encompassing versatility, showing that a design is both new and innovative is key because, we as human strive for the “new and improved” way of doing things.

Versatility:
“Bernini’s prodigious in architecture, sculpture, painting, and theater design, coupled with his air of confident buoyancy and social ease, brought him internationally acclaim,” (Roth 409).

Innovative:
“Alberti created a deeply arcaded new wall that enveloped the old church walls in a way that recalled the massiveness of the Colosseum in Rome; in the arched voids was room for ceremonial sarcophagi for members of the Malatesta family,” (Roth 367).

Looking at a portfolio, from a employers aspect it is significantly important for a designers portfolio to be in some kind of order such as chronological which would be a good way to show where a designer has came from and provide insight to the designers future.

Also included in this picture are examples of perspectives:
One-Point
Perspective (Top Right) – illustration has only one vanishing point
Two-Point Perspective (Top Left) – illustration has two vanishing points
Three-Point Perspectives (Bottom Right) – illustration has three vanishing
points

Process:
When designing a room it everything comes down to the process. Process consists of a series of steps that continue towards the development of an end result.



An example of steps used for a typical studio project include:

1. Brainstorm (Sketches)


2. Create Sketch Models (In which test various and concepts / Chance to receive critique/feedback)


3. Create the final (Model in the highest of craft)


4. Present (A chance to see if a designer’s creation will speak for itself)

Then taking the first half of the semester into consideration, every studio project that we did was a step within a process leading up to the design of a portal passageway.

A process a real Designer may take:
1. Consulting with clients to understand what they expect in the end result.
2. Evaluate the space considering what it is and what is can become (Brainstorm).
3. Develop a series of deadlines to make to entire project is finished in a timely manner.
4. Begin to purchase/estimate cost.
5. Execute the design.
6. Present ideas.

Perspective:

"The practice of drawing, as described by Vitruvius, also sounds remarkably modern, for he writes of ground plans (ichnographical) being laid out with compass and ruler, of elevation drawings (orthographia) being 'a vertical image of the front', and of perspective (scaenographia) with shaded and retreating lines converging at a vanishing point,” (Roth 122).

“The ideally proportioned forms deserted by Vitruvius were derived from the ideal geometric forms discussed by Plato in Philebus – forms generated by straight lines and circles, as well as the solids created by these forms in three dimensions,” (Roth 358-359).

Each of these quotes carries significance when providing an outlook onto the term perspective. A perspective is a technique used in displaying volume and spatial areas in a three dimensional formation that continues on until it reaches a vanishing point.

Professional – A professional is someone who takes pride in what he/she does and lets that shines through in everything they do. In addition to their body of work, professionalism continues into the way one carries himself, including appropriate dress attire and interaction with other people. Using the example of making a presentation to an audience, the presenter should create a presentation that is both visually appealing as well as informative, show up dressed accordingly (tie/dress if necessary), arrive early to have the presentation already set up, speak clearly and interact with the audience appropriately. Taking this example into consideration, to have professionalism is to have good time manage, learning to use personal strengths to the best of their abilities while acknowledging and improving the weaknesses to remain in a constant state of progress.



Synopsis: Given this week’s words I had a difficult time finding quotes that would take my writing into the direction that I wanted it to go. I feel this set of words closely relates to everyday encounters in the workforce because as a professional, one should always have a portfolio containing perspective designs in addition to developing a process with every design and no matter what the design entails there will always be periphery.