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Elements of Good Design, Ornamentation & Proportionality

Examples of good design:

Example of good design
Pg. 2:18 in Vol. 4
Middle of Column
Build-up has a projecting shape — the Acanthus crown pushes up, while the frieze runs underneath.

Pg. 2:23 in Vol. 4
Top of Page Build-up has a projecting shape — Egg & Dart is static and allows Grapevine Frieze to run below.

Example of good design

LCDS — 8142, 8144, & 8182 — Pg. 1:16 & 1:21 in Vol. 4
These Build-ups have varying sizes and shapes of mouldings; the ornament ranges from very small to very large and there is balance between running and static ornament and between the types of ornament.

Examples of bad design:

Example of bad design

The Build-ups at below break many of the design rules listed on the previous page. "A" has too much running ornament, not enough variation in ornament size, too many random patterns, and not enough variation between profile shapes. "B" has too much small ornament and all of the ornament is concentrated in one area. "C" has too much ornament, too many large details close together, and lacks small supportive details.

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	Pg. 2:18 in Vol. 4 Middle of Column Build-up has a projecting shape — the Acanthus crown pushes up, while the frieze runs underneath.
	Pg. 2:23 in Vol. 4 Top of Page Build-up has a projecting shape — Egg & Dart is static and allows Grapevine Frieze to run below.
LCDS — 8142, 8144, & 8182 — Pg. 1:16 & 1:21 in Vol. 4 These Build-ups have varying sizes and shapes of mouldings; the ornament ranges from very small to very large and there is balance between running and static ornament and between the types of ornament.