PRESENTED BY:Taher Hani Nagib - B02/54108/2012Wasike Brian Munyole - B02/1653/2012

A sample board is a tool that designers use to help them get an idea of what the materials and colours they have chosen to use, look like in specific lighting conditions.

It contains samples of actual materials and pictures of materials that are not sampled, as well as furniture pictures to give an idea of what kind of furniture is to be used in the room being designed.

It is not to be confused with a mood board.

WHAT IS A SAMPLE BOARD

A mood board is a tool that designers use to help them get a rough idea of what their clients want. Mood boards are mostly collages of items such as sketches, photographs, clippings, fabric swatches and colour samples.

The main difference between a mood board and a sample board is that a mood board is used to pitch concepts and ideas to the client at the initial design stage while sample boards are used to help organise and settle on final materials and design choices in a room.

MOOD BOARD

Student flat Mood Board

Student bar

Museum Shop

Living room Sample Board

Dining room Sample Board

Health & Beauty Store Sample Board

WHY USE SAMPLE BOARDS

In order to get the final go ahead before proceeding with implementation of the design.

TO SHOW THE CLIENT THE DESIGN

Before you spend yours or the clients money on something that ends up not looking quite right, making a sample board enable you to see how material and furniture in the room relate to each

other.

JUST TO MAKE SURE

It can be used as a reference tool during the life of the project. Addressing issues like:•Has initial material quality been achieved?•How have the materials performed in their environment?

FOR REFERENCE

A Bathroom Sample Board

HOW TO MAKE A SAMPLE BOARD

• If more than one room is involved in the project then each board should be labeled (living, bedroom etc.)

• Position each item on the board according to where they would be placed in the room. For example, carpet at the bottom of the board and ceiling paint sample at the top.

• The size of the samples are determined by their proportions in the actual space: the biggest for walls and flooring, then curtain and upholstery fabrics and the smallest for cushions and accessories.

For example the carpet sample would be bigger than a photo of a lamp.

• Finally, trim the items to be placed on the board.

CREATING THE LAYOUT

Bathroom sample board with items arranged according to their expected

position in the room

For the sample board to look neat and professional a border needs to be left from all sides, to place the tags with project name and designer’s name.

MAKE A BORDER

• Select the “key” pieces of furniture and accessories for your sample board. All the rest will go to the furniture book.

• Use the glossy photo paper, high-resolution images and quality printer. (This matters a lot when trying to impress a client)

• Avoid mounting images directly on the board as they are thin and don’t produce good results when using adhesives that don’t dry quickly like UHU. Glue them first on the cards.

• Use a studio knife and metal cutting pad to cut them and UHU to fix them.

PRINTING AND MOUNTING IMAGES

• Cut the pyramid board to the necessary size and then cover it with paint that you have chosen for walls. • Use a small roller brush to evenly apply it and paint both sides of the board to avoid it curling when drying. • Finally, attach the sample to the board with double-sided tape.

CREATING PAINT SAMPLE CARD

• Upholstery textiles for sofa and cushions can be wrapped around recycled cards with some padding put inside.

• This hides the unattractive edges of fabric and shows the beautiful texture of it with light reflected at different angles.

• To secure the edges on the reverse side of the card and to mount it on the sample board, double-sided tape can be used or any other good adhesive.

MOUNTING FABRIC SAMPLES

• A good idea is to mount them on the reverse side of sample board to hide the unattractive edges and then make windows on the face of the board to see them.

• Wooden plank can be mounted using velcro tape as it is very heavy and you want to avoid it deforming the board.

• The most challenging part is to make a neat window on the board: This can be achieved with some effort using a studio cutter and metal cutting pad beneath it.

ATTACHING FLOORING SAMPLES

When all the samples are finally attached to the board what remains is to make labels for them.

To do this, you can print the little figures which are then attached to the samples with double-sided tape or glued on.

The “Key box” with annotations is placed on the top right corner.

CAPTION LABELING

COMPLETE SAMPLE BOARD

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