Floral Design is the art of arranging living or dried plant material and flowers create an eye-catching balanced display. It’s a creative process that involves selecting, cutting, and arranging flowers and greenery to convey meaning and emotion.
Each floral arrangement follows the Principles and Elements of design.
Principles: Elements:
Balance Size
Dominance Pattern
Contrast Line
Rhythm Light
Proportion Form
Scale Color
Texture
Space
Creative Line Design
A Creative Design where the line is dominate with a
minimum of plant material and/or man-made material.
1. The line may be straight, curved or a combination.
2. There may be one (1) or more points of emergence and focal areas.
Creative Line-Mass Design
A Creative Design similar to the Creative Line Design except additional
plant material and/or other optional components are included to add strength and depth to the design.
Mass Design
A Creative Design emphasizing a greater proportion of plant material and components other than space.
1. The silhouette of the design is visually closed and the rhythm contained within.
2. Open spaces may be incorporated within the closed silhouette.
Cascade Design
A Design with the emphasis on a downward motion.
1. The downward lines may be curved, straight, zigzag, interrupted or may be a combination.
2. The design is supported by a container or other device.
3. A minimum of components may extend upward.
A Creative Design emphasizing strong angles that may be acute, obtuse, reflex, right angles, or combination of angles.
Illuminary Design
A Creative Design incorporating light/s for special effects and as an integral part of the design.
Multi-Rhythmic Design
A Creative Design with an emphasis on two (2) or more rhythms in the design with one (1) rhythm dominating.
1. Lines create two (2) or more separate and distinct rhythms, each creating a different pattern and movement unlike the other.
2. Lines may go in any direction, be continuous, interrupted and/or crossed.
Parallel Design
A Creative Design consisting of three (3) or more groupings of plant material and other components with a strong single container
and/or base.
1. Multiple containers/bases may be used if combined to appear as one unit.
2. Parallel direction may be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal within the allotted space.
3. The overall effect must appear parallel. Groupings need not be equidistant from each other.
4. A connective/s may be used at the base of the design.
Reflective Design
A Creative Design containing reflective materials giving back images of light to the viewer.
1. The reflective materials are an integral part of the overall design.
2. Staging in front or on a mirror is not acceptable.
Crescent Design
A crescent flower arrangement is a floral design that is shaped like a crescent or moon, and is also known as a C-shape arrangement.
Spiral Design
A spiral shaped floral design is a timeless bouquet technique. It involves gracefully arranging each stem at an angle around a central axis.
The Hogarth Curve Design
The Hogarth Curve is characterized by a lazy-looking S-shaped pattern with two sharp turns. The line may be angled in any direction from vertical to
horizontal. For good proportion the top curve is longer than the lower one.
Fan Design
A Fan shaped flower design is a classic style where flowers are arranged in an outward position to resemble the shape of a fan. All of the flowers are viewed from one side of the arrangement.