Drafting Strategy - Architectural Digest (Vol. 1)

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VOLUME 1 JANUARY ISSUE

FEATURES Page
THE DRAFTING SPECTRUM
MOST VIOLET DREAM
INDOOR VERDURE
ORANGE PASSAGE
GOLDREN TRIM
NEGATIVE SPACE
PRISMATIC ROOMS
WORD FROM THE EDITOR

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The Drafting Spectrum
Blueprint Are More Than Just Blue.

It should come as no surprise that the first color that comes to mind when speaking
about blueprints is blue. And while it is true most architectural plans and designs
are found on blue paper, it is not the only color on which floorplans are drafted. In
fact, originally they were blue at all.

paper to turn black when exposed to light. This raven hue, perhaps more fitting to
the reign of Oris, was decidedly more difficult to to affix an architect's revision
edits to and so blue was proposed as an ideal replacement as it had no political ties
to any other realms. By the fourth era, all floorplans were being printed on blue
paper.
the use of colored prints eventually became popular with engineers and architects
who used hues as a way to differentiate various types of buildings and rooms.
while an orange floorplan will immediately inform a contractor that the print
contains designs for a hallway.
type of floorplan and look at the underlying connections that tie each room to its
color.

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Prismatic Room
Architectural Digest's Guide to Multicolored Floorplans

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