French Renaissance

For this period I looked at Ali and Katrina's blog posts.  I liked how Ali talked a lot about how history and the ruler of the time played a much bigger part in determining the design styles than in any previous period. The styles were really determined by the taste of the particular ruler. She also talked about the focus on private residences rather than public buildings during the French Renaissance.  Katrina focused her blog post on the Rococo period during the French Renaissance. I liked how she tied in the Rococo period to design styles today, and the multiple ways details from that period are used today. She also discussed how interiors and furniture were made to impress, which I find very true because there was nothing simple about any aspect of Rococo design.