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If you walk into a home or office and instantly imagine how you would
design the environment to make it more functional and unique, you may want
to join the small but growing world of interior designers.
But what's it really like? And you can really find a job in interior
design?
Welcome to the Interior Design
Program
at Highline Community College
Interior designers are creative, imaginative and artistic. They
also need to be disciplined, organized and skilled business people.
Combining knowledge with aesthetic vision, interior designers work
with clients and other deign professionals to develop design
solutions that are safe, functional, and attractive and meet the
needs of the people using the space.
As members of a service profession, interior designers' fortunes
depend on their ability to satisfy clients. Thus, they must
understand artistic and technical requirements of a project,
interpersonal communication, and management strategies (ASID, 2007).
- Artistic and Technical Requirements
Interior designers must know how to plan a space and how
to present that plan visually so that it can be communicated to the client.
Interior designers must also know about the materials and products that will
be used to create and furnish the space, and how texture, color, lighting
and other factors combine and interact to make a space. In addition,
interior designers must understand the structural requirements of their
plans, the health and safety issues, building codes, and many other
technical aspects.
- Interpersonal Communications
Interior designers must be comfortable meeting and dealing
with many kinds of people. They must communicate clearly and effectively, as
well as be attentive listeners. Because they often must work with
architects, contractors and other service providers, interior designers need
to be both good team leaders and good team players. They must be willing to
negotiate and mediate when necessary to solve problems.
Interior designers must have excellent time and project
management abilities since they frequently work on more than one project at
a time under demanding deadlines. Interior designers must understand
business planning, and they need to know how to sell their ideas to clients,
create , informative and persuasive proposals and presentations, and
maintain good client relationships.
Student Examples
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Last updated:
February 17, 2009
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