Intro to Interior Design

The creation of interior environments that support the function, aesthetics, and cultures of those who inhabit, live, and thrive in interior spaces

• Interior Design

• Interior Designer

Involves the planning and design of private dwellings to reflect the client’s tastes, preferences, and functional needs.

• Commercial Interior Design

• Residential Interior Design

A brief summary of a person’s education, skills, work experience, activities, and interests.

• Job Application

• Employment Overview

• Resume

An educational work experience for credit allows the student to investigate different areas of the interior design field, learn the culture of various firms, and understand how academic preparation corresponds to the practice of design.

• Apprenticeship

• Internship

• College Work-Study

Spending time with a person at work and learning by watching as he or she performs the functions of the job.

• Internship

• Job Shadowing

Photographs, floor-plan drawings, free-hand sketches, or conceptual models of work that you have done. Will be used in a portfolio to showcase your work to future clients.

• Work Samples/Artifacts

• Fabric Samples

• Showcase display

A digital copy of a collection of work samples of a person’s best work, often used when applying for a job to show a person’s abilities and accomplishments.

• Digital Copy Portfolio

• Hard Copy Portfolio:

A method that interior designers use for organizing their work, guiding their actions, and finalizing their decisions when working with team members and clients. Although the phases of the process are linear, it is not unusual for a designer to revisit them several times as a client changes his or her mind or a design is further refined.

• Interior Design Method

• Interior Design Collaboration

• Interior Design Process

Takes place before the interior design process begins. Designer interviews the client and asks questions to understand the client’s needs. If the designer’s skills match and the client agrees a contract is signed so the interior design process can begin.

• Pre-Boarding

• Pre-Check In

• Pre-Qualification

• Pre-Design

Phase 1 of the interior design process. The designer clearly identifies the client’s design problem, current situation, and future needs. Involves fact-finding, client interviews, on-site analysis of the project, and creation of the client program. By the end, the designer should fully understand the needs of the project in detail and the client should verify accuracy before the designer proceeds to the next phase.

• Programming

• Client Program

• Schematic Design