We currently live in an environment where most of our information comes from Internet, TV, and technology. As you may know technology gets newer and newer as the years go by. A lot of us prefer to take the easy way out of things and live life like a microwave, wanting things in a matter of minutes. Internet, TV, and new technology has a lot to do with this. Obviously as an interior design student my interest is in design. But what is our technology viewing interior designers as? What are people viewing these shows really think interior design is? As I sit to watch TV, I see a room furnished and adorned, a new house in a weekend, and a do it yourself being called Interior Design.
Many people use the term "interior design" and "interior decorator" interchangeably, but these professions differ in critical ways. Interior Design is understanding peoples behavior to create functional spaces within a building. They apply creative and technical solutions within a structure that are functional, attractive, and beneficial to the occupants quality of life. And like I've said in previews post it takes time and a lot of process to complete this.
These people on TV are calling themselves Interior Designers, when in reality what there doing is decorating, furnishing and adorning a space with fashionable or beautiful things. Now I don't have nothing against decorators, but please know your place and title. Don't call yourself an Interior Designer when your true title is interior decorator. The process of interior design is obvious that cant be done in a matter of hours, it takes time and process to develop what a interior designer really does.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
School Event
On August 4th 2011, we had a school event, at The Art Intitute of Tampa. In the event Interior Designers, teachers, and students gathered to honor and thank the senators and chairmen that fought for our profession in Tallahassee. In the event we awarded the senator and chairmen for fighting our right to keep our licence to practice Interior Design. Our licence requires education, work experience, and to pass the NCIDQ exam.
To some of you this may not be of importance, but to me it is. I really cant imagine how someone could think that any random person can do what an Interior Designer does, not mention without education, without experience, and to top it all off without a licence. Not only is this an endangerment to our society, but a waste of money to all of us students that are paying thousands of dollars for this title.
I really just want to thank all those that are supporting us in favor to keeping our licence. I really hope that through these events, and blogs that we can gather more people to know and appreciate the importance of what the title of Interior Design really is.
To some of you this may not be of importance, but to me it is. I really cant imagine how someone could think that any random person can do what an Interior Designer does, not mention without education, without experience, and to top it all off without a licence. Not only is this an endangerment to our society, but a waste of money to all of us students that are paying thousands of dollars for this title.
I really just want to thank all those that are supporting us in favor to keeping our licence. I really hope that through these events, and blogs that we can gather more people to know and appreciate the importance of what the title of Interior Design really is.
Understanding Design
So what is Interior Design? You would think that being an Interior Design student, I would be able to answer this question to any random person in a heart beat. The reality is, its not as easy as it seems. Now don't get me wrong, I know what the process is but how do i explain myself to someone that doesn't know? Specially someone who thinks of me as furnishing and adorning a space.
I want them to value and appreciate my career just as much as I do. Being at the Art Institute I've learned the steps that most people don't see. Most people walk into a well designed room and may think it looks attractive, but the process it took wasn't just that purpose. I've learned that every project needs research, case studies, programmatic development, formal analysis, ideation, conceptual development, construction documents, detailing, material selections, lighting. rendering, perspective drawings, and the list goes on (design language). These are just some of the steps it takes to develop a functional space.
The point is I've learned to understand the science of peoples behavior. I don't just make a nice well furnished room, Ive learned to apply creative and technical solutions withing a space to make them functional, attractive, and beneficial to the occupant. I really believe that our society needs a lesson in what the true meaning of Interior Design is, because its more important than what they make it seem.
I want them to value and appreciate my career just as much as I do. Being at the Art Institute I've learned the steps that most people don't see. Most people walk into a well designed room and may think it looks attractive, but the process it took wasn't just that purpose. I've learned that every project needs research, case studies, programmatic development, formal analysis, ideation, conceptual development, construction documents, detailing, material selections, lighting. rendering, perspective drawings, and the list goes on (design language). These are just some of the steps it takes to develop a functional space.
The point is I've learned to understand the science of peoples behavior. I don't just make a nice well furnished room, Ive learned to apply creative and technical solutions withing a space to make them functional, attractive, and beneficial to the occupant. I really believe that our society needs a lesson in what the true meaning of Interior Design is, because its more important than what they make it seem.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Me + Interior Design
Hi everyone, my name is Vivian Murillo and I am currently an Interior Design student at The Art Institute of Tampa. Let me start off by telling you a little bit about myself. I was born in Los Angeles, California to two loving Colombian parents. Born in a Hispanic home I learned to speak, read, and write Spanish first, so the first few years of life i struggled with English. When I turned 13 my life changed drastically, when my family decided to move across the country to Florida. The reason why??..I have to say till this day I really don't know. We were here for 2 years, when once again my family decided to move,.. and now to Phoenix, AZ. Since I had family there, and was closer to my hometown I wasn't to sad about leaving Florida. We were there for only 1 year and i have to say it was the hardest year of my life. My family and I lost one of my brothers to a car accident. A month later my older brother was deployed to Iraq. It was a hard year for me.
Once again, another move came along and I came back to Florida. In 2006 i graduated from High School. I really didn't know what to do at that point. I had seen my two older brothers take paths that I didn't want to end up in. I began to think what i liked to do with my life, and i realized how much love I had for design. Throughout my years I had moved and been in so many environments, that I would analyze spaces and begin to think how a space could work better. I realized how everyone would ask me for help in little things as changing a room around to work better for them. So although I wasn't sure, I took the chance and enrolled into college. I became the first in my family to go to college.
In 2007 i enrolled at The Art Institute of Tampa for a Bachelors Degree in Interior Design. Although school has been tuff for me and I've had many reasons to quit, I know its my passion and of course a great accomplishment in my life.In the years I've been at school, I've learned so much. I've learned the creative process it takes to produce an interior space that fulfills my project goals. And for that I have to thank all my teachers. I've definitely have to say I view this world so much different than what did. Now a mom, and a wife I plan to finish the last 3 quarters of school, and hope to succeed for me and my family.
Once again, another move came along and I came back to Florida. In 2006 i graduated from High School. I really didn't know what to do at that point. I had seen my two older brothers take paths that I didn't want to end up in. I began to think what i liked to do with my life, and i realized how much love I had for design. Throughout my years I had moved and been in so many environments, that I would analyze spaces and begin to think how a space could work better. I realized how everyone would ask me for help in little things as changing a room around to work better for them. So although I wasn't sure, I took the chance and enrolled into college. I became the first in my family to go to college.
In 2007 i enrolled at The Art Institute of Tampa for a Bachelors Degree in Interior Design. Although school has been tuff for me and I've had many reasons to quit, I know its my passion and of course a great accomplishment in my life.In the years I've been at school, I've learned so much. I've learned the creative process it takes to produce an interior space that fulfills my project goals. And for that I have to thank all my teachers. I've definitely have to say I view this world so much different than what did. Now a mom, and a wife I plan to finish the last 3 quarters of school, and hope to succeed for me and my family.
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