I am a very strong believer in that one should be as
educated in their field as they can be, and that nobody should ever stop you
from absorbing more information. I believe in continuing your education and
expanding your knowledge, so that you can tackle any problem given to you. I
think that being educated in design will benefit you regardless to whether you
are an actual designer or not. There is a lot more to the field than anybody
whom is uneducated thinks there is. The first misconception is that Interior
Design is entirely about decorating. People are mislead to believe that because
interior design is influenced some what by color and furniture, it only take
the education of an interior decorator to do it... which is no education.
I am very passionate about design, as well as the
education that comes along with it. I would not trade my education for
anything because I have learned so much valuable information that is
going to benefit me immensely throughout my career. I don't understand
why people would want to become licensed without first being educated
about the field they are going into.
Take myself, for example. I started at USF to get a
degree in architecture and three years into it decided I wanted to get a degree
in interior design first, so that I would be knowledge about every aspect of
the building rather than just the structure. I feel that with my degree in
interior design, going into architecture school will mean much more for my
education. I want to be fully educated about everything regarding my
profession, so I can relate it to my future. It
is incredibly valuable to me concerning my future, and I will utilize
it my entire life.
I believe that professionalism is a must within the
work environment. It is very important to come off as someone respectable with
knowledge in their field. All too often design professionals make a casual
approach, and I believe that in order to be successful, one needs to come off
confident and professional until you get to know your client and
understand what kind of demeanor to take with them.
I also believe that professionalism will help you
gain more respectable clients and allow you to broaden your clientele,
because you know how to present and conduct yourself. I feel that in a
professional environment you have more respect for yourself as well as for the
client. With a professional attitude, the work you present to your client will
be taken with much more consideration as well as have much more value because
of the way you present yourself.
Outside of the work environment it is also very important to take a
professional approach. Not only are you representing yourself, you are standing
for what you have worked towards your entire life, your career. In order to
maintain a good reputation, I believe it is important to act respectable and
maintain moral and ethical perspective on whatever project you are working on,
or client you are working with.
i think professionalism in the field is very important! without acting professional the client you are dealing with probably wont have very much respect or confidence in you. you will be more successful in the field if you are confident and respect clients and employers.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to have an education and professionalism in interior design. It's a shame that the general public confuses our profession with the decorator "profession." It is important for professionals to educate the public on the differences.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that you should never be stopped from absorbing information. I think that education is the only thing that we have because material objects can come and go. In addition, the benefit of getting educated is that you are taught in school how to be professional. And through experience you become a better professional if you set your goals and your objectives.
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