[Kyo_demon]

any design students out there

[blahxx]

i wanted to do that but i didnt go for it bcuz i probably wont be able to make a decent living with it. sucks.

[VitaDolce*]

^ that is not true ......
I'm shifting to interior design .....

[chunsa]

it's VERY VERY hard and time consuming and requires lots of intellectuality...

atleast the one at Parsons is so.

[blahxx]

^ that is not true ......
I'm shifting to interior design .....

it's hard to make it and there are a lot of competition in that field and if the economy is bad there will be even less jobs. unless youre talented like that guy that always comes out on Oprah i think it's a hard career to be successful in. even if you work for a company your salary wont be great and wont even amount to the hours that you spend on the job and it will take experience and a lot of knowledge to start your own interior design business, not to mention that not all businesses succeed. just my opinion.

[melkimx]

it's VERY VERY hard and time consuming and requires lots of intellectuality...

atleast the one at Parsons is so.

parsons has interior design?

i think it would be fun up to a point. i live for HGTV and interior design books and magazines. but i don't think it's anything where i'd like to (or would be able to) turn it into a career. my parents are in the furniture business and they have to deal with interior designers all the time. the designers themselves are fine, but apparently their clients can be absolute pains in the rear end. i think being an interior designer requires the ability to be able to compromise and deal with other people pleasantly on a very personal level.

[blahxx]

^yup. interior designers and graphic/website designers have to deal with pain in the butt clients all the time and they're never satisfied

[MaryMagdalin]

i`m interior design major =)
at ucdavis

[VitaDolce*]

^ you are .. how is it like ???

[minox2109]

hmmm... i hear tht if a guy does interior design its kinda considered gay... no offense do u believe in this...?

[chunsa]

parsons has interior design?

i think it would be fun up to a point. i live for HGTV and interior design books and magazines. but i don't think it's anything where i'd like to (or would be able to) turn it into a career. my parents are in the furniture business and they have to deal with interior designers all the time. the designers themselves are fine, but apparently their clients can be absolute pains in the rear end. i think being an interior designer requires the ability to be able to compromise and deal with other people pleasantly on a very personal level.

yes.

and it's quite intense.

[Lene]

hmmm... i hear tht if a guy does interior design its kinda considered gay... no offense do u believe in this...?

Nope. Not true. So far i don't know anyone who's a gay in interior. But there are some who are pretty sissy.

Yes interior design is intense. It's hard to please your clients. Each new project, we gotta redo, rethink concepts,plans,designs,etc, time and time again to please our lecturers(who plays as our clients). It can easily make you breakdown.Lots of my friend were like crying in the middle of the night,freaking out, cause they couldn't finish the work on time. I've freaked out and broke down a couple of times too. But when it's the final critique and you've gotten praises for your work, the feeling is just awesome. But at the same time, they can pull you down like your work is nothing but dirt. It just depends on whether or not you can deal with the constant pressure and time constraint.

[Tamago86]

^it's good how they do that, get you prepared for the real world so you know how to handle it

[Mee]

How you plan your career is crucial. I have an uncle who is
in the architectual/interior design business and he told me that
I would be making at least $45K for my first year and gradually
work myself up. It's all about networking and connections
and your education as well; for me, I'm planning on doing
commercial interior design to get more exposure and more network.
Plus I'm in NYC ..

But you know, it's not only this occupation,
every job is competitive you know.

[Kyo_demon]

No not all are gay designers and from my standpoint....interior design is more than just decorating...well for me i prefer the technical side of interior design like floorplans,using cad (computer designed program for interio designers) and yes it is hard to get out there and just because your a designer doesn't me your gay thats all i have to say....not only that the pay is great

One good thing about being a designer is alot of projects but little tests...hahahaha....we do projects al lthe time...and yeah it gets tiring, exhausting, but its worth it and worth learning about it

[MaryMagdalin]

How you plan your career is crucial. I have an uncle who is
in the architectual/interior design business and he told me that
I would be making at least $45K for my first year and gradually
work myself up. It's all about networking and connections
and your education as well; for me, I'm planning on doing
commercial interior design to get more exposure and more network.
Plus I'm in NYC ..

But you know, it's not only this occupation,
every job is competitive you know.

oOo whoaaaa lauren you are?!


well i`m first year so i`m not focusing on my major
i`m getting all my requirements and GE`s done
which i will pretty much be by the end of this year

[tofuyum]

I would love to do interior design, but unfortunately my parents are very strict so I chose accounting instead. But I found that I'm starting to like accounting now because I've got a goal to succeed in > working for a global copmpany so that I can travel overseas ^^