This semester I learned many things about interior design and selecting materials. Subjects ranged from fabrics, flooring, wall coverings, color theory, LEED and more. This class is vital to a designer because it is important to know how to select appropriate materials for different spaces.
I found that I learned the most from going on the field trips. It made me realize that there really are so many different fields to work in within interior design. Jobs can range from separating cotton fibers at the Texas Tech Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute to designing million dollar dream homes with Jeff Seal. It was helpful to get to know all these people around the Lubbock community for future internships or jobs. My favorite field trip was probably the one to Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper because I think that LEED is really fascinating. Also, I'll never pass up a chance to go on a green roof!
I also found that I learned a lot about fabric codes during our swatch kit assignment that will be valuable when taking the NCIDQ. It was surprising to learn just how many different kinds of fabrics there were. Besides having to know these fabrics for interior design, I also got pretty excited when I was able to recognize all of the brocade leggings in Forever 21 on Black Friday.
Overall, I learned a lot from this Materials class, and I felt that it was very worthwhile. I feel that the knowledge I have gained in this class will help me to become a better designer.
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