Extra Credit

    Education plays and important role in interior design today; it expands one’s horizons and gives them more ideas and ways of approaching design that one may have not thought of on their own. Also, most companies today, in this era, are more interested in degrees and how one has proved themselves through education. It’s more about what one has to show through paper instead of your “god-given” talent, so to speak. However, there are still some that believe that with an education one’s creativity is limited because everyone experiences the same things and hears the same lectures on design in school. This leaves them feeling as if they are being hindered on what is allowed for them to do based on guidelines that they must follow in each given setting. Shows such as Design Star  gives the audience the vibe that each individual was born with the talent needed to become a great designer and education is treated as a bonus, instead of a basic need or requirement. I feel that it is an a great achievement to reach success in the field without an education, but education is the best way to go as it thoroughly prepares you for the design field.
    Credentials and experience are everything in design. In order for one to began their career as a designer they must first prove that they have what it takes. Judging is  based on the education and experience that one possess or lack thereof. Without experience there’s not a company out there that will hire someone and experience is how one learns and develops their talent.
    Creating a good design is a process that takes time. One has to be inspired with an idea then take the necessary steps to fully produce that idea. There are multiple steps involved; first one sketches out the idea onto paper. Once that is done you create many versions of the same idea each with slight changes to reach the best possible outcome. Design is a cycle and sometimes steps are reached and repeated before the design can achieve its full potential and is considered complete.
    Although, media’s portrayal of certain aspects of design can be deceiving it is essential to design. It serves as a way for designers to get their work and ideas across to the public. Television is great for designers to help get them established in the field and gain clients from all across the world, but it is also, a means of entertainment for the audience so views and information is always being slightly changed and even simplified.   Design Star on HGTV really skews the viewer into believing that anyone can design on a budget. It gives many a false belief that they can redesign their own home with little money or effort and that’s so far from the truth. Even though wonderful designs can be created with little money, it still takes much effort and time that the average person is not  prepared to spend. Not everyone is built to be a designer, one must have the talent as well as passion for what they are doing in order to reach their full potential as a designer in the field.