HND Interior Design @ AOD

Interior Designers create environments within various types of spaces; offices, health care, institutional, hospitality, retail and residential space. . Interior Designers are problem solvers. They identify opportunities presented by specific spaces and intended functions. Interior Designers develop solutions that enhance the quality, usefulness and indeed the beauty of living spaces.

The programme focuses on the intellectual and personal exploration of each student and instills the skills necessary to become an imaginative and creative designer. The department stresses abstract and practical design solutions incorporating cultural, social and environmental issues with the use of technology and hands-on experiences. The approach to design would be the determination and classification of all designing stages, from the creative ideas to the final product, while highlighting the intellectual process that encompasses researchers, ideas and the routes of human sight

Course Outline

Drawing Techniques and Approaches

Life drawing and composition in various media.

Historical and Contextual Referencing

Major historical art and design movements

Properties of 3D Materials

Outline of materials for interior design

3D Technology and Processes

Outline of forming and joining methods

Critical study

Historical evolution and its influences

Professional Practice and Development

Ethics, time management, portfolio presentation

Professional Studies

Legislation. Social and professional responsibilities of the interior designer.

Computer Applications in Art and Design

Digital design for interior design.

Design Method

Design process from client brief to completed work.

Design Principles

Form follows function through to materials

Interior Design

Residential, corporate and hotel design.

Exhibition and Retail Design

Fair, museum, event and shop design

Furniture Design

Industrially manufactured furniture

Specialist 3D Materials

In depth understanding of materials

Design and Function

Analysis of the functional and aesthetical U criteria

Visual and Personal Presentation

Technical drawing, models, boards. Presentation skills.

The School Management reserves the right to modify the syllabus for the established teaching objectives as deemed appropriate at its absolute discretion

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B.A. (Hons) in Interior Design @ AOD

Careers in Interior Design

The professional interior designer is qualified by education, experience and examination to enhance the function and quality of interior designers. For the purpose of improving quality of life, increasing productivity, and protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public, the professional interior designer:

Analyzes the client’s needs, goals, and life and safety requirements

Integrates findings with knowledge of interior design

Formulates preliminary design concepts that are appropriate, functional and aesthetic

Prepares working drawings and specifications for non-load bearing interior construction, materials, finishes, space planning, furnishings, fixtures and equipment

Collaborates with licensed practitioners who offer professional services in the technical areas of mechanical, electrical, and load-bearing design as required for regulatory approval

Prepares and administers bids and contract documents as the client’s agent

Reviews and evaluates design solutions during implementation and upon completion

Careers

Interior designer, specifications writer, space planner, programmer, facilities planner, project manager, design journalist, teacher, researcher, renderer, sustainable designer, health care designer, office planner, hospitality designer, CAD specialist, showroom manager, writer/journalist

Skills

• Drawing
• Rendering
• Architectural principles
• Structural engineering
• CAD skills
• Space planning
• Budgeting
• Self-motivation
• Research
• Good 3-D conceptualization
• Strong sense of color, shape and texture

Ability to anticipate fashion/style trends

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