My Definition of Interior Design

Interior Design is a multi-faceted, disciplined profession that requires specific schooling and formal training to be able to combine knowledge with aesthetic vision to create interior solutions that are safe, functional, attractive and enhance the quality of life and culture of the occupants using the space. Interior Designers follow a systematic and coordinated methodology to follow code and regulatory requirements, and encourage the principles of environmental sustainability.


In simpler words -
I am studying to become a design problem solver specializing in Interior Spaces to enhance the quality of life and culture of the occupants using the space.

Free to Design, Free to Whine!

Florida had one of the most restrictive laws in the country on interior design. Thanks to three whiny-lazy women & the Institute for Justice, I am now legally able to market & call myself an Interior Designer before I believe I am entitled to. I am graduating in three months and am extremely passionate about Interior Design; however I will not be calling myself one until I pass the NCIDQ exam in respect of the profession. The years of education I have gone through have made me realize just how important proper technique and knowledge are to Interior Design. It is not about picking color schemes and drapes but about creating functional solutions for interior space that are safe & enhance the quality of life for occupants while also being aesthetically pleasing. Do these women not understand the full job description? How dare they fight so that any person can call themselves an Interior Designer? Five years ago, before beginning my education at the Art Institute of Tampa I would have loved what the Institute for Justice was all about and would have been one of their biggest fans. I believed that Interior Design was going to be about colors and furniture, but was quickly smacked in the face with the realization that those are only a small percentage of what Interior Design is actually about. What I concluded however made me even more passionate about Interior Design because I saw that there was a REASON for doing it. Just about anyone actually licensed or with formal education in interior design realizes what a load of crap the Institute for Justice is. They claim to allow people to follow their dream but at the same time there has to be plateaus for people to reach in order to achieve their dreams or else anyone could go around claiming anything. If their dream is to truly become an interior designer then why shouldn’t they have to achieve these steps that thousands of designers have had to go through throughout the years? Licensed Interior Designers have a much greater appreciation for their titles and what it takes to create  interior spaces  because they have poured their blood, sweat, and tears into design and have put in the necessary hours of work to fully understood what the profession is all about. In conclusion I hope these ***** put more time and thought into their clients spaces, than they did obtaining their interior design titles.