Audrey Bardwell, Author at The Open College of the Arts

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Software in Interior Design

Posted: 21/11/24 03:53 | 5 Comments

One of the questions we get most from students just getting started with their studies is what software do I need to learn. The good news is that as students, there’s no need for immediate expertise (nor do you need to immediately download and install all the software in the world!). Any software skills will build up slowly, just like your design skills, over the duration of the course. You’ll be practicing and honing all your skills over a number of projects and exercises throughout your studies.

Physical model-making for interior design: Presenting your 3D work

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Posted: 10/10/24 09:00 | 1 Comments

Physical model-making is an incredibly valuable tool when it comes to spatial design. It can help you explore initial conceptual forms, rough explorations of layout, balancing materials and colours within a palette, or even show off a finalised design.

What’s in a sketch?

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Posted: 22/05/23 04:58 | 2 Comments

Firstly, sketching offers us a quick means to document our observations of different spaces and designs. No, these don’t have to be hyper realistic perspective sketches that show every detail. Instead, these are sketches that can be done quickly to explore various aspects of a design that might be helpful for us to understand more deeply to apply to our own designs.

Inspiration vs Precedent Analysis

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Posted: 13/10/22 11:19 | 0 Comments

A big part of any spatial design study will be researching the designs that have come before. This could be as far-reaching as researching classical architecture or as close to home as exploring a new space that just opened around the corner.

Interior Design: Reflecting on your work

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Posted: 09/06/22 11:56 | 7 Comments

As tutors, I realise we ask you to reflect on your work and your feedback a lot. Thinking back on my own experience, being asked to reflect on my own work was often the last thing I wanted to add to my constantly growing to do list as a student. However, it quickly became apparent that this idea of reflecting on one’s work is actually something I’d need to do for the rest of my career as a designer.

Presentation tips for Interior Designers

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Posted: 21/07/21 09:30 | 4 Comments

While interior designers’ priority is designing spatial environments, so much of our job is also communicating our ideas for these spatial environments. One of the realities of this industry is that a great idea that’s presented poorly will almost always lose to a mediocre idea that’s presented well.