Interior Design:Computer Rendering

First Floor 

Second Floor

I am so excited to share my first computer rendering! I know its not the best but I am sure proud of myself. I used Photoshop for this rendering application. It took a lot of layering, painting in shadows, and blurring. It took me about two hours to complete but it was so worth it. I really hope to expand my rendering abilities to other softwares. I heard kerkethia is a good rendering (im probably butchering the name). Next comes google sketch up which if you follow my Tumblr or Instagram I have already attempted.

Student Symposium 2013

This weekend I attended Texas's ASID Student Symposium  for the second time. I have to say it was amazing and my team even won 2nd place in our design charette. I had so much fun with all my friends and I met some pretty amazing people. Going to these events is what makes me excited to graduate so I can work with these wonderful designers.

Let me back track a little... You may be wondering what student symposium is? Well, student symposium is an event that ASID Texas has for the interior design students in the state. This event has many activities such as touring showroom, meeting professionals, portfolio review, socials, and panels. I attended for my first time last year when I was a junior and I honestly wish I could have attended when I was a freshman. It was a game changer in my career mindset. 

If you are an interior design student you should totally attend this next year and also get more involved in your design communities. You'll never regret it! 

Here are some photos from my trip...

Snapshots: 10.11.13

Happy Friday everyone! This week I had two major projects due for my studio classes and all I could think about was my weekend trip to Austin where a couple of us went to Lady Bird Lake and tried stand up paddle boarding for the first time. It was a ton of fun! Here are some snapshots from my week so far. 

Happy October!

Portfolio

Portfolios are a big thing in the design industry. How else are employers going to see you skill work? Yes you have your resume, however, designers are visually driven. We like to SEE what your all about. So, since I will be graduating in May I have started a portfolio that I am sure will change once I get more projects done this semester.
Creating a portfolio can be done on any application. I think the best is probably Photoshop but I'm sure others would disagree and agree with me. You should always just use what you perform best with. It took me about a week to complete it since I don't have much work yet to show. It was definitely hard to choose a style and format that I wanted to use, but I think it looks pretty good so far.
Let me know what you think!