PERSONAL REVIEW- CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

 

PERSONAL CPD STATEMENT

 

Skills and Knowledge

During the university years, everyone explores new ideas and elements.

By learning new things and new methods your skills and knowledge are improved and this leading you to a more mature and manageable person. During these two years of studying in the university I have improved my skills and my knowledge in many aspects. The most significant aspect that I have improved was my aptitude for design through digital platforms like using CAD for drawing technical drawings of our designs and Sketch up for visualizing our final ideas and designs. Furthermore, I became more efficient on researching different topics like design and social facts however I have to improve more the way I analyzed the things.

The awareness of diverse and the global range of design cultures and languages are also included on the improvement of our skills and knowledge on the university. Except from the educational learning outcomes there are also the social benefits that you can gain from the university. For example I have significant improved and developed my knowledge about different cultures and everyday life events, which differ from each other. This understanding will be useful to me as a learner and as a person because I will become more social practitioner where I can collaborate with other people from different countries.

Project and Process

In order a project to continue its process we must have some experiences in some specific aspects. A person should have an experience of design process, on how to work in a team. On my projects I’m trying to put rules and set of working examples in order to complete it in time. I have slightly improved my ability to manage the project process.  Some project in the university we have to do them in a group. When I’m working in a team I’m trying to give my best in order to help in the research and in the project process, however sometimes task were not seen as equally difficult by all team members. Furthermore, a professional designer should have an experience of costing projects and fee negotiation. In my projects I’m trying not to exceed the specific budge of the client however I have to get more experience on this specific task as sometimes I exceed it. My experience on planning and managing project activity is good as in every project I’m trying to manage my time efficiently for example what task and what part I have to do everyday in order to complete it in time. Moreover, in our work we need to have experience on managing client relationships and collaboration. I haven’t yet get in touch with a client however I will try to have good relations and cooperation with them in order to achieve their demand.  Also I have to get more experience on different and wide range of project types and scale innovation.

Enterprise and Marketing

 Marketing is an essential action of promoting and selling products and services in every single market. Interior design industry also needs the marketing strategy in order to promote its projects and work to its clients. At the time I don’t have experience on how to use the design practice marketing and promotion in order to promote my projects to a client, however in the university some project we did we had to create a client presentation board and I tried to make it as attractive with visual drawings and colors in order to look interesting to the client. Furthermore, an interior designer should have the experience of design budgets and accounts management in order the project to do not exceed the specific budget that the client requires. Because I have not yet had a work experience as a next step I need to get a job in the interior design industry in order to get this experience as I will need it for my future job. Moreover, in the enterprise of interior design you should have an experience and understanding of legislation and regulations, as there are many rules and regulations for house and workplace building that an interior designer should take them in mind in order to design a comfortable and safe design of a place for the client. Initially, I don’t have the experience for this specific aspect however with the work experience I will conquest it.  In addition I have to get the knowledge and experience in many other aspects that associating with the enterprise and marketing. Some of those is the experience in planning continuing professional development and the knowledge of design sector and creative industries. This knowledge will be important and useful to me as a practitioner as I will need to know how to plan and continue my professional development with different way and how to know the different design sectors and industries.


Values and Vision

  The values and vision are included in the enterprise expertise. An interior designer should have vision and awareness of the key design futures and innovation trends. At this time I don’t really have the awareness of the key design future, however am searching on the web for new design trends and ideas. Because the innovation of design trends changes every season as designers we should keep up-to-date for new designs. Furthermore, I have to get more experience and knowledge on the values and vision aspects like the awareness and practice of user centred design and I should start understanding and practice of ethical business standard.

 In conclusion I have not yet the work experience in interior design industry so I have weakness on marketing aspects and enterprise. As a next step I have to get a job and see how design sector works in reality.  Furthermore, during the university years I have significantly developed and improve my skills and knowledge on digital platforms and on research however I have not improved a lot my ability on perspective and hand drawing therefore I have to work on this part. From me, the most important experience was learning to work in-group and share my ideas and tasks with other people in order to complete a project or a presentation. Finally, I have to improve my weakness in some aspects and become stronger in order to become a profession interior designer with knowledge and experience in all aspects.