Interior Design Jobs
Interior design relates to organising inside space by designing and co-ordinating light, colour, textures and fittings. An interior designer considers what the room or building they are designing will be used for, and who will be using it.
Theatre/Television Designer
Theatre/television designers design and supervise the creation of sets for theatre, television and film productions. They read scripts and then work out what the sets should look like.
Theatre/television designers make decisions about the size of sets, colour schemes and scenic features. They do careful research, for example, to make sure that any historical details are correct.
When they have finished their research, they produce scale models and detailed drawings. They find, buy or hire props.
Interior/Exhibition Designer
Interior and exhibition designers make the best use of space, a process called spatial design/planning.
Interior designers concentrate on the places where people work and live.
Exhibition designers design and oversee the creation of exhibition projects.
Both types of designer begin with a brief and carry out detailed research. They need information about what the space will be used for and who will use it.
They make rough drawings and speak to the client for feedback. They are likely to use computer-aided design (CAD) in their work.
Interior designers pass their drawings and specifications on to an interior decorator who decides on wall-coverings, curtains and additional furnishings. Exhibition designers create imaginative and eye-catching exhibition stands.
Visual Merchandiser
Visual merchandisers design and create window and floor displays for retail outlets. Their displays are used to encourage and promote sales, and make stores attractive places to shop in. Typical projects might include dressing the window of a clothes shop or re-creating a furnished room on the floor of a furniture shop.
Visual merchandisers begin by choosing an appropriate theme, usually a seasonal event such as Christmas. They pick a colour scheme and props and make a scale drawing. When they have done this, they assemble the display. They have to handle props and merchandise carefully, as they may eventually be sold.