What I have learned from this course

            Interior Materials taught me a lot of things throughout the semester. Its main purpose was to teach us the selection of materials used in residential and nonresidential environments. Throughout the course we went on field trips to local businesses that had to do with materials such as a flooring business. I for one enjoyed these field trips because not only did I learn something valuable from each one of them but being able to see first hand how the businesses operate was nice as well. After each field trip it was required for us to create a blog post about our experience. These blog assignments allowed me to go back, and reflect on what I had seen. It was also required that we have a photo shop image to go along with the blog. I have never worked with photo shop before but I am now able to do pretty much anything on it. It also allowed for me to use the program in other classes.

            One of the main focuses of the class was our swatch kit. Each week we had a quiz over the fabrics. I am now able to identify eighty four of the most popular fabrics, from there name to the fiber count. We also had three major projects that I really enjoyed working on. I had already come into the class knowing how to do elevations and floor plans but, these projects allowed me to further my training. With these projects, I also learned how to create project boards on the computer. I for one really liked the fact that we changed from doing the finished project by hand to doing it with the computer.

Overall this course was a very valuable learning experience. The things that I have learned throughout the semester are things that I can take with me, and use in the near future. Each assignment/project/test had a purpose, and I learned a lot from each one of them. If I had to pick a favorite part about the course it would undoubtedly be the field trips. It was nice to get away from the usual classroom lectures, and really get out there, and see the businesses that deal with the Interior Design industry.