Interior Designers

Interior Designers typically perform the following tasks: • Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA). • Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents. • Research health and safety code requirements to inform design. • Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function. • Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination. • Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success. • Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans. • Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans. • Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings. • Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items. • Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art work, and accessories. • Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval. • Research and explore the use of new materials, technologies, and products to incorporate into designs. • Design spaces to be environmentally friendly, using sustainable, recycled materials when feasible. • Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise. • Plan and design interior environments for boats, planes, buses, trains, and other enclosed spaces.