Blog 10 - Interview 2 Reflection

This is what AutoCAD looks like when you do 3D models. 

Interview 2

1. Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time (Is it at a workplace or somewhere else?  Are you shadowing?  Are you able to do tasks that are meaningfully related to the topic?  If so, what?  Are there other people who are experts in the location?  Etc...)
1. I go to a firm that my mentor owns and he makes me do tasks that a normal intern would do. I however get more liberty when it comes to my schedule because I’m his first high school student that he has ever worked with. He has a lot of interns in his firm but has a few actual works there; everyone however is a paid internship so he treats them like a worker. I do a lot of the small tasks though because I’m there the whole year while others are only there for a college semester.
2. How did you find your mentor?  How did you convince this person to help you?
1. I found my through a long chain of connections but the one who told me referred me to my mentor was Julian from HMC Architects. He then also told me about the IIDA Socal Inland Empire and I should use it when talking to Arcel. Arcel however opened his arms to me because I’m his first high school student and is impressed that someone so young wants to see how an internship works. 
3. How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship?  How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship/with this person?
1. I first felt a little uncomfortable because I’m working with someone I don’t know but after texting him the first time we started to get a closer relationship and he actually is interested in my school life and how I’m doing. He gives that comfort level that you feel great when working with someone. I now get more tasks that are challenging but also interesting because I actually am starting to feel like if I work there. I have a good bond with my mentor so far and I’m trying not to take advantage of the freedom he gives me.
4. What went well in this interview?  Why do you think so?  What do you still need to improve?  How do you know?  How will you go about it?
1. This interview went a little fast and was straight to the point so I need to come up with more questions or I need to come with better open ended questions. I have my communication skills down when it comes to follow up questions; however it would be nice to make the interview longer. I feel good about the interview though because I learned a lot of new information and got to know my mentor more. 

Blog 9 - Advisory Prep 3

Color cards are the most important items to have when doing color schemes. 

1. State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).
1. I currently have a mentor and I have been going for a while now. It’s the same person that I did my summer hours with and he very understanding. I have scheduled an appointment with him next week but I feel as if it might end on a bad note. 
2. At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.
1. I find color psychology and environmental psychology the interesting areas in my topic. They go so in depth with what you need to know when doing your job and it also gets your attention when it talks about how your brain functions with everything. It grasps attention easily but I fell as if all the people who are doing some type of design as their senior topic might fall with these two areas not making it unique. 
3. What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?
1. I’ve been looking at a lot of sources that actually reference a lot of their research so I can just go to their bibliography and look for the sources that have the most depth in content. I can always go to some interns at the firm that I go to and ask them for sources that they find useful.
4. Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.
1. What is the best way to give clients their needs but also give them a unique result that makes you different from other designers? 

Blog 8 - Independent Component 1 Proposal

This is one of the popular magazines that Interior Designers love to look at to get inspirations. 

1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
1. I plan to do the process as if my parents were the clients and I was designing the house. I would be doing the floor plans for the house look into places that will give the cheapest material to fix the house. I’ll also do color schemes for the house to see how everything will look on the inside (elevation sketches in the inside.) I’ll have a budget to work with and fix what I can within that amount and then present it to my parents to see if they will approve the project or decline on remodeling the house.
2. Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
1. I’ll be doing in depth sketches for the whole inside of the house and also do elevations on the inside of the house. I’ll have inspiration boards to show were I got my ideas and from there also from coloring the floor plans with the color schemes that will go with the house. I’ll also print out the information on where I would get the materials and how much of the materials I would need.
3. Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
1. It’ll also me to understand the process what an Interior Designer goes through when dealing with a project. Many go through this process and have to do it multiple types until the client agrees with that the designer presents them.
4. Update your Senior Project Hours log.
1. I’ll update my log every time I work on a part of this process. I’ll be updating it and adding the hours correctly and if possible I’ll like to have my mentor review my work and progress if he has the time to do so.