As part of the winning team at ASID's Student Design Day Challenge at the D&D Building, Kristy Boyd is sharing her experience in the competition and telling us about a few things she loved at the DDB.
By Kristy Boyd
Since the two pieces our team was given to design the space around (the dining table and couch) were both brown, we decided to stick with neutral colors and a splash or orange. We worked together bringing chairs, tables, and accessories throughout Artistic Frame over to the designated space, and piece-by-piece we made it work.
We knew we wanted to bring height to the room, and since we couldn't hang anything on the walls, we knew that might be difficult. We found a long vertical piece of plexiglass that we covered with a fabric that went with our design and placed it on a buffet to draw the eye up in the space. I think that was very successful in the design.
What was truly helpful to our team was being sure not to be afraid to tell one another if we didn't like something. It's easy to tell your peers what you like in their choices, but it is much harder to tell them you don't like something. We put all personal feelings and judgment aside, and if even one of the group members didn't think something worked with the design, we didn't use it. Communication is important in any field, but if you can't communicate in design, you can't bring your vision to life.
It was really a fun experience, and I'm so glad that ASID and the D&D Building could host such a wonderful event. It was so nice to visit the open showrooms throughout the day, and the lectures and lunch were super helpful!
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