Holy Heck. This year is getting away from me. Isn't it crazy how the times in life when the most changes are happening are the times that we can't seem to find a moment to write it all down, yet these are probably the moments that my matter the most?
Did you know I have been at my dream job for almost a year now?? I have had some amazing opportunities at this place. Every day I get paid to sketch ideas, be inspired, and collaborate with creative people to design spaces that will affect those that use them. It's really quite incredible.
I get to take an idea in my head and turn it into this...
... and then I take that sketch and turn it into this...
...and that rendering becomes reality (this project will be done by the end of this year).
When I was in high school I thought I wanted to go into the medical field so that I could affect people's lives - as if the only way to influence others was to help them when they were sick. But now, I get to change people's lives through their environment - by making it beautiful and functional. People think design is just picking colors and furniture, and if you ask me about it, you'll get an earful. That's maybe 10% of what I do! Design is the opportunity and the science of shape people's surroundings in a way that will affect their productivity, mood, health, and ability to learn, heal, or work. Everyday I focus on things like how people will move through a space, how the layout of a room will foster creativity and learning, and the psychological affect colors and patterns have on people. I study how the chemical make up of building materials will affect health and well-being - and I am in control of making sure my designs have less impact on the environment. It's a beautiful thing really.
This last week I got to see an almost finished product of one of the first projects I worked on when I started - the Wayne Estes Athletics Building up at Utah State University. It was so incredible to walk through the space and see what my hard work had done! It's almost surreal! Here are two images of designs that I worked my tail off to make look good and was so excited to see them in real life!
Looking forward to a great year and some more fun designs...
