My First Interior Design Job Shadow

My job shadow was to Callison in Seattle, Washington. At my job shadow, I toured the vicinity and was able to see all of the different teams within the company. Seeing the different aspects of the job and the different responsibilities of each team was very interesting. Each team will have a different project, but within those teams, the members may help other teams with their projects when they don’t have one of their own. The aspect of teamwork throughout the business was relieving in a way to know that even with it being separated, they will come together as one in the end. When I think about my future, I can really see myself working for Callison and doing the retail design that they prominently do. I really liked the design aspect of working with retail and having to know how people interact with space and the lighting of the space in order to sell the products of that business. The way Callison works to get their designs is a way that I am very familiar with and comfortable with. The concept development systems and bubble diagrams, along with sketches, are all aspects of design that I feel confident and comfortable doing. The fact that Callison strictly pulls ideas with concept development rather than skipping that step which is important to me and really drew me in to this firm. Having the opportunity to job shadow at Callison was one of the best experiences I’ve had the chance to encounter and I am extremely thankful because it really helped me to understand the real world encounter of an Interior Designer as well as what I can expect in the future. Being at Callison was my favorite part of the Seattle trip and I am very thankful I got the opportunity. I can definitely see myself with a job there in the future.