I spent an hour
Backing up my laptop's hard drive for 2 reasons:
1) So stuff's safe
2) So I could delete all uni-related files off my hard drive

Also meant all my CAD files and renders are safe from spazzing up. Again.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 13:55, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

see and I thought people were going to call me boring for the origami shit

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:03, Reply)

Nope
I can certainly out-boring you. The model of my drums is looking awesome though. Sadly, possibly looks cooler than my kit.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:06, Reply)

I need to learn CAD
it looks hard.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:10, Reply)

It's not once you know the basics
Is it for work, or just general interest? Software, etc?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:14, Reply)

It's for my college course
They gave me a free student copy of AutoCAD and said I can use it for my course, but it's not mandatory so they don't teach it, but obviously stuff will look way better if it's done in CAD.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:16, Reply)

This is true
What kind of stuff is your college course about? If it's the new version of AutoCAD it will be able to do 3D, if not it'll be 2D stuff I think.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:20, Reply)

I have no idea, truth be told I haven't even downloaded it from the link they sent me yet
The degree is interior design, so it'll be interiors, buildings and perspective drawing, that kind of thing. The examples they've shown are 3D so I think it should be.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:25, Reply)

Google Sketchup!
Brilliant quick, a bit of a cheat, and entirely free. It doesn't render stuff and look amazing, but pretty good for what it is.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:26, Reply)

Thanks, I'll investigate. I think I should probably learn AutoCAD
if I want to ever get a job though
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:30, Reply)

If you learn it
Then you should be able to move to other software pretty easily. Now if only someone would employ me for my awesome CAD skillz.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:32, Reply)

...just a thought
lmgtfy.com/?q=CAD+jobs
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:38, Reply)

I am actually looking
And am about to apply to 3 or 4 things. The problem is most say they want 2 or 3 years experience, and therefore none seem willing to give you that first 2 or 3 years of experience. Bitches.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:40, Reply)

yeah I've found that when scouting out the job market for interior designers
even the junior design jobs say "requires at least 2 years experience" so it appears I'm expected to do a voluntary internship until I'm considered experienced enough to employ, which is extremely difficult when you need food to live.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:49, Reply)

I'm going for something called a KTP instead
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, which need less experience, work half with unis and half with industry, but should count as experience when then applying for a job. And you get paid.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:52, Reply)

that sounds good
I was looking for an apprenticeship but they don't seem to do them for interior designers. The job prospects do look slightly better in Australia though so all is not lost
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:53, Reply)

Just go freelance
I considered it, but wouldn't be able to manage the setup costs.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 14:54, Reply)

As a new graduate I wouldn't have the first clue where to start though
I think I would need to train properly before I could just start my own.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 4 Aug 2010, 15:02, Reply)