If You Dream of Being a Design Star, Attend Interior Design Art School Instead of a Traditional College
From "HGTV Design Star" to "Top Design" on Bravo, reality TV shows dedicated to interior design are inspiring the next generation of interior designers to attend interior design art school. Application rates at interior design schools are on the rise, with Academy of Art University among the institutions educating these budding interior designers. Interior design schools such as the Academy of Art University provide the necessary education and internships students need to find a paid position after graduation.
Academy of Art University offers undergraduate interior design school degrees, both an associate of arts and a bachelor of fine arts, plus a master of fine arts degree. Academy of Art University classes can be taken on campus in San Francisco, Calif., or students can earn each of these interior design school degrees through online study. No matter the delivery mode, students learn from industry experts how to combine theory, design and technology with industry standards and trends.
Areas of study available to both on-campus and online interior design school students include interior design, interior architecture, residential interior design and architecture, commercial interior design and architecture, furniture design, color and lighting, and the history of interior design.
Career opportunities available to graduates from interior design schools include junior designer, design assistant, intermediate designer, senior designer, project manager and lighting designer, just to name a few. Academy of Art University interior design school students go on to work for such prestigious companies as Anshen + Allen, Brayton Hughes Design Studios, Crate & Barrel, FME Architecture + Design, Kishimoto Gordon Dalaya PC, KWID, MBH Architects, Saida + Sullivan Design Partners and Walter E. Smithe Custom Furniture.
In addition to its interior design school, Academy of Art University also has an industrial design school at which students focus on product design. Undergraduate industrial design school degrees are offered at the associate of arts, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts levels. The industrial design school also allows students to study on campus in San Francisco and online.
Coursework in the industrial design school includes automobile and motorcycle design, product design - from technology design and development to product design and development to packaging design - and toy design, plus modern furniture design and ergonomics.
Students with an industrial design school degree go on to careers as designers of a variety of products, including toys, furniture, electronics and automobiles. Academy of Art University's industrial design school graduates have been hired by the likes of Black & Decker, BMW Designworks, Fox Racing, GM, Hasbro, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics, Mattel/Tyco, Mazda, Microsoft, Nike, Samsung, Sketchers, Sony, The North Face and Toyota.
The size and quality of the companies hiring Academy of Art University students, whether from the interior design school or the industrial design school, reflects the school's dedication to the education of its students and the career readiness of its graduates. Members of the next generation of interior designers and industrial designers who hold an Academy of Art University degree enter the workplace ready - and able - to begin their careers.
Richard S. Stephens founded Academy of Art University in 1929 as an art school teaching advertising art. Since day one, the school's philosophy has been to hire top professionals in a given field to teach its next generation of creators. Academy of Art University has grown into a leading educational institution, with an interior design school and industrial design schools that ranks among the best in the United States. More than 16,000 students attend the art school online, making it the largest private university for art and design - and one of the most flexible online art schools - in the country. The school also has a long tradition of Stephens family members at its helm, with Dr. Elisa Stephens currently serving as its president.