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ABSTRACT
There a huge skill & knowledge needed to be a good designer, some of them getting out
doing work base on “assuming & logic” while others learning in the hard way. It takes years
of experience designing on doing something that you responsible to. This article will explore
on how we can loop into the future with shortest time and be success in skill development &
boost up the knowledge and confident for the unity of all generation.
Responsibility is one of the most important in the identity of an interior designer. Ones not only
has a responsibility to design a comfortable environment/space for consumers, but also be
concerned with types of designs are suited to the needs, capabilities and user comfort. In
addition, we have to communicate with consumer to understand preferences and
understand users' needs. As a designer, have created a wonderful atmosphere and space,
and not solely to maximize profits.
Communication skills involve listening. Truly listen to clients when they are relaying their own
visions or ideas before beginning the designing process is an important feature of an interior
designer. Then, we can understand clearly what are their ideas, needs and concerns.
Hence, accepting the clients ideas and sculpt them within our own fascinating artistic mind
and present it as reality were the mission to be fulfill without failure!.

WHAT IS INTERIOR DESIGN?
Interior Design is a multi-faceted profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment. These solutions are functional, enhance the quality of life and culture of the occupants, and are aesthetically attractive. Designs are created in response to and coordinated with the building shell, and acknowledge the physical location and social context of the project. Designs must adhere to code and regulatory requirements, and encourage the principles of environmental.
We spend over 90percent of our day in interior spaces. Despite this, most of us take interiors for granted, barely noticing the furniture, colors ,textures, and other elements - let alone the form of the space – of which they are made. Some times, of course, the design of the interior does catch our attention. Maybe it’s the pulsing excitement of a game room, the rich paneling of an expensive restaurant, or the soothing back ground of a religious facility.

WHAT IS THE SERVICE/PRACTICE OF INTERIOR DESIGN?
The practice of Interior Design utilizes the performance of services for a fee or other compensation, in connection with the completed design, utilization, and furnishing/fabrication of elements in interior spaces in buildings, homes and related structures. These services include, but are not limited to: programming the functional requirements for interior spaces, planning interior spaces, preparing analyses of user needs for interior spaces, preparing construction drawings, designs and specifications for selection, use, location, color and finishes of interior walls, materials, equipment, furnishings, furniture or personal property; administering contracts for fabrication, procurement, or installation in connection with reflected ceiling plans, space utilization, and the fabrication of non-structural elements within and surrounding interior spaces of buildings.

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Sustainable design or environmental design is the design which can minimize the impact to
the environment. This was a kind of design that produces a product or service which is made
from renewable resources and makes the user feels closely with the natural environment.
These designs have completely harmony with the man, nature and the spirit of the place.
The importance of sustainability also depends on economic, ecological and social principle.

There are some ethics that we should behave, such as make full disclosure to our clients,
clarifying the scope and cost of the job, comply with all laws, codes and regulation, respect
the confidentiality and privacy of our clients, be honest and etc. There is a practice in
western countries where if you were once professional, you will always professional. Meaning
that what ever you say either in working or at home, the words come out must be base on
fact.

COMMUNICATION
Having good communication is an important feature as an interior designer. Whatever area they are working on, the first step is determining the client's needs, concerns and wishes which known as programming. Thus, they must have strong communication skills so that can interact well with clients. The designer usually meets face-to-face with the clients to find out how the space will be used and to get an idea of the client's preferences and budget. For example, the designer might inquire about a family's cooking habits if the family is remodeling a kitchen or ask about a store or restaurant's target customer to pick an appropriate motif.

Communication skills involve listening. Truly listen to clients when clients are relaying their own visions or ideas before beginning the designing process is an important feature of an interior designer. Then, designers can understand clearly what are their ideas, needs and concerns. Hence, accepting the clients ideas and sculpt them within own fascinating artistic mind and present to the clients with a clear image of this vision.
Besides that, designers advise clients on how to think out of the box and allow their creative ideas to synchronize with the realities and possibilities of the space being designed. Often, people have grand ideas on how their space want to design, but sometimes it takes a professional with an eye for the possibilities of a particular space as well as the relationship between space, colors and objects to understand how to put certain elements together harmoniously.

Furthermore, designer should excellent in English communication skills, both written and spoken because English as the international language in our world. Apart from that, designer who learn foreign languages have higher chance towards successful path than others. As example, a Malaysian interior designer has opportunity to work oversea since he learns foreign language. So, he can carry Malay culture and tradition to foreign country beside Islamic country. This will increase the popularity of our country. Moreover, he can improve himself knowledge by learning foreign country culture and designing style.
As a designer, we have to play our responsibility in order to save our earth since there is a lot of pollution and our earth was facing 2012 problem. Sustainable design or environmental design is the design which can minimize the impact to the environment and minimizes importation of goods and energy as well as the generation of waste. This was a kind of design that produces a product or service which is made from renewable resources and makes the user feels closely with the natural environment comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability.
The mission of sustainability design is to create and build a home or community which is completely harmony with man, nature and the spirit of the place.
- Harmony with man
The home is the place or space which can provide the feeling of comfortable, privacy, and security to human and this all things will comes from the sensitively design from the designer in some of the aspects such as light, furniture, texture, colour and so on. The use of the natural materials and good ventilation can ensure the healthiest quality indoor environment.
- Harmony with Nature
As a designer, we work harmony with the nature and green environment. For example: the sun is an integral part of the home design. It provides daylight for us and heating the home in the winter season. We also use the solar energy to generate electricity. Besides, the natural flow of water is taken into consideration to keep the foundation and site dry and to prevent excessive run off to nearby streams. Therefore, to reduce the pollution and depletion of resources, we can maximize the energy efficiency and water efficiency.
- Harmony with the place
Every place has its own unique beauty and nature of the landscape that comes from unique history. As sustainable designer, we have respecting the region’s culture and history and responsible to being a positive influence on the people and natural beauty of the place.

In addition, there are some of the principles that designer have to follow in order to generate a sustainable development and energy independence:
• Understanding Place
• Connecting with Nature
• Understanding Natural Processes
• Understanding Environmental Impact
• Embracing Co-creative Design Processes
• Understanding People

RESPONSIBILITIES
The interior designer has many general responsibilities concomitant with their role in the profession of interior design. The person is responsible for taking the wishes of a client, a good sketch artists, creative process, positive attribute of timeliness and positive trait of preciseness.
Interior designer have a important job role and responsible to help individuals decorate their rooms and homes. The first thing they must responsible for taking the wishes of a client into a complete room to their liking. Such as, a decorator must be consult with clients, take measurements, purchase furnishings and materials, coordinate items and decorate or plan the room to result in a complete and finished product. This is important part to make the desired design come together.
Interior designer must also be a good sketch artists.As a designer, we must have experience of drawing and sketching techniques. With this expertise, we can sketch and paint things that are considered aesthetic, unique and beautiful. In addition, professional sketch can also produce a unique design to create a space and a comfortable environment for users. For example; designer will need to adequately plan room layouts and make items fit nicely within the room, artistic talent is help them with regard to preparing sketches to help them figure out or and predicting the space and decoration drawn.
Designers also responsible for the part of creative process. Creativity is the underlying factor which makes interior designer good at what they do. After a designer of a site visit and survey, the creative process will be conducted. The creative is important to guide and provide direction to designer. Through the creative process, designers can start and finish work smoothly and produce an interior that meets the aspects such as functions and consumer preferences.

An interior designer should also possess the positive attribute of timeliness. Time management should be accurately and efficiently. Sometimes, the user will determine the specific time period for the designer to complete design work. As designers, we need to finish within a specified period. It is important to show an attitude of responsibility and also gained the trust of consumers. Some homeowners and business owners need their interior design jobs completed in a certain amount of time, it is important for the interior decorator to be time conscious and get everything completed in a timely manner.
An interior designer should have the positive trait of preciseness. This is a important part especially precise with regard to costs and financial figures as well. The resulting design should be consistent and meet the client ability. If the resulting design does not meet the client capabilities, the two parties will be difficult and frustrating to the client. Being as precise as possible will help the interior decorator get a good name in the interior design business.

WORK ETHIC
A Certified Interior Designer is required to conduct his or her profession in a manner that will encourage the respect of clients, suppliers of goods and services to the profession, and fellow professional interior designers, as well as the general public. It is the individual responsibility of every Certified Interior Designer to abide by the professional ethics.
To show the responsibility to of a Certified Interior Designer to the public, we shall not by affirmative act or failure to act, engage in any conduct involving fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or dishonesty in professional or business activity. We should always give confidence to public and make them believe in our product. Besides that, we should also show responsibility to our client. Before accepting an assignment, we shall reasonably inform the client of the scope and nature of the project involved, the interior design services to be performed, and the method of remuneration for those services. The client has his or her right to know the scope of the project. A Certified Interior Designer shall not materially change the scope of a project without the client's consent. We should also show our responsibility to our client by respecting the confidentiality and privacy of our clients.
To other certified interior designer and colleagues, our responsibility is that we shall not initiate or participate in any discussion or activity which might result in an unjust injury to another interior designer's or colleague's reputation or business relationships. Every interior designers shall show respect to each other and unite to strengthen the interior design industry. Besides that, we shall seek to continually upgrade our professional knowledge and competency with respect to the interior design profession. By improving ourselves, we could produce better product to our client and also bring the interior design industry to another new era.

CONCLUSION
Although those skill may look hardly to comply, but taking initiative and doing it step by step, promising a good result with God will Insyallah. All the help that we seeking others to help is within our self now. Its just a matter of how much do you want it. As asleep in the box, we urgently need to awake n react accordingly as time is passing by so quick and we don’t have much time now!

This time our assignment is to do a globe. Interesting! I've never done this before in my life. So first of all, after i cut the cardboard and paste it using cement glue, then I started my design work.
So what kind of design shall i use for my globe? I'm thinking of using the materials that I have currently to do my globe, as this is what that fulfils one the Green Building Index(GBI) criteria, material reuse and use regional material. So what kind of material do I have now? After I looked through all the materials that is left for those previous assignments, I decided to use aluminium foil and colour papers. So with limited resources, I am going to build my idea out!!

Using diffrent colour papers, I cut them into stripes and stick them to the edges. Because my memory is colourfull, full of diffent kind of feeling and experiences, there is happiness, there is satisfaction, there is naughtiness, there is seriousness, there is my work, my product, my sweat, my heart and my ideas...This is me.

Then it is time to ' plant in ' all my memories to this globe, which is a planet inside my heart. This planet stores the memory of mine in RUS101. There are memories that we attended classes, memories that I did my assignments, learning outside classroom experience, memories doing assignments with my friends....

This is the photo that I like the most among so many photos~ feels warm~

After I plant all my memories on this planet, I use aluminium foil to create the river on the planet. This river is called The Silver River of Memory. It flows through all around the planet and passes through every places of memory I had. Rivers also represents the longiness of a relationship.In this case, the rivers represents the friendship between my friends in HBP and I.It is RUS101 that let me have the chance to know all my buddies. Since the end of this semester is approaching, and some of us might be separated to to groups, I wish our friendship could last long and flows continuously, just like the water in river. I really feel happy to know them and appreciate the chances we had to do things together.

This is the rivers on my planet. The aluminium foil that reflects the light around make the globe shines like a star. It is really a planet! A planet that shines like a star!

There is a part in this planet that stores words, feelings that I have towards RUS101 is stored in here.Feelings that I have is like 'HBP students are strong!!', 'we are tough!', 'sleepless nights', 'brainstorming'...etc.This is the wordle art that I have learnt in RUS101!