Designers are divided into six categories:
1. Busker: You must have seen this type of designer. They often appear in newly-built residential areas, large-scale decorative materials markets, the lobby on the first floor of Red Star Macalline and home exhibitions ... Because they spend most of their working time standing on the street, they are called "street designers". They have been described in the 30th1poem of the Tang Dynasty:
Hairstyle is definitely an artist. Don't ask him about the design principle, because it is impossible, so the design is free and the salary depends on kickbacks. If you believe it, it is the meat in the bowl.
This kind of "designer" can't design at all. He is a pure material salesman with a complicated background: chef, driver, barber … and his professional skills are extensive: cooking, electric welding, excavator … anyway, it has nothing to do with decoration. Features of his works: "building materials store" style, occasionally installed as "new materials" exhibition hall; Their characteristics are very obvious: they never pick customers, dare to do all kinds of houses, and never dare to change the plan face to face because they can't draw. The design basically dares not charge, and the main income comes from the subsequent material rebate. Applicable customers: people who decorate for the first time in their lives.
2. foreman uprising: I renovated several houses and suddenly felt that I knew how to design. Just uprising, being a designer, meeting clients! "Folk custom" is their characteristic, deeply rooted in their blood, and changing them has almost become a worldwide problem. Some people call their works "Yangliuqing style" (but this style has not been recognized by the government yet). This kind of "designer" is easy to distinguish: three sentences are inseparable from construction, and any design problem can be explained to you from the perspective of construction. There is no design fee at all, only the construction contract and no drawings. His greatest skill is to dare to decorate just by looking at a photo. The way to make money is to rely on construction and use a lot of cheap materials. The word "environmental protection" is not in their dictionary. This kind of person will run away as soon as he sees it, otherwise your family will be "critical" in the future, and this kind of construction veteran will bite you hard with "no package", "what you said" and "the project has changed". Applicable customer base: design uselessness.
3. Draughtsman class: drawing is super fast, and design is "copy" and "paste" for them. Use "reference" and "imitation" to the effect and space, and the decoration made will not be all wet. It belongs to practicality and obeys customers and you. Simply put, they are draftsmen, and the real designer is yourself. The effect of decoration depends on your own design level. This kind of designer has several characteristics: he has a very good attitude, obeys you, asks you to confirm all the details of the decoration, rarely refutes your opinions, and gives you anything you want as long as the size can fit. General design service will charge 1000 ~ 2000, and the drawings are relatively complete. They can make money by collecting their own design fees, but they will also recommend materials and construction teams, so he should be especially careful when choosing materials with you. It's best to ask Ma Yun first, and Taobao will tell you the actual price of all materials. When you don't understand, stick to brand-name products, and the error rate will be much less. Generally speaking, such designers have certain professional skills. If your own ideas are clear, it is the most affordable and correct to find them to design. Applicable customer base: I claim to have seen a lot, and I am confident that my design has surpassed the designer.
4. Artist's imagination (also called "Pit Dad"): I graduated from some art colleges and have a certain painting skills, but I have not received the education of water, heat and electricity in architectural structure. As for engineering mechanics, structure, material knowledge, sound, light and weak current, it is a sacred book. In the eyes of such people, decoration is art, not engineering. I have been in the home improvement market for many years, knowing that dressing up as a teacher is the first weapon to fool brain-dead customers. Proficient in all kinds of "style theory", among which there are many "feng shui masters", who are best at playing with "concepts" and "creativity" and are better at grasping customers' aesthetic tendencies. The renderings look very attractive, especially good at using soft clothes and PS techniques. However, decoration is not painting, after all, it belongs to engineering. The result of construction according to the renderings is always quite different from the desire. "Jin Yu is the most appropriate annotation of this kind of project. This kind of designer is deeply hidden, and it is particularly easy to fool laymen. It takes careful observation to recognize it. The appearance is very master style. Whether it's hair style or clothing, you can know at a glance that he is a master designer, and his efforts in appearance are much greater than those in professional. Most of them are independent designers, even if they work in decoration companies, they have to charge separately, which is basically only worth 50 ~ 100 yuan/square meter. Communication always starts with style and geomantic omen, and puts art, creativity and concept in the first place, with negligible function, and never talks about construction practice, structure, cost and feasibility. Water heating, electricity and standardized construction drawings are their dead holes. So many grotesque planes are often arranged for style and geomantic omen, especially curves, which are oblique and crooked. Anyway, it is not available in the market, mainly to pave the way for the next step. In the future, you can only buy such a special thing from the manufacturer he recommended. They generally have a little personality, don't necessarily listen to your requirements, and their plane layout ability is generally poor. Often arranging a good mansion as a "student dormitory" will waste another small apartment of 5 square meters, and it is their unshirkable responsibility to waste your money. In fact, this kind of designer is still very marketable. Although they have a professional background, they are extremely harmful to the people and are industry pests. Their works are strange in appearance, and when they are used, they learn from their mistakes and doubt life from now on. The scary thing is that they are very similar to the following five types of designers, but the results are quite different. You must compare them carefully to distinguish them. Suitable for customers: if you have no money, you want to force it. One of the purposes of decoration is to show off.
5. Professional designers: These are real designers. They make a living by designing and pursue perfection. Most of them are trained in professional theory, mainly in architecture and engineering, and some of them are self-taught. They must have worked for at least 65,438+00 years and accumulated a lot of practical experience. What is important is their persistence in design and respect for customers' needs, and their ability to solve practical problems is extremely strong. This kind of designer is really rare in the market, and it will be a blessing if you meet it. Can make your home function reasonable and comfortable to use. But how to identify them, especially different from the fourth category, is the most important skill provided in this paper. The first is communication: a real designer will not tell you about style and creativity as soon as he comes up, but will definitely ask you about your basic life, including family members, age, personality, and frequent activities at home, and will definitely get your floor plan and re-measure. And, of course, the expenses you plan to spend. Considering all the information, he will definitely draw a sketch at this stage, instead of going directly to the computer, because so far the computer can only draw pictures but not design. Designers who can't sketch can't design. In the second round, he will communicate with you with sketches and intention diagrams. At this time, he will definitely tell you which functions can be realized, which ones are not recommended, which ones can be merged and which ones need to be strengthened ... As for the style, he will also recommend you and tell you which styles must not be done ... These two communication are extremely important, which almost determines all the key points of your home improvement and can best reflect the designer's skill. Another judgment point: they will not make your home too full, spend money on comfort (such as fresh air and floor heating), practicality and durability, and leave the possibility of future changes, and even let you vacate a room temporarily. Custom decoration is rarely recommended, and the materials are the most common and reliable big brands on the market, which can not only ensure the quality but also give consideration to your choice. The design fee is generally 200~400 yuan /m2, and the living income is the design fee itself. Of course, materials and construction teams will be recommended, but Lenovo will not be forced, and irreplaceable small brands will not be recommended. Occasionally, I will take a small rebate, but I will not lose the bottom line. In line with the above points, even if you are an excellent designer in the home improvement market, some people must question the high design fee. Then you must know that good design will definitely improve the cost performance of decoration, and because the drawings are perfect and the standards are clear, the cost of later changes will be greatly reduced. This design fee is well spent. Applicable customer base: those with money and quality, and those who have suffered many injuries in decoration.
6. Design master: designed a large number of high-quality cases, which were recognized and respected by customers and peers. Most importantly, they have a huge technical team behind them. The design works are of high quality, but the fees are really expensive. Generally, if it is less than 654.38+ 10,000, it will not be sold. Only suitable for high-end people, so I won't go into details here. Applicable customer groups: real local tyrants and real estate sales offices.
To sum up: if it is a simple home improvement, you don't need to find a designer. Find a good example that suits you online and let the contractor copy it directly. If you have thought it over, then find the third scheme, and choose the draftsman directly, which is cheap and good. If you have a good house and a high heart, you should look for the fifth kind with keen eyes. If your house is a luxury house, and the value of the house exceeds10 million, you can only find a master designer, otherwise your house will only be worth several million after renovation.
The pictures in this paper are all taken from the hand-drawn sketches of designer Jia Xijiang.
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