Design Consulting

Paul Damle | Design Consultant | Various Creative Assignments

What is Design Consulting?

A Career in Design Consulting is very intriguing. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Design Consulting, while one should first understand What is a Career in Design Consulting. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Design Consulting from non professionals.

Design Consultant Paul Damle is an experienced professional with 25 years in Design Consulting. According to Design Consultant Paul Damle, Design Consulting is:

Design consultants can specialize in interior design, fashion design or graphic design. All share the goal of creating a space or product that integrates form and function.

How Design Consultant Paul Damle got into Design Consulting?

After doing my schooling, I did Textile Designing from Sir J J School of Arts. I always had an inclination in creative field so started my own company by the name Mango Showers where we create wood products with a different outlook. I am a visiting Design Consultant with various Schools and Colleges.

Design Consultant Paul Damle's Talk on Design Consulting

Starts with what is:
1)	Design Consulting

Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Design Consulting is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Design Consulting. Here is a list of Education items required for Design Consulting:
2)	Elements of Design
3)	Ergonomics and Anthropometry
4)	Different Materials & Processes
5)	Photography
6)	Marketing
7)	Design Registration
8)	2D & 3D

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. 90% success in Design Consulting depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Design Consulting:
9)	Drawing
10)	Concept Development
11)	Design Software
12)	Creativity

Design Consulting has an interesting list of Positives. The Talk goes through this list of Positives of Design Consulting:
13)	Creative Satisfaction
14)	Opportunities
15)	Meeting New People

Challenges define Design Consulting as much as the Positives of the same:
16)	Implementing Design as a Subject
17)	Resourcing
18)	Thinking out of the Box

In the final section of the Talk, Paul Damle talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
19)	Design Consulting

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Design Consulting?

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Links for this Talk

Design Consultant Paul Damle's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/pauldamle

LifePage Career Talk on Design Consulting

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/design-consulting

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20181122-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20wz3bIjpk

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