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Jamie Brandes ABOUT: Jamie Brandes is originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas and has called Fayetteville home since 1995. She earned a BS in psychology, ultimately the perfect segue to the fi eld of interior design. e daughter of a local artist and professor of graphic design, she has always felt at home with the analytics of creative endeavors. Jamie graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Interior Design in 2000. Practicing in Fayetteville for 16 years, she is currently the senior designer and manager of BMC Design Center in Lowell, Arkansas. that we don't mimic what we see in the world of Houzz or Pinterest, but there aren't as many restrictions. I never really liked rules, so I see this as a perfect gateway for the design community. e creative fi elds, as a whole, are stepping outside that traditional box in so many ways it can give you aesthetic whiplash. is is one of the reasons people fi nd themselves in the designers' studios. With all the social media and immediate information at our fi ngertips, why do people still ask for help? Because there are so many more options, and posts to consider. Although it's the age of eclecticism, we still need a more specifi c recipe to pull it off . And, it's also because it's our nature to want to connect with another human being. We need the conversations and the eye-to-eye contact with others who can talk us through things. I'd venture to say that with every client meeting I have at least two or three instances where the client tests my honesty, my knowledge base, and my social skills. When they ask if I will tell them if they are going the wrong way, they look for the truth in my face and listen for hesitation. And there's a lot to be said for genuine enthusiasm for your work. People read people. All this leads us into a little circular dance… the client who wants to see what's out there and seeks advice, the designer who deciphers what type of approach to take and direction to go, and meeting back at the starting gate with a concept. It's all a matter of seeking information and relating personally. It's two perspectives: working towards the mark to fi nd the story, and then connecting the dots. It's part to whole. Whole to part.