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2012 Design Competition Entry Form and Packet now available!
For entry form, click here.
For entry packet, click here.
Good luck!
Needed: Student Volunteers
Volunteering lets other chapter members know what makes you great. Check out the Chapter Calendar and Chapter Monthly Newsletter to learn of chapter volunteer opportunities.
Requested Info from our very popular February Panel Discussion
CA State Contractor’s Licensing Board Investigator Mark Stewart’s contact info: 408.227.9729, Mark.Stewart@cslb.ca.gov
Sharon’s list of Business Practice Books:
- Alderman, Robert L., HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY AT INTERIOR DESIGN, Whitney Communications Corp.
- Alderman, Robert L., HOW TO PROSPER AS AN INTERIOR DESIGNER, John Wiley & Sons.
- Darlington, Hank with Cheever, Ellen. KITCHEN AND BATH BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, NKBA, Professional Resource Library, 2006.
- Knackstedt, Mary, THE INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS HANDBOOK, John Wiley & Sons.
- Knackstedt, Mary, MARKETING AND SELLING DESIGN SERVICES, THE DESIGNER CLIENT RELATIONSHIP, Von Nostrand Reinhold.
- Piotroswki, Christine, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS, John Wiley & Sons.
- Look for several older books by Alan Segal, CPA, which are also very good (1990′s).
Books Richard Morrison, AIA, ASID, recommends:
1) How to Prosper as an Interior Designer, by Robert L. Alderman, Esq. (Also good, but out of print, I believe is “How to Make More Money at Interior Design”, by the same author.)
2) How to Maximize Fees in Professional Service Firms, by Alan Weiss, PhD. (Also good are any of his other books, but the cited one is inexpensive.)
XL Construction Tour LEED PDF
XL Construction kindly forwarded the pdf document that accompanied its LEED presentation. To check it out, please click here
ASID’s Rebranding
ASID modified its logo to reflect the direction it heads to better serve the public as well as its members.
Check out the videos online at the national website: http://www.asid.org/custom/thebrandstory/index.asp
**NEW EVENT FLYER COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS!**
Students: Starting with the January event, we will have a monthly event flyer design contest: get your name in front of designers and enter to win $25!
Details:
- Entrants must be current student members of the chapter
- Include event info
- Make the flyer visually captivating
- Include your name at the bottom of the flyer
- Must include chapter logo, event host/sponsor, and chapter sponsors (all will be provided upon request)
- Due dates will be no less than four weeks before the event (the due date will be on the chapter calendar as soon as available)
- Winner and flyer announced at the monthly meetings to all the members
- This will make a great portfolio piece!
For January event info, please go to the chapter event calendar: http://asidcapen.org/news-events/event/dressing-with-the-flair-of-an-interior-designer-learn-the-difference-between-dressing-with-flair-and-dressing-over-the-top/