Opportunities in Design and Decorating Careers

Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 11
1. What Is Interior Design?......Page 13
Disciplines within interior design......Page 14
Interior design as a science......Page 17
Interior design as an art......Page 19
A final thought......Page 20
A business and a profession......Page 21
Beginning a project......Page 24
Programming......Page 27
Maintaining client relationships......Page 29
Methods of receiving payment......Page 32
Types of interior design firms......Page 34
Tools of the trade......Page 37
Collaborating with skilled craft workers......Page 38
Human factors......Page 39
Working conditions......Page 40
Earnings......Page 41
High school preparation......Page 43
Postsecondary education......Page 44
Certification and advancement......Page 46
Your personal qualifications......Page 47
Business potential......Page 51
Selecting a school......Page 53
Educational costs......Page 57
Financial aid......Page 58
Student organizations......Page 59
5. Starting Your Career......Page 61
Experience requirement......Page 62
Résumé and cover letter......Page 63
Interview......Page 66
Advancement......Page 68
Employment prospects......Page 69
A studio of your own......Page 73
Contract designing......Page 77
Interior design specializations......Page 83
Related fields......Page 84
A final thought......Page 92
8. Professional Organizations......Page 93
American Society of Interior Designers......Page 94
Interior Designers of Canada......Page 97
Interior Design Educators Council......Page 98
International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers......Page 100
National Council for Interior Design Qualification......Page 101
Large enterprises......Page 103
Technological advances......Page 104
A global market......Page 105
Growing trends......Page 106
A final thought......Page 109
Further Reading......Page 111