What has the Board of Directors been working on? What are their plans for the future? Discover more about their ongoing efforts to ensure ASID Alabama is supporting you and fulfilling your needs.
Project Management and Interior Design
Interior design practitioners are known as design and specification specialists. However, we are also project execution experts. With the introduction of public access to design tools (AI, etc.), the percentage of our practice time is increasingly devoted to project management. By promoting the latter, we can increase our business success. We know the design and we know the desired final result. We are known to be experts in visualization. Let’s promote our project execution and management skills as well. It is our hope that the following articles may give you some ideas to promote your expertise.
The Importance of Interior Design Legislation and the Alabama Interior Design Coalition
You probably are aware that Alabama has an Interior Design registration law, but do you understand why that’s important? Are you aware of how it affects you? Find out the answers to these questions and why it’s vital to the profession in our State to join AIDC, as April Wade, ASID, Advocacy Chair, RID, explains it all.
Commercial Project Management
Registered Interior Designer and architectural Project Manager, Anne J. Nieman, RID, tells how she evolved into a Project Manager, and exactly what that entails. A must-read for today’s aspiring interior designers.
Residential Project Development from Curiosity to Commitment
“Project Development is a process of being found and making a connection with your potential clients. The first step is showing appreciation for their interest in you and your willingness to help them find solutions.” So begins Shirley E. Hammond, FASID, NCIDQ, RID, as she relates the intricacies of residential project management.
Leveraging Design Expertise and Experience for Business Success
Leveraging design expertise involves utilizing the unique problem-solving skills, creative thinking, and human-centered approach of designers to improve various aspects of a business or project. This can include improving products, processes, services, and even entire experiences. Read what Annie Ly Johnson, ASID, RID, CAPS, has learned through experience.
Beyond Graduation: The Next Steps for Interior Design Students
You’ve been taught everything there is to know about interior design, right? Wrong. There’s so much more to learn, and the only way to learn it is through experience. You have the basics, now prepare to discover so much more. Drew Daniel, Student ASID, Student Representative to the Board, reveals just how much more there is to know.,
What Are We Teaching Students About Project Management?
Project management is so essential that it’s now being taught in our universities. Dr. Kelly Martin, Ph.D., ASID, RID, interviews her colleague, Dr. Cathleen Wakeland, about the Project Management class she teaches at Auburn University.
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The Alabama Interior Design Coalition (AIDC) is a not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to supporting legislation that enables the registration of Interior Designers practicing in Alabama. Our membership includes design professionals from firms of all sizes, independent designers, allied industry professionals, interior design faculty, and students.
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In the midst of interior design’s “alphabet soup” is CIDA. Kelly Martin, Educator ASID, Ph.D., RID, NCIDQ, LEED AP, CD, CAPS reports on what CIDA is, what they do and why it’s important.
Membership in the relevant professional organization is one of the things that separates a profession from a conventional job. It is a key element that defines a professional. Bryant Williams, Chapter Administrator ASID Alabama, gives you all the reasons you should join one.
Since 1974, CIDQ’s mission has been to create, test and promote guidelines for determining competency in the practice of interior design. NCIDQ Certification has been the global standard for interior design professionals for 50 years. Shirley Hammond, FASID, RID, NCIDQ tells us what CIDQ is, the difference between it and the NCIDQ, as well as it’s importance.
In 1982, Alabama was the first state to pass a Title Act for the registration of interior designers. Why does that matter? Why should you become an RID? Anne-Marie Gianoudis, IIDA, RID, NCIDQ, gives you the answers to these questions and more.
AIDC, a not-for-profit, all volunteer organization, is one of the most important organizations to be a member of if you’re an interior designer in Alabama. Jim Griffo, AIA, Emeritus IIDA, LEED AP, president of AIDC, shares his thoughts on the organization and why it matters to us all.
Side Dishes
The interior design profession has a plethora of specialties to choose from. Connie Holcombe, RID, looks at some of the more prominent ones and tells us the importance of each.
Auburn University is the first to join ASID Alabama as a Higher Education Partner. Higher Education Partners are any institution, such as a college or university campus, that offers an interior design degree program and wants to provide ASID benefits and resources to their students, faculty, and staff.
Maggie Reaves, Student ASID, lets us know what’s been going on with the student chapter of ASID on the campus of the University of Alabama. Complete with photos!
Hailey Pierce, Student ASID, and Abigail Kramer, Student ASID, let us know what’s been going on with the student chapter of ASID on the plains. Complete with photos!
The interior design profession is getting rocked by waves from AI (artificial intelligence), online consumer shop-ability and numerous entrants to the field with little training or experience. Annie Johnson, ASID, RID looks at the challenges we’re faced with today and how we sustain.
Finding vendors having sustainability as a mission is important to our interior design community and strengthens our responsibilities and mission to clients. Shirley E. Hammond, FASID, NCIDQ, RID tells us about a vendor that exemplifies quality and sustainability.
Summer is an excellent time to expand your professional network, especially within the interior design industry. Sydney Yarbrough shares some effective strategies to help you connect with interior designers during this season.
Diane Cashen, Associate ASID, tells us about the Richards DAR House, that has sustained the test of time. In the heart of Mobile, it is an exquisite testament to the Italianate architectural style that flourished in the mid-19th century.
Sustainability in interior design education has evolved over the past decades from being introduced in a single specialized course to becoming a fully integrated component across the curriculum. Kelly Martin, Ph.D., RID, ASID explains what she’s see as an educator.
Diane Cashen, Associate ASID, the newest member of our newsletter team, explains her adventure from successful graphic designer to interior designer. It was no small step.
Through a myriad of “because’s” Shirley E. Hammond, FASID, NCIDQ, RID tells of her intriguing path that began as a music major and evolved into a preservationist as an interior designer.
From those who had her as an instructor to those who know her as a talented interior designer and artist, Ms. Beverly Kissinger has had a fascinating career. Kelly Martin, Ph.D., RID, ASID interviews Ms. Kissinger to discover an accomplished career.
You may know her name as a benefactor for the Alabama Chapter of ASID, but do you know her history? Find out more about the fascinating and captivating Daisy Bond.
Interior design influences so many aspects of life, we all know this, but you’ll never guess how it relates to being a published novelist. Connie Holcombe, RID, shares how her career impacted her second career.
