ALDesign is the only e-magazine for interior design in Alabama, offering a look at the profession from every angle. Each issue focuses on the important topics for both residential and commercial interior designers and strives to educate designers, students, and consumers.
Shirley E. Hammond, FASID, NCIDQ, RID of Perceptive Designs, LLC and Phyllis D. Moore, FASID, NCIDQ, RID of Interior Design Source LLC look at some of this year’s trends in residential design and ask the question “for what purpose.”
So, you’re getting ready to graduate and enter the real world of interior design. What’s the most important aspect of getting ready? It’s your portfolio! But where to begin? How exactly do you make one? Sydney Yarbrough, Student ASID, Student Representative to the Board, explores this issue and provides you with some guidelines and “how to’s.”
Interior design is so much more than offices and homes. It’s also hospitality that happens to include cruise ships. Melanie Duffey, PhD, W. Allen Reimer Reed Associate Professor at Auburn University, explores the unconventional superyacht.
Some aspects in interior design never change but many often do. Anna Ruth Gatlin, PhD, tells us what changes are in store for the workplace. Some are brand new and some old ones are back in style.
Annie L. Johnson, ASID, RID takes us on journey that may seem all too familiar. Good or bad, we’ve all experienced something similar.
Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that focuses on creating machines and software that think and act like humans. Find out the pros and cons of how it impacts interior design from Shirley E. Hammond, FASID, NCIDQ, RID.
Connie Holcombe, RID, ASID takes a look at the big picture on how artificial intelligence has evolved and how it can help designers.
One of our ASID Alabama chapter members recently expressed curiosity about modular construction, Kelly Martin, Ph.D., RID, ASID answers a few questions about modular construction technology.
Kelly Martin, M.S., NCIDQ, IDEC, ASID, IIDA, CD, LEED AP, examines and explains the importance of making homes accessible for everyone.
Special guest writer, Sammie Woronoff, RID, IIDA, gives us a new angle on what having a mentor means to a student.
Editor Shirley Hammond, FASID, RID, NCIDQ, interviews renowned Interior Designer and Architect, H. Don Bowden, FASID, RID, NCIDQ, AIA, on his impressive and inspiring rise to success in a competitive field.
Mary Rooney, ASID, NCIDQ, RID, examines what people look for in a professional organization, and how it can be found in ASID.
Kelly Martin, M.S., NCIDQ, IDEC, ASID, IIDA, CD, LEED AP, takes a look at the inspiration interior designers can find in travel.
Editor, Shirley Hammond, FASID, NCIDQ, RID, speaks with our Industry Partners about their relationship with our members, what they can do for us, and how to build a stronger relationship.
How can we promote health equity through interior design? Guest writer, Kelly Martin, M.S., NCIDQ, IDEC, ASID, IIDA, CD, LEED AP, takes a look at the question.
Are we encompassing all aspects of the phrase “Health, Safety and Welfare” in our designs? Bryant Williams, Chapter Administrator and Interior Designer, examines the issue of security in the modern age.
Newsletter Editor, Shirley Hammond, FASID, interviews Tom Polk, Certified Building Official, Decatur, AL and David Price, Building Plans Examiner, Huntsville, AL
Read about the happenings and plans in our student chapters.
Where are the people of color in interior design? Past chapter president, Mary Rooney, ASID, RID, looks at the challenges of diversity in the profession.
Jenna Gaidusek, interior designer and founder of eDesign Tribe, Inc. shares a few tips on how to get started in the online space whether you have a new interior design business or you are expanding your local business to the virtual space.
The State of Alabama led the nation in establishing interior design legislation. Find out what’s happened since those first days.
