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What you'll find...
HiP & COOL: Techno Pop · Star Power · Old School
INSiDE SCOOP: The "Real" Real World · Don't Embarrass Yourself · Road Trip · Design Speak · Say What? · What In The World?
GOiNG PUBLIC: Go Ahead... Ask Me · Rant & Rave · Light Reading | |
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Our mission.
To bridge the gap between the student / educational community and the professional / manufacturer community of the interior design world, and not to die of boredom while we do it. | |
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Initial Response - Software Survey
Our software survey results prompted some reader comments, but we’d like to know more. If you have had extensive experience on any one of the software packages that we mentioned in our “Decoding Designer-Friendly Software” article, we’d love to hear from you so that we can spread the word. Opinions and reports can be anonymous if requested (we don’t kiss and tell), but shout it out at contact@plinthandchintz.com. In the meantime, see what one professor, one professional, and one student had to say...
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contributed by Amy Johnson [field reporter / stylist / comedienne]
Susan Barker
“Open wide!” That was the greeting Susan Barker gave to her clients for the 16 years she was a dental hygienist. These days she’s more likely to ask you about your floor plan than your flossing habits as she works toward a degree in interior design. So how does a person make such a drastic career change after so long in the field? Read on to find out...
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contributed by Brad Yates [atypical engineer / freelance opinionist / aesthete]
Your New House – Compromises & Contractors, Part 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you haven’t experienced it yet, chances are you will: buying a home and then figuring out how to make it your own. Or maybe you’re an aspiring entrepreneur needing a place to make your first million? The same anxieties surface — what to do first, how to work with a contractor, and how to avoid your own personal version of The Money Pit. Fortunately, the same advice applies: review, plan, budget, and heed these secrets to keep your bank account from vaporizing...
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contributed by Karen Watts Perkins, Allied Member ASID [graduate student in journalism, The University of Alabama]
Write On – Defining Interior Design Journalism
EDITOR’S NOTE: When it comes to the topic at hand, new contributor Karen Watts Perkins knows of which she writes. Not only is she a designer, but she is currently a Master of Arts candidate in journalism at The University of Alabama. At PLiNTH & CHiNTZ, we strive to expose our readers to a variety of career options related to the design field, so we were thrilled when Karen agreed to share her smarts with us. Many of you have expressed interest in writing about design, so this article is for you...
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contributed by Jenny S. Rebholz [writer / marketing consultant / designer / instructor / mentor / networking machine]
 Self-Confidence – BE & Believe In Yourself
Do you believe in yourself and your capabilities as a designer? Many students find low self-confidence hard to overcome. If you don’t believe in yourself, then how will you convince an employer that you are right for a job? Finding a healthy level of self-confidence can be difficult, but if you think back to Goldilocks and the three bears, then you will realize that it is important to find a balance between too hot and too cold...
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March 2006 additions to DESIGN SPEAK: fenestration, fret (no worries, mate), fretwork, light harvesting (urban farming, perhaps?) and N.I.C.
Impress your professors / interviewers / co-workers / friends. Visit DESIGN SPEAK. | |
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March 2006 additions to SAY WHAT?: condone, nominal and palliate (We’ll even show you how to use each word in a sentence related to the design industry.)
Just remember: Expand your vocabulary, and you expand your opportunities. Visit SAY WHAT? | |
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Check out the websites we either find helpful, funny or just plain cool. This month we’ve made new additions to:
- The Pros [International Federation of Interior Architects and Designers]
- Productive Sites [Your Dictionary, Zwillow]
- Hot Shopping [MXYPLYZYK]
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Question for March 2006: We are finding accessorizing more and more important as we enter past jobs and find our design work hiding behind a bad choice of planter, clock or task light etc. Does anyone know of a good accessories resource for commercial interiors that offers a catalog? (submitted by Amanda Cordier, Stibler Associates) As answered by Amy Johnson, PLiNTH & CHiNTZ
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I literally stumbled upon this site [CLUBCHiNTZ.com] during a Google search and I must say "It's about time!"… for an approachable, hip, informative site that bridges the Great Gap between the Ol' School and the New. This site is so well done and I am excited to be an active member of this new community. There is a wealth of knowledge to be had and I'm gonna get it. Thanks for helping and kudos to the creator.
Jessica Thompson
Go here to read more. We love your comments and suggestions so keep ‘em coming. Speak your mind by submitting your RANTS & RAVES to contact@plinthandchintz.com. | |
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Laura McDonald, IIDA / ASID [Interior Designer / Founder / laura@plinthandchintz.com]
Shaping Spaces
Designers and architects shape space. Similar to sculptors, they start with a mass, visualize its potential, and then add and subtract until their idea is tangible. This combination of artistic and technical ability influences the experience of every person who encounters those spaces. Quite a powerful societal role, if you stop to think about it.
Though designers use their creative powers to form the details, it’s society that directs their chisel. As the world continually morphs, designers must in turn respond. Technological progress, sociological shifts, psychological research, economic conditions, global harmony – it all shapes how they shape space.
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