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What
you'll
find...
HiP & COOL: Learn, Baby,
Learn
INSiDE
SCOOP: The "Real" Real
World
· Psych
101
·
NCIDQ&A
·
Design
Speak
· Say
What? · What In The
World?
GOiNG
PUBLIC: Go Ahead... Ask Me
· Rant & Rave
· Light
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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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World Interiors Day
2007, sponsored by IFI
[International Federation of Interior Architects
/ Designers]
“Light” is the theme of this year's World Interiors Day_WID2007. Each
year WID is celebrated either on May 31 or the last weekend of May.
This annual event is celebrated by IFI members representing over 57
member associations and more than 35,000 interior architects and
designers
in 40 countries. Read bout 2006’s WID here. The
main goal of
WID is to generate public attention for the profession of Interior
Architecture, to enhance the knowledge and understanding about the
profession, and to encourage cooperation between professionals. WID is
not a centrally organized event; instead, it is celebrated in a variety
of
ways all around the world. Go here to find out
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contributed by
James Ledoux [IT training consultant / travel enthusiast /
dancing machine]
 A New
Solution To An Old Problem: How To Get A Job Without
Experience
The age old dilemma in finding a good job is “how do you get experience
without experience?” This catch-22 is especially true in the
technologically-dense mediums of film, design, and visual effects.
Employers are seeking applicants with proven experience as they don’t
want to pay to teach them how to perform the tasks that they need done.
Furthermore, even if they wanted to help them learn their craft, with
ever tightening budgets and timelines, there just isn’t time…
Go here to see how another industry is solving this problem.
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contributed by Linda Fritschy,
ASID [interior designer / owner, Linda Fritschy Interior Design /
mentor to up-n-coming designers]
Earn Their Respect
EDITOR’S NOTE: A couple of months ago we received an inquiry from
Marion Hermannsen, a frustrated aspiring designer from Ireland. So we
politely asked established interior designer Linda Fritschy to provide
an answer and planned on publishing the exchange in our
GO AHEAD... ASK ME section. However,
when we saw Linda’s thorough response, we decided
that it was well
worth a full article in THE “REAL” REAL WORLD. Why?
Because it sets out some great guidelines that all of us, despite where
we are in our careers, can follow...
Go here to
steer yourself in the right
direction.
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by Laura McDonald,
ASID / IIDA [Interior Designer / Founder PLiNTH &
CHiNT and CLUB CHiNTZ]
 Make The Most Of It – Part
1
Wondered what you got yourself into with your new job or internship?
Frustrated that you're not getting to be creative? Relating a little
too much to The Devil Wears Prada? No job, especially an entry-level
one, is ever ideal, but that's no excuse not to get something out of
the predicament you find yourself in. Learn how to put a little "spin"
on your situation, soaking up as many helpful skills and as much
career-boosting experience as possible…
Go here to
learn how to be sponge. (No square
pants
necessary.)
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contributed by The NCIDQ Crew
IDEP – Someone To Watch Over
You
Last
month we introduced you to IDEP, NCIDQ's Interior
Design
Experience Program. For those looking to sit for the NCIDQ Exam, we
covered what IDEP is, how it helps candidates prepare, and how to get
started. Now it’s time to educate practicing professionals by answering
the following FAQs: Who is eligible to participate in the program? Who
supervises each participant’s involvement? And, lastly, to even be
eligible to take the NCIDQ Exam, is participation in IDEP mandatory?
But here’s one last question: Who needs to read this article?
Professionals and students alike, as it affects their new hires and
futures, respectively…
Go here to find out who’ll be watching over you.
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May
2007 additions to DESIGN SPEAK: accessory apartment, mohair, polyurethane, rococo, and tear
sheet
Impress
your professors / interviewers / co-workers / friends. Visit DESIGN
SPEAK.
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May 2007 additions to SAY WHAT?: acquiesce,
effrontery, and
poseur / poser (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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Websites we either find helpful, funny or just plain cool.
Visit WHAT IN THE
WORLD?
NEW SECTION: Eco Savvy
To help you search for any and all things ecologically-minded, we’ve
added a whole new section of links. Six of the listed links were ones
we already had, but they were sitting in other categories. Ones we just
added for this issue: Greener Penny, Green With Glamour, inmodern, Milk
Paint, Plenty Magazine, RecycleBank, Sustainable Travel International,
The Green Zebra Guide, Trees For The Future, Wysi Wipes
Other Design
Junkies [American Hardwood Information
Center]
The Pros
[Industrial Designers Society of America & Society for Marketing
Professional Services]
Productive Sites [SheSpeaks]
Time Killers [Spring Fun]
Hot Shopping [shopSCAD]
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Question for May
2007: I am currently
working for an interior design firm and doing interior
consulting on the side. My latest "side" client has requested to see my
portfolio. The problem is I haven't updated my portfolio since I
graduated four years ago. I'd like to use some type of software that I
can compile pictures, descriptions and make a funky background for a
marketing style portfolio, but what do I use and where do I find it? Do
you have any recommendations of websites with free templates or
software that is designed for this application? (submitted by Ashley)
As answered by Laura McDonald, ASID / IIDA
Go here to
read the A to this Q.
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We love your comments and suggestions so keep ‘em
coming.
Speak your mind by submitting your RANTS & RAVES
to
contact@plinthandchintz.com.
I teach at Palomar College (San
Marcos, California) in the Interior
Design Department. I want to show my students what a valuable resource
and service you provide on the web.
- Sandra Andre, Instructor – Palomar College
Go here to hear the applause.
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by Laura McDonald, ASID / IIDA [Interior Designer / Founder PLiNTH & CHiNTZ and CLUB CHiNTZ]
 Spring Clean Green
Spring is
in full swing, so fling open those doors and windows, chase the dust
bunnies that have multiplied over the winter months, and prune your
possessions by setting aside piles for your garage sale and/or a hefty Goodwill
donation. Of course, we’re talking about that centuries old tradition
of spring cleaning. (BONUS: If you really want to get serious about
things, follow these spring cleaning checklists.)
I
just took a continuing education class called “Eco Labeling” during the
(appropriately named) Spring Thing at Decorative Center Dallas,
and it got me thinking: Now that we’re buying and specifying more
eco-friendly furniture, finishes, furnishings, and equipment for our
clients and ourselves, how do we clean them in an eco-friendly way?
After a little searching, I found a few solutions…
Go here to freshen up.
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