Professional Practice

Interior design is a creative and professional practice. This category addresses the practical aspect of working as a designer, from client briefings and project workflows to presentations, working drawings, and design documentation. Professional Practice is relevant to students preparing to enter the industry and to practising designers who want to sharpen their project management and client communication skills. Understanding how to run a design project from brief to completion is as important as knowing how to design a beautiful space.

How to Set Up a Client Management System for Your Interior Design Business

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Running an interior design business is creative work at its core, but the business side demands not creativity, but something entirely different. When you need to manage multiple clients at various stages of a project, keeping track of every conversation, approval, invoice, and deadline becomes a big job. That is where a client management system […]

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NCIDQ Certification: What It Is and How to Prepare for It

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If you are serious about a long-term career in interior design, NCIDQ certification is the professional credential worth pursuing. Administered by the Council for Interior Design Qualification, it is the most widely recognized mark of professional competency in the field across North America, and an increasingly familiar benchmark internationally. In many US states and Canadian

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Career Path After an Interior Design Degree: What Are Your Options?

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Choosing an interior design career path after graduation is not the end of a process but the beginning of a brand-new decision.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The question most graduates face in their first year is not whether there is work available, but which direction to take when several paths are open. New graduates will find fields and niches

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