Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice

Everything you need to know about the practice and business of interior design -- from McGraw-Hill and Interior Design magazine

Let today's most admired design professionals share with you their priceless insights, step-by-step guidelines, and real-life examples drawn from their own highly successful practices. Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice packs fresh new ways of thinking and profitable ways of working -- quality information you expect when experts join forces! Comprehensive, hands-on details show you how to problem-solve the design needs of clients¿streamline every stage of your practice, from finding and winning clients to project build-out¿and master the most efficient negotiation, bidding, contract, and documentation techniques. Achieve professional excellence and profitability with this authoritative resource as you learn how to act on the implications of the profound changes occurring in the design industry today with tips from designers who are at the top of their game.

An outstanding preparation tool for the NCIDQ national licensing exam

INTERIOR DESIGN magazine, based in New York City, is the leading professional interior design publication in the field. The Interior Design organization is an industry leader and the premiere source for consistent and effective communication regarding design excellence and the value of good design.

Editor-in-Chief CINDY COLEMAN is a graduate of The Art Institute of Chicago in Interior Architecture. She is a partner in the Chicago-based design and communications firm Frankel +Coleman and the former executive editor of the International Interior Design Association’s magazine Perspective. Coleman’s design work has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Institute of Business Designers (IBD), the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and ID Magazine. She is a frequent contributor to many of the nation’s design-related magazines and newsletters, advocating the value of design. Coleman lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.