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CE050
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Introduction to Interior Design
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Interior design projects may involve totally new construction or the renovation, modernization, or refurbishment of an existing facility, space, or room. This course is intended for people who are considering a career in interior design. It provides
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a broad introduction to the profession and an overview of the education and requisite skills. The emphasis of this course is residential, a branch of interior design that typically includes specialties such as kitchens, bathrooms, home offices and custom furniture. Through class discussions and select residential projects, students explore a variety of essential design topics such as; the principles and elements of design, the use and application of color, space planning standards, and assembling furniture, materials, surfaces, textures, and color schemes. Key residential design resources such as manufacturers, showrooms, and suppliers are explored. Students shall be provided with details regarding the purchase of required drawing materials and supplies at the beginning of the course. Online learning students will participate in active discussions with their fellow students and the instructor. Online learning students will need access to a computer (with audio capability such as speakers or headphones), scanner, and digital camera. Student projects are assembled in either PowerPoint (Windows operating system) or Keynote (Mac operating system) format.
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CE051
Credits: 0, 12.00 CEU, 12.00 LU
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$690.00
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Introduction to Commercial Design
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As a profession, interior design is typically divided into categories with the most obvious distinction being residential and commercial. While most designers work in both areas, many also specialize in one. This course is a broad overview of commerc
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ial design, which includes hospitality, workplace, retail and institutional design. Through lectures, class discussions and a simple project, students develop a basic understanding of the design process for no-residential projects, the key design and planning elements of a typical commercial design, materials and resources, and the different “players,” from client to contractors. A basic knowledge of drafting is recommended, but not required. Students will be provided with a supply list in the first class session.
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CE056
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$445.00 see sched. for other fees.
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NCIDQ Exam Preparation
Online Sections Available
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The NCIDQ exam is the qualifying exam for certification of Interior Designers. The exam consists of 3 sections to be completed following the approval of eligible educational requirements.
The three sections are:
IDFX: Interior Design Fundamental
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s Exam - A 125 question multiple choice exam encompassing the topics of: building systems and construction, programming and site analysis, human behavior and the designed environment, construction drawing and specifications.
IDPX: Interior Design Professional Exam - A 150 question multiple choice exam covering topics of: codes and standards, building systems and integration, project coordination, professional and business practices.
PRAC 2.0: Practicum Exam - An examination of 3 case studies: large commercial, small commercial, and residential.
This exam will have candidates answer questions covering project scenarios, universal codes, lighting design, life safety, egress, systems integration, restroom design, millwork design and space planning.
This course, in both its on-site and online formats is designed to provide an overview and simulation of the NCIDQ exam including: exam format, study tips, helpful handouts, exam writing strategies and exam simulation. This course will break down test taking strategies for all three sections of the exam, with a focus on the new digital PRAC 2.0. It will provide an understanding of the test objectives and examine questions to identify the logical reasoning behind a correct answer. Participants will complete exercises that simulate the PRAC 2.0, IDFX and IDPX exams followed by review, analysis and explanation. Participants should review the suggested reading materials prior to the sessions and be prepared to write a mock NCIDQ PRAC 2.0 exam along with IDFX and IDPX quizzes.
Suggested Reading Materials:
Interior Design Reference Manual, 6th Edition by David Kent Ballast
AIA Forms and Agreements:
AIA Document B101–2017 Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Designer
AIA Document A251-2007 General Conditions to the Contract for Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment
AIA Form G70-2017 Forms for change orders
AIA Document A310-2010 Bid Bond
AIA Document 312-2010 Performance Bond and Payment Bond
NCIDQ Code Requirements:
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/0784c1_08fb2b4c8f9f4ab1893f3d74407873da.pdf
Universal Design / Accessibility Guidelines:
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
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CE139
Credits: 0, 7.50 CEU, 7.50 LU
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$275.00
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History of the Modern Interior
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This course examines the history of the modern interior, its taste and furnishings. It illuminates concepts and approaches to the interior space, from the advent of the Victorian home, through Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, the Modernist home, Postmod
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ernism, and Minimalism. This course illustrates some legendary interiors, some of which have left their marks on the history of Modern design, created by talented artists, designers, architects, and tastemakers, often commissioned by patrons of progressive taste. While considering major design movements, the course aims to move beyond a formal analysis to a discussion of key notions in interior design, such as modernity, hygiene, gender, class, sustainability, and identities.
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CE147
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$165.00
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Insider’s Guide: Sourcing Historic Textiles and Wallcoverings
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This course is a tour of showrooms at the Decoration and Design Building, 979 Third Avenue “The D+D”. The tour highlights showrooms rich in historic and “document” wallpaper and textile designs including Brunschwig & Fils, Schumacher, and Pierre Fre
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y. Students will meet in the main lobby at “The D+D” at the concierge desk, 15 minutes before the course is scheduled to begin.
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CE148
Credits: 0, 6.00 CEU, 6.00 LU
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$325.00
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Insider's Guide Designing with Rugs + Carpets
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Learn how to source rugs for your project starting from measuring the room correctly to determining proper size and placement. Discover which essential questions to ask when purchasing a rug, whether, existing or customizing. Including discerning the
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quality and the texture of a rug, and what materials create the desired look, feel, and durability. Starting with a brief historical background on the significance of textiles and rugs in varying cultures since the 16th and 17th centuries, participants will learn about trends in manufacturing technology, innovation, aesthetics, and how to select rugs based upon the social, environmental, and economic components of sustainability.
Part 1: Lecture: History, Identification, Typology, Manufacturing, and Materials
Part 2: Field trip: Visit two NYC to-the-trade rug galleries and showrooms in Manhattan
Part 3: In-class exercise: Scaling of rugs and carpets in space. Concepts discussed will be pattern, texture, color, and size, including the visual and sensory impact of designing with rugs.
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CE154
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$165.00
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Tour the New York Design Center/200LEX
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Located in midtown Manhattan at 200 Lexington Avenue, the New York Design Center (NYDC) is an essential resource for designers and architects. The country's oldest furniture and design building, the NYDC houses a variety of residential and contract s
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howrooms, a diversity of product lines, and on-going support of design trade associations that make it an invaluable resource to the design trade. Today, the NYDC houses nearly 100 showrooms representing over 300 lines of fine, traditional, contemporary, and contract furniture, fabrics, floor-coverings, wall-coverings and decorative accessories. This course is a comprehensive tour of the famed venue with published interior designer Judy Sheridan ASID, CID. Students will get the opportunity to find industry treasures, learn about sourcing techniques, and see how to approach the subject of craftsmanship. Get to know the NYDC as an insider professional exploring a variety of showrooms, including, Aero, Bright, Circa Lighting, Global, Gibson Interior Products, Dennis Miller Associates, Baker, Lorin Marsh, Benjamin Moore, and more.
Students meet in the NYDC main lobby at the concierge desk, 15 minutes before the course is scheduled to begin.
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CE155
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$165.00
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Tour the Decoration and Design Building/ D+D
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The Decoration and Design Building “The D+D” has been a part of New York’s Interior Design world for more than 40 years. It is located in the heart of Manhattan, on Third Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets. Known nationally and internationally as t
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he world’s most important home to over 130 furniture and textile showrooms, “The D+D” building represents over 3,000 leading manufacturers dedicated to the very best in residential and commercial interior furnishings, educational opportunities, and resource information. This course is a comprehensive tour of this staple New York City Interior Design market resource Get to know “The D+D” Building as you explore its great variety of showrooms, including Dakota Jackson, Lee Jofa, Houles, Kravet, Robert Allen, Lorin Marsh, Armani / Casa, J. Robert Scott, and more.
Students meet in “The D+D” main lobby at the concierge desk, 15 minutes before the course is scheduled to begin.
Students meet at the ID main entrance in the lobby, 979 Third Avenue, 15 minutes before the course is scheduled to begin.
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CE156
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$165.00
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Tour the Architects and Designers and Designers Building/A+D
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The Architects and Designers Building, “The A+D" located at 150 East 58th Street, is home to the New York's largest collection of luxury showrooms for kitchens, baths, appliances, tile, stone, and home furnishings. With 35 showrooms spanning more tha
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n 200,000 square feet and featuring thousands of distinctive products, “The A+D “ building offers discerning trade professionals and homeowners the convenience of one-stop shopping.
This course is a comprehensive tour of the famed venue with published interior designer Judy Sheridan ASID, CID. You’ll get the opportunity to find unexpected treasures, learn about design techniques, and how she approaches the subject of sourcing. Get to know “The A+D “ building as you explore its great variety of showrooms including Hastings Tile and Bath, Poggenpohl, B+B Italia, SieMatic, Poliform, Sub Zero/Wolf, Artistic Tile, Paris Ceramics, and more.
Students meet in “The A+D“ building’s main lobby at the concierge desk, 15 minutes before the course is scheduled to begin.
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CE157
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$165.00
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Tour the Interior Design and Fine Arts Buildings
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Located at 306 East 61st Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues, the 110 year-old Interior Design Building (IDB) houses some of the finest interior design merchants in New York City. The seven floor structure supports a wide array of individually-owned
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art and antique galleries, furniture and lighting shops, each specializing in their particular field and offering a wealth of historically diverse products. The Interior Design Building situates itself perfectly to cater to those who demand the highest quality and greatest scope in interior design antiquities.
The Fine Arts Building, located at 232 East 59th Street, is an undiscovered gem of specialized showrooms and superb antique shops. This tour focuses on the uniqueness of the individual owners and their top of the line merchandise. Sources include Italian textiles, several of the finest antique shops, frames: new & old, garden furnishings, contemporary furniture and more.
Visits will include Dessin Fournir, Michael Dawkins, The Chinese Porcelain Company, Bunny Williams Home, Lowy Fine Frames and more.
Students meet at the ID main entrance in the lobby, 306 East 61st Street, 15 minutes before the course is scheduled to begin.
Instructor: Judy Sheridan
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CE158
Credits: 0, 10.00 CEU, 10.00 LU
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$325.00
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The Tastemakers
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Who are the Tastemakers? The dictionary says they are those deciding and influencing on what is fashionable. In reality, they are much more intriguing, complex, and fascinating. This course explores the proponents of taste, those historical personal
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ities who are remembered, and those responsible for shaping the taste of today. It seeks to visit their homes, define their vision, discover their inspiration, passion, and innovation, and ultimately to discover their goals and driving forces, which have made them into leaders in matters of taste, educators who strive to inspire the public into elevating their aesthetic sensibility. With a sharp sense of beauty, sophisticated judgment, and personal style, the Tastemakers have made a significant cultural impact, shaping the taste of their time through promoting and sharing their vision. They project taste which is accomplished, educated, and elevated beyond the immediacy. These powerful figures never follow the mainstream, but always think outside of the box. This course takes the format of a seminar where the students take an active part with participation and presentations.
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CE159
Credits: 0, 4.00 CEU, 4.00 LU
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$285.00
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Math for Interior Designers Math for Interior Designers
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These days it takes more than impeccable taste to become a successful interior designer. Good mathematical and critical reasoning skills are essential whether starting your own business or working for a firm. Correctly identifying and calculating co
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sts can literally mean the difference between success and failure. This seminar is designed to introduce designers to the math and reasoning skills needed to make more informed decisions in today’s competitive world of interior design. Understanding the basic elements of a business plan, calculating the amounts of materials needed for a project, pricing out the various elements of a design project are among the subjects that will be covered. Dr. Badalamenti is highly skilled and has been making math and quantitative reasoning skills easily accessible to adult learners.
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CE166
Credits: 0, 2.00 CEU, 2.00 LU
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$85.00
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Insider's Guide: Collecting Fine Art Prints
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Why do we create museums and endeavor to have our own art collections?
What are the historical precedents? This course is one in a series of five that traces the emergence of each of the following art forms: Painting, Drawings + Works on Paper, Fine
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Art Prints, Sculpture, and Ceramics. Discussions include the emergence of the art collector with a particular emphasis on this history as it pertains to New York City. This course is designed as a practical guide to curating a collection of fine works, including selection, placement, budgeting and installing. The discussion showcases a multitude of works, in each art form, that are available for purchase today together with an insider’s guide to a range of galleries, dealers, art fairs, and auctions.
Other courses in this series include:
CE149 Insider's Guide: Collecting Fine Painting
CE165 Insider's Guide: Collecting Works on Paper
CE194 Insider's Guide: Collecting Sculpture
CE196 Insider's Guide: Ceramics
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CE194
Credits: 0, 2.00 CEU, 2.00 LU
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$85.00
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Insider's Guide: Collecting Sculpture
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Why do we create museums and endeavor to have our own art collections?
What are the historical precedents? This course is one in a series of five that traces the emergence of each of the following art forms: Painting, Drawings + Works on Paper, Fine
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Art Prints, Sculpture, and Ceramics. Discussions include the emergence of the art collector with a particular emphasis on this history as it pertains to New York City. This course is designed as a practical guide to curating a collection of fine works, including selection, placement, budgeting and installing. The discussion showcases a multitude of works, in each art form, that are available for purchase today together with an insider’s guide to a range of galleries, dealers, art fairs, and auctions.
Other courses in this series include:
CE149 Insider's Guide: Collecting Fine Painting
CE165 Insider's Guide: Collecting Works on Paper
CE166 Insider's Guide: Collecting Fine Art Prints
CE196 Insider's Guide: Ceramics
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CE196
Credits: 0, 2.00 CEU, 2.00 LU
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$85.00
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Insider's Guide: Collecting Ceramic
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Why do we create museums and endeavor to have our own art collections?
What are the historical precedents? This course is one in a series of five that traces the emergence of each of the following art forms: Painting, Drawings + Works on Paper, Fine
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Art Prints, Sculpture, and Ceramics. Discussions include the emergence of the art collector with a particular emphasis on this history as it pertains to New York City. This course is designed as a practical guide to curating a collection of fine works, including selection, placement, budgeting and installing. The discussion showcases a multitude of works, in each art form, that are available for purchase today together with an insider’s guide to a range of galleries, dealers, art fairs, and auctions.
Other courses in this series include:
CE149 Insider's Guide: Collecting Fine Painting
CE165 Insider's Guide: Collecting Works on Paper
CE166 Insider's Guide: Collecting Fine Art Prints
CE194 Insider's Guide: Collecting Sculpture
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CE202
Credits: 0, 8.00 CEU, 8.00 LU
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$225.00
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Telling Your Story: Writing Skills for Designers
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In today's fast-paced, globalized world of 140 character messages and sound bites, many of us rely on texting and email to communicate our professionalism, personality, thoughts, and concerns. Every word carries meaning and every sentence we send int
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o the world -- either electronically or print -- needs to be an effective and compelling blend of fact, detail, color, and emotion.
Through structured in-class exercises, this course will give students the opportunity to develop and refine communication skills by writing and revising narratives, and reading and analyzing published work.
Caitlin Kelly has been a regular contributor to The New York Times for decades and she will share her secrets for finding, developing, and writing compelling copy for a variety of applications including blog posts and tweets.
Students should bring a tablet or notebook computer to each session.
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CE300
Credits: 0, 6.00 CEU, 6.00 LU
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$325.00
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Introduction to Interior Lighting
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One of the most striking properties about life is that it has color. As the application of electric lighting technology moves from incandescent to LED, interior designers encounter unique challenges in connection with the appearance of color. Through
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demonstrations in NYSID’s new state of the art lighting educational facility, this program examines color as experienced by the light from LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and it provides the basics for understanding the relationship between light quality and its effect on color schemes and palettes. Key color metrics including color rendering, correlated color temperature, and spectral power are presented in an easily understandable manner. Students are invited to bring their own favorite light bulb - medium screw base - for added experimentation.
Part 1: Lecture: History, Identification, Typology, Manufacturing, and Materials
Part 2: Field trip: Visit a NYC "to-the-trade" lighting showroom in Manhattan
Part 3: In-class exercise: Concepts discussed will be architectural and decorative lighting, including task lighting applications. Included in the discussions will be the visual and the sensory impact of designing with light.
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CE316
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Designer Tour of the Chelsea Art Galleries
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During this course, Hamer will take students to galleries in Chelsea relevant to the design experience. We will look at and discuss installation art and also walk the Highline as it relates to art in the public sphere. Galleries of particular interes
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t include, David Zwirner, Gagosian Gallery, Marianne Boesky, Lisson Gallery and several others. We will also visit Lehmann Maupin gallery whose new flagship opened in September 2017, designed by architect and art collector Peter Marino. The tour will provide a launching point for critical discussion as well as lend ideas to the designer, looking at ways to incorporate art into interiors.
Katy Diamond Hamer, Founding Editor of the art and culture website Eyes-Towards-The-Dove and has contributed to several contemporary art, design and fashion magazines including Cultured, Galerie, Flash Art International, W, New York Magazine (Vulture), and SLEEK.
www.instagram.com/katyhamer
www.katyhamer.com
Attendees will meet at David Zwirner Gallery, 525 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011 15 minutes before the tour is scheduled to begin.
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CE324
Credits: 0, 6.00 CEU, 6.00 LU
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$345.00
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Designing Interiors with an Art Collection
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A large part of the design of interiors are the pieces of art that make up the visual and visceral impact of the space. The role of art can be the focal point of a room, or something that is well-suited for the background —something so subtle it merg
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es into the environment seamlessly. This two-part course will look at varied fine art installations, sculpture, photography and painting allowing for the student to discover:
1. Who is the viewer: whether in the private residential realm or corporate public space.
2. What is the intention of the works installed
3. Working with a budget
4. How to research art and artists utilizing galleries, dealers and art advisors.
Katy Diamond Hamer, Founding Editor of the art and culture website Eyes-Towards-The-Dove, will unravel how she has built a following and a readership.
As a journalist, Ms. Diamond has contributed to several contemporary art, design and fashion magazines including Cultured, Galerie, Flash Art International, W, New York Magazine (Vulture), and SLEEK.
www.instagram.com/katyhamer
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CE326
Credits: 0, 6.00 CEU, 6.00 LU
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$345.00
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Social Media Marketing for the Interior Designer
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The power of Social Media and Digital Marketing today play a vital role in any design firm or individual practice. Communicating and curating your studio's individual aesthetic-vision and brand is critical. Components of this course include content
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selection, posting frequency, and relevant platforms.
This course will guide you to build and or expand your existing road map for success by defining your marketing initiatives and interpreting the metrics.
Katy Diamond Hamer, Founding Editor of the art and culture website Eyes-Towards-The-Dove. will unravel how she has built a following and a readership.
As a journalist, Ms. Diamond has contributed to several contemporary art, design and fashion magazines including Cultured, Galerie , Flash Art International, W, New York Magazine (Vulture), and SLEEK.
www.instagram.com/katyhamer
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CE337
Credits: 0, 2.00 CEU, 2.00 LU
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$100.00
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Styling the Interiors Photoshoot
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In this workshop, interiors photographer Mark LaRosa will discuss tips for preparing interiors, with special attention to residential, for a photographic shoot. This lecture and slideshow will cover different approaches to styling, what to bring to t
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he shoot, and how to use the objects and furniture in a space to your best advantage and to suit your photographic needs.
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CE338
Credits: 0, 2.00 CEU, 2.00 LU
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$100.00
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Working with a Photographer to Capture Your Designs
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Having your finished projects photographed for your portfolio, website, or publication is essential to getting your design work out into the world with the best face possible. Architectural and design photographer Mark La Rosa will walk you through t
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he most important aspects of working with a professional photographer to visually capture your work. The course will cover different types of spaces and will focus on practical aspects of doing the shoot, including the designer’s role in working on the photos. Other topics such as finding a photographer, cost, time allotment, and usage rights will be covered.
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CE354
Credits: 0, 9.00 CEU, 9.00 LU
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$425.00
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Design and the Law:A Brief Overview
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For a designer, a clearly written contract is a valuable tool. It will prevent miscommunication between you and your client, your employee, your landlord, and protect you from unreasonable expectations. When you start drafting your interior design co
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ntract, you want to think about every possible scenario that might come up that could effect the progress and quality of the project. Typically the most important points of an interior design contract include; statement of work, changes to project scope, project time-line, approval process, budget, failure to pay, and termination. This course explores the form, structure, and content of interior design contracts and agreements. The same can be said about all contracts entered into between the designer/business-owner and any party performing work on behalf of the business. Topics include; key terms, ownership of design, working with contractors, vendors, compensation, liability, and how to address the “what if’s” of a working relationship between two parties, whether it is a design project, an employee, or the lease of space for your design practice or retail store.
Session 1: Business Law -Between Designer and Client
Session 2: Labor Law- Between Designer and Employees & Independent Contractors
Session 3: Real Estate Law: Between Designer and Landlord, Seller
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CE403
Credits: 0, 12.00 CEU, 12.00 LU
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$425.00
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Sketching Techniques for Interior Designers
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Do not let a lack of confidence in your ability to draw prevent you from expressing your ideas quickly and successfully. Give yourself the freedom to scrawl your concepts on paper or on the back of a napkin and you will reach a new level of spontaneo
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us creativity. Even in the age of digital drawing, the ability to sketch will enable you to effectively communicate with clients and colleagues. Either on the spur of the moment or by routine, learn to embrace your pen and paper and you will be surprised at how sketching can save time, improve work flow, enhance communication, boost creativity, and be enjoyable. This course will instruct you on the use of basic drawing materials, simple shapes and composition for creating informative diagrams quickly and with minimum effort.
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CE410
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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2D-Drafting with Auto CAD- Level 1
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Take advantage of the functionality and productivity found in AutoCAD. Learn the fundamentals of AutoCAD in this hands-on course and discover how to efficiently prepare 2D digital drawings. Specifically designed for interior designers and using the M
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icrosoft operating system, this course will cover the basics of AutoCAD drawing software. Topics include drawing commands, drawing set-up and edit, layers, dimensioning, and text. Save, save-as, printing and plotting functions are also covered. An elementary knowledge of both basic hand drafting and computer use is recommended. Students are encouraged to bring a flash drive for saving their work throughout the course.
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CE411
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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2D-Drafting with AutoCAD- Level 2
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This course is specifically designed for those who have a working knowledge of basic AutoCAD 2D drafting using the Microsoft operating system. Build on the fundamentals of AutoCAD through hands-on exercises that explore the creation of 2D constructio
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n drawings using more advanced drawing production and management commands such as edit, annotate, block, layer, style, properties, and hatch. Work with drawing collaboration techniques such as publishing and plotting. Students are encouraged to bring a flash drive for saving their work throughout the course.
As a prerequisite, working knowledge of the basics of 2D Drafting with AutoCAD or have completed CE410.
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CE417
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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Basic V-Ray for 3ds Max & SketchUp
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Create compelling visual representations with V-Ray, a popular third party commercial rendering plug-in for 3D computer graphics software applications. It is used in media, entertainment, and design industries such as film and video game production,
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industrial design, product design, architecture and interior design. Learn how to take a single 3ds Max and SketchUp scene with interior elements and add lights, move cameras, and enhance objects by adding translucent and reflective surface qualities. Leverage each of the V-Ray tools, materials, and lighting types to achieve specific effects that will take your renderings to the next level. Students will use NYSID computers (Windows operating system) but are encouraged to save the work on their own portable drives.
Prerequisite: Working knowledge of 3ds Max and SketchUp
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CE428
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$475.00
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Technical Drawing II: Construction Drawing Fundamentals
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The main purpose of construction drawings (also called plans, blueprints, or working drawings) is to show what is to be built. When a design professional or tradesman looks at a set of drawings, every line, arrow, squiggle, and symbol has significanc
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e. Together they provide a detailed guide to how the project goes together and what it will look like. This course introduces students to the mechanical hand drafting tools, techniques and principles necessary to prepare and assemble construction drawings. Students will learn how to use mechanical drafting equipment to produce architectural lettered and dimensioned drawings such as floor plans, lighting plans, power and signal plans, elevations, and sections. In addition to drafting skills, students will develop the ability to read, understand and interpret technical drawings. The following supplies are required: 11”x17” unlined drawing vellum, drawing pencils (HB, H or F weight), 12" roll of tracing paper, eraser, 12" architect's scale ruler, 8” 30 degree / 60 degree triangle, 6” 45 degree triangle, 6” protractor, drafting tape or dots, and pencil sharpener (not electric). These items can be purchased at the NYSID art supply store. Drawing boards with parallel straight edges will be provided. As a prerequisite, the successful completion of Technical Drawing I: Linking the Hand to the Mind (CE427) is required.
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CE432
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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Adobe Illustrator-Level I
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Adobe Illustrator is a vector based image creation program used in illustrations, technical drawings, animations, special effects, logo design, and motion graphics. Topics covered include drawing tools, the pen tool, color and gradients, gradient mes
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h tool, patterns, effects, image trace, vector vs. rasterized artwork, CMYK vs. RGB color, and integration with other Adobe Creative Suite programs.
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CE433
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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Adobe InDesign- Level 1
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Adobe InDesign is the design industry’s standard layout program. Learn how to layout pages for presentations, magazines, and ads. Topics covered include layout grids, styling text, importing photos, colors, adding multiple pages, threading text frame
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s, paragraph and character styles, master pages, how to create files for print or web, and integration with other Adobe Creative Suite programs.
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CE437
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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SketchUp - Level 3
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This course is designed for advanced SketchUp users who are familiar with all of SketchUp's basic commands. Students are introduced to advanced modeling and tool techniques and material and texture editing. Topics include using CAD files for referenc
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e, organizing the model by using layers, creating sections, using SketchUp layout for presentations, creating walk through and animations and exporting SketchUp models to AutoCAD and Google Layout.
Prerequisite: Comprehensive knowledge of SketchUp or have taken CE436
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CE438
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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Revit for Interior Design- Level 2
Online Sections Available
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This course builds on the fundamentals of basic Revit through hands-on exercises that further explore the production of BIM (Building Information Modeling) based drawings. Students learn efficient work habits and become familiar with a work-share too
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l that allows collaboration of multiple users to build and modify a single model. Students are encouraged to bring a flash drive for the duration of the course for saving their work.
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CE447
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Residential Bathroom Design Materials and Surfaces
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Bathroom design has changed dramatically in recent decades. Bathrooms, especially master bathrooms, have become far more than the simple, utilitarian room they once were. They have evolved from simple, white tiled, sanitized spaces into personal retr
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eats and at-home spas. Designing a bathroom requires planning, good information, and careful thought. In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, surfaces need to be hardworking and impervious to water and harsh cleaning products. This course is intended for interior designers, architects, contractors, or those in sales and marketing of bathroom products looking for specialist knowledge in bathroom design to complement their existing skills and qualifications.
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CE448
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Residential Bathroom Design Fixtures and Fittings
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Bathrooms, whether big or small, should always be well thought out, carefully located, and should function with multiple users in mind. Today's bathrooms need to be beautiful, use space efficiently and serve the users functionally. Fixtures can prov
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ide a focal point of a bathroom and have a powerful impact on the decorating style and fittings control the direction, flow, temperature, and texture of water. This course is intended for interior designers, architects, contractors, or those in sales and marketing of bathroom products looking for specialist knowledge in bathroom design to complement their existing skills and qualifications.
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CE449
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Residential Bathroom Design Planning and Layout
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In terms of square footage, a bathroom - in most houses - is one of the smallest spaces but it tends to be one of the most complex to plan, design, and construct. It is a multi-purpose space that must include plenty of storage, easy-care surfaces, an
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d durable fixtures. There are many different levels of 'wow factor' that can be incorporated into this room to showcase personal style. Planning a bathroom, trying to make everything fit in the available space, is like doing a giant crossword puzzle. Among the challenges: configuring the toilet and sink to code, allowing enough clearance for a shower and, of course, where to put the towels and sundries. This course is intended for interior designers, architects, contractors, or those in sales and marketing of bathroom products looking for specialist knowledge in bathroom design to complement their existing skills and qualifications. Be equipped to excel in the design of the room that consumers are most particular about, and in which they invest heavily and demand top results for their investment.
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CE455
Credits: 0, 6.00 CEU, 6.00 LU
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$285.00
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PreDesign Service Fundamentals Developing a Program
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Gathering information is a basic human activity. We use information to learn, to help us solve problems, to aid our decision making processes and to understand each other more clearly. During the PreDesign phase of a project, the interior designer al
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ong with the other key stakeholders, take part in PreDesign services, the purpose of which is to map the project including identifying the goals and anticipating the challenges. This service produces clearly crafted program documents that serve as a road map to the entire planning and design process and helps bridge between theories, ideas, drawings, construction, and occupancy. Many consider this phase as potentially the most important of all and the resulting decisions shape the scope of work, identifies desired functions of spaces and their probable sizes, describes the relationships of the spaces to each other, and influences both the budget and the schedule. Questioning is the key to gaining more information and it is fundamental to successful communication. This course outlines the essential definitions, tasks, skills and inquiry techniques required to establish the strategic, functional, and programmatic objectives that guide every aspect of a project from start to finish.
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CE456
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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PreDesign Services: Workplace Design Strategy
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Escalating business expense along with increased competition has made attracting and retaining quality employees more important than ever before. An effectively designed workplace can be the key to successful branding, staff engagement, job satisfact
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ion, well-being, and productivity. Your client wants new office space but they want to work differently, to change their culture to reflect trending values, work styles, and technology. They are looking to you, the interior designer, to facilitate that discussion and shepherd them on how to proceed with thinking outside the box. What are the tools you need to lead this process and help them develop their workplace design strategy? This course presents the skills needed to conduct a visioning session and how to determine the necessity of performing on-site observations and time/use studies. Topics include decision making using benchmarking, workplace design trends, and shaping an office design philosophy that best suits your client’s objectives, expectations and culture.
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CE464
Credits: 0, 21.00 CEU, 21.00 LU
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$690.00
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Revit for Interior Design- Level 3
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Advanced Modeling in Revit Architecture elaborates on the basics and intermediate level of core elements in Revit. In this course, for the well-trained Revit user, the instructor will delve into specialized features such as in-place families, adapti
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ve components, and the massing environment. Samuel Mikhail will encourage the designers into to expand the use of this modeling tool in order to accomplish their design and detailed vision. Through discovery and applying industry standard and best practices, employing creative and sometimes unconventional techniques and procedures
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CE465
Credits: 0, 9.00 CEU, 9.00 LU
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$475.00
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Introduction to Classical Design Principles - Part I
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The most beautiful rooms of any style can be traced to their orderly arrangement of form, line, mass, and proportion. This unique course Two Part suite is intended for design enthusiasts at all skill levels, and areas of interest.
Part One: Thro
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ugh lectures and informative in-class drawing exercises, an in-depth introduction to the language of the classical orders will be discussed and demonstrated; topics include the guiding principles of design and proportion and the application of the basic elements of classical architecture.
Part B CE466: With the foundations learned in Part A, students will be a guided through a small design project. Each participant will, step-by-step, apply the exciting process of the basic classical elements. By applying these proportional systems the origins of both traditional design and modernism will be revealed through this exercise.
The following supplies are required:
One-pad of 11"x17" unlined drawing paper, Drawing pencils (HB, H or F weight, ), Red and/or Blue Colored Pencils, One-12" roll of lightweight tracing paper, eraser, One-12" architect's scale ruler, One-8"-30/60 degree triangle, One 6"-45 degree triangle, drafting tape or dots, One-pencil sharpener (non-electric).
These items can be purchased at DaVinci art supply store located at the 170 East 70th Street entrance of NYSID. Drawing boards with parallel straight edges will be provided.
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CE466
Credits: 0, 9.00 CEU, 9.00 LU
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$475.00
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Design with the Principles of Classicism
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Applying the classical principles discovered in the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations has been at practice for many centuries. From the Renaissance to current day Modernism the substrate for many renown architecture and interior spaces can be tr
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aced back to their proportional origins.
Part Two builds on the foundations learned in Part One. Students are guided through a small design project. Each participant will, step-by-step, apply the exciting process of the basic classical elements. By applying these proportional systems the origins of both traditional design and modernism will be revealed through this exercise.
The following supplies are required:
One-pad of 11"x17" unlined drawing paper, Drawing pencils (HB, H or F weight, ), Red and/or Blue Colored Pencils, One-12" roll of lightweight tracing paper, eraser, One-12" architect's scale ruler, One-8"-30/60 degree triangle, One 6"-45 degree triangle, drafting tape or dots, One-pencil sharpener (non-electric).
These items can be purchased at DaVinci art supply store located at the 170 East 70th Street entrance of NYSID. Drawing boards with parallel straight edges will be provided.
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CE476
Credits: 0, 9.00 CEU, 9.00 LU
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$475.00
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Roots of Classical Design
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What is classical design? Where did it start? How is classical design still relevant today?
“Travel to another time and place” to study the roots and examples of classical Greek architecture and interiors.
This course will focus on “Seeing” Kn
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ossos, Athens, and Delphi as the ancient Greeks once did. Learn and develop the vocabulary necessary to identify and discuss the principles of classical architecture and their interiors. Topics reviewed will include geometry, proportion, and symmetry. Learn how to recognize and talk about the many examples of classical design in today’s world. Francisco will present examples of classical Greek temples, their relation to the landscape. Using the temples at Knossos we will see the beginnings of philosophies and the ideas behind the placement of these significant structures.
Drawing Demonstrations will include identifying site-lines created through the temples and corresponding processions. Also included in this course will be an exercise in drawing the "Golden Section".
The material will be engaged through group discussions and postings for this online course format. Students are asked to identify and find examples of classical design in their area as the basis for the course exercises.
Materials List:
Camera
8.5"x11" paper or equivalent
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Straight Edge and 12" Ruler
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CE515
Credits: 0, 6.00 CEU, 6.00 LU
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$325.00
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Basics of Garden Design
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This foundation course will give you the tools to begin to create and realize your garden and landscaping ideas. From the initial sketch to a unified garden design, this course will include the indoor-outdoor connection. The course will review the
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elements within the garden design typology. A review of the "softs-cape" comprising the animate (living), horticultural elements of the landscape design. Simply put, "soft-scape" refers to the plantings within the garden. How the softs-cape elements are complemented and balanced by "hard-scape" components, such as wooden pergolas, stone walls, paver, water features, furniture, tile, brick-walkways, and other exterior decorative or architectural elements.
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CE804
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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The Art of Choosing Paint Color
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Color is the foundation of an inviting, attractive space. Choosing colors, however, can be a daunting and time-consuming experience. This course provides a straightforward yet personal system for selecting the appropriate colors for your residential
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project. Using primarily paint colors, learn to compose with neutral undertones, bring in a “punch” color, and establish an overall mood-setting hue. This course involves visual examples and in-class color selection activities.
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CE805
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Creating a Successful Color Scheme
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A successful color scheme will pull together the look and feel of a space. This course goes beyond paint and walks you through effective and unique methods for creating a perfect scheme of colors, patterns, and surfaces. Color relationships and the p
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sychology of color are examined. Using a variety of NYSID supplied paint, fabric, and surface swatches, students work in class to develop a mood board.
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CE806
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Transform an Existing Space with Color
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Discover how to turn a space that is less than optimal into an inviting oasis. This course provides students with a practical method to assess and improve an existing interior by applying a new color palette. Learn why and how specific colors can aff
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ect an environment and create a desired mood. The relationship between light and color will be addressed. Students work in class to develop a transformative color solution using a “before and after” approach with NYSID supplied images and swatches.
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CE910
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Marketing Your Design Practice: The Plan
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Having covered the basics of business planning, the focus shifts to connecting those components that are unique to your business and finding a way to market them to your current and prospective clients. In other words, how do you move from articulati
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ng your vision to implementing your business mission? What is the value you bring to your clients? How can you deliver your value? As a one-time project, a recurring service, or a long-term commitment? Are all these methods applicable to your business? Learn how to be profitable without looking greedy.
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CE911
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Marketing Your Design Practice: The Brand
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Marketing a service or product implies a transactional relationship with your client. Learn how to build a system--business name, logo, product/service--that consistently, constantly, and clearly expresses who you are and what you do. In other words,
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learn how to develop your brand. What are the components of your brand? How can you stand out in a competitive market?
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CE912
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Marketing Your Design Practice: Go to Market
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Familiarize yourself with a few basic concepts of marketing. Have you heard of the 4Ps? The 5Cs? This discussion will allow you to choose how you position your business in the market, now and in the future, in a way consistent with the vision you hav
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e already articulated for your business. Additionally, the instructor will introduce you to the 4Ds of marketing, a new approach that connects design thinking with business management. Learn to distinguish between clients you should or should not keep and devise mechanisms that will rid your business of disadvantageous assignments.
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CE913
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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$185.00
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Marketing Your Design Practice: Manage
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Learn about processes and operations that will make your business life easier and your clientele very happy. Topics to be covered include letters of agreement, licenses and administrative documents that stem from your firm’s value proposition and pri
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cing structure. What type of infrastructure do you need to keep track of all these documents? Should you execute or delegate? Streamline your own operations for accuracy, efficiency, and profit maximization.
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CE914
Credits: 0, 3.00 CEU, 3.00 LU
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Marketing Your Design Practice: Grow
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Planning for growth is essential both for the survival of your business and for your own development. How does a brand grow? How can you manage your practice from the beginning to set it up for future growth that will develop organically? Several sce
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narios will be discussed and will cover partnerships, scale of projects and/or business as well as development of different revenue streams. Businesses should be groomed to grow in alignment with the business owner’s goals and ambitions. Learn how to prepare yourself and your business and for which type of growth.
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Courses listed below earn academic credit that can be used towards degree, after enrolling into one of the programs offered by the New York School of Interior Design.
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190
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Decorative Painting II Stencils & Pattern
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A further exploration of the techniques and history of decorative painting with an emphasis on painted pattern and stenciling for interior embellishment. Students will develop hand-painted project boards based on historical or contemporary designs.
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195
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$1,050.00 regist. fee. see sched. for other fees.
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Decorative Painting III Murals & Graphics
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An exploration of the history and techniques of decorative painting as it relates to large-scale murals and graphics for contemporary interior embellishment. Students will develop their ideas on canvas, scaling and transferring their designs while le
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arning the basic methods of mural painting.
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The Golden Mean as a Design Tool
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The Golden Mean stands alone among mathematical expressions of proportion. Its appearance in nature, design, and architecture is universally recognized, from Egyptian pyramids and the Greek Parthenon to Le Corbusier, and from sunflowers to spiral she
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lls from the sea. The Golden Mean principle is explored in lectures, and practical studio workshops teach students how to draw the Golden Mean proportion and use it as a design tool.
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