Author: Stephanie Clemons

Interior Design provides students with an introduction to the history and how-to's of the profession while expanding into business practices, career specializations, and educational requirements. In combination with the teaching package, students learn about the design process; the importance of color and light; historical influences such as furniture and architectural styles; and the human element such as sustainability, aging-in-place, universal design, anthropometrics, proxemics, and ergonomics.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Interior Design, 1st Edition

• Front Matter
• Unit 1 Introduction to Interior Design
• • 1 - The Value of Interior Design
  • 2 - The Profession of Interior Design— Yesterday and Today
  • 3 - Interior Design Specialty Areas of Practice
  • 4 - The Business of Interior Design
  • 5 - Is Interior Design for You?
• Unit 2 Design Fundamentals
• • 6 - Introducing the Interior Design Process
  • 7 - The Elements and Principles of Interior Design
  • 8 - Color and Light
  • 9 - Influences of Design Through the Ages
  • 10 - The Human Impact of Interior Design
• Unit 3 Putting Knowledge into Practice
• • 11 - Interior Materials and Finishes
  • 12 - Furnishings and Accessories
  • 13 - Visual Communication: Drawings, Renderings, and Models
  • 14 - Commercial Interior Design Applications
  • 15 - Residential Interior Design Applications
  • 16 - You—The Beginning Designer
  • 17 - Career Skills for Interior Design
• Special Topics
• Appendix A: ASID Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Appendix B: Interior Designer Biographies
• References
• Glossary
• Index