Listen to Me: Stop Designing for People
By Victor Ermoli In the book, The Experience Economy, authors B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore introduce us to an economic concept where value transcends function and performance. Rather, in the...
View ArticleBecoming Bigger Than Your Domain: The Hero’s Journey
By Margaret Alrutz The very definition of human life is intertwined with the concept of growth. We all know, but sometimes forget, that we are not born fully formed adults physically or emotionally....
View ArticleAhead of the Curve with Metaskills
By Marty Neumeier You already have design skills, or you wouldn’t be making a living in a highly creative profession. But there’s a difference between design skills and design leadership skills. To be...
View ArticleQ&A with Marjorie Barlow: Is Optimism the Key to Developing Leadership?
By Marjorie R. Barlow, Ph.D., Counselor, Consultant, and Coach, Interface, Inc. With what anyone would describe as a full career already behind her, Marjorie Barlow began her work with Interface in...
View ArticleGain Skills Needed by Today’s Designers
As the economy picks up and the design industry grows, leadership opportunities abound on the horizon. Will you be ready to take advantage of them? Will your business be prepared with the pipeline of...
View ArticleVisible Symbol: Center on Halsted Design Energizes Community
A 1924 commercial garage encased within a neo-modern glass facade is just one of the many design elements that were intentionally crafted into the three-story, 175,000-square-foot space that is home to...
View ArticleSCADpad Micro-Housing Experiment Transforms Atlanta Parking Structure into a...
Just a few weeks ago, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) unveiled SCADpad, a unique micro-housing and adaptive reuse experiment that transformed the parking structure of its midtown Atlanta...
View ArticleASID Celebrates the Stars of Design and Movie Magic on the Paramount Pictures...
On Saturday, June 21, 2014, the stars of design will align with the stars of the silver screen as the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) hosts its annual Celebration: The ASID Awards Gala at...
View ArticleCLC and Celebration Energize and Engage With a Little Hollywood Magic
I was just privileged to experience my fifth Chapter Leadership Conference (CLC), and it was the best CLC and Celebration Awards Gala yet. But each one has brought about new growth in this most...
View ArticleASID Test Out New Ways of Working at WeWork
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) board of directors and staff hosted an open house on Thursday evening to show off their transitional workspace at WeWork Chinatown to members of the...
View ArticleA Career in Design Is a Journey
Interior design is not a job. It is not something you leave behind when you go home at night. Design is a passion, a switch in your brain that is constantly on. The movies you watch, the places you...
View ArticleASID GO PRO/NYC Explores the Power of PRO Bono with Make It Right
On Sept. 18-19, 2014, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is bringing together 100 of the design industry’s top students and emerging professionals for our fourth annual GO PRO/NYC....
View ArticleBiomimicry: A Tale of Biomimetic Concept Chairs
“Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.” — Biomimicry Institute The name may be intimidating, but the...
View ArticleGO PRO/NYC: Unexpected Connections and Lessons
Four years ago I was called to serve on a new national council for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) by one of my interior design idols. Little did I know the Emerging Professional...
View ArticleA Real World Whirlwind in Dallas
Since mentoring students is better than a shot of espresso or vitamin B-12, I have selfishly mentored at least one student every year since ASID debuted Real World Design Week seven years ago. This...
View ArticleHealth Impact Summit Visits HOK’s Lake Nona Research Center
I’ve spent the last decade or so designing healthcare facilities because, as an architect, this was the primary sector in which we could focus on the impacts that the built environment has on human...
View ArticleGO PRO 2015 Was a Career Changing Experience
Specifically developed for emerging designers within their first few years of practice and graduating design students, GO PRO 2015 gathered the best and brightest to learn from industry thought leaders...
View ArticleTop Three Reasons to Attend LAUNCH: The ASID National Student Summit
After 20 years, ASID is bringing back its one-of-a-kind national student summit, a multi-day convention for interior design students. The interactive experience will include top notch break-out...
View ArticleWhy Should Interior Design Students be Advocates for the Profession?
There is a strong level of misunderstanding among elected officials at all levels of government on what interior designers do. This must change. The time has come for all interior designers and...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Joining ASID as a Student
Becoming a member of ASID is an investment, but the price you pay is well worth the immense benefits that will affect the rest of your career in the design industry. It is never too early to get...
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