Writing For Interior Design

by Eakins, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9781563672798
• ISBN10: 1563672790
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-14
• Publisher: Fairchild Books

Summary

Writing for Interior Design teaches writing skills that interior design students can apply in the classroom and in their ongoing professional lives. It guides students from basic writing skills to professional fluency in a wide range of areas including communication with colleagues,employers, suppliers, clients, and the market. It also addresses the needs of entrepreneurial designers in start-up practices with limited budgets. A unique, highly creative hands-on approach builds on design students' visual communication skills to guide the development of their ability to express themselves verbally.

Author Biography

Patricia Eakins has taught many English composition and creative writing courses at such colleges and universities as New York Institute of Technology,The New School, Trinity College, and New York University. She has also served as an editorial consultant on a variety of vocational textbooks and is the author of numerous works of fiction, including short stories and a prize-winning novel.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	x
Audience and Writing Style	1	(30)
Description: The Basis for Writing about Interiors	31	(46)
Analysis: A Tool for Understanding	77	(41)
Professional Identity and Capability Presentation	118	(54)
Writing to Win Business	172	(44)
Writing for Agreement	216	(38)
Contracts for Construction and Fabrication	254	(38)
Contract Administration: Fixtures, Furnishings, and Equipment	292	(29)
Writing in the Design Office	321	(33)
Contract Administration: Construction and Installation	354	(38)
Marketing through Promotion, Advertising, and Publicity	392	(42)
Selling Yourself to Prospective Employers	434	(49)
Notes	483	(15)
Index	498