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What are the general characteristics of design firms?
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1. Residential
2. Commercial/ contract design
3. Sole proprietorship (owned by one person)
4. Corporations (owned by multiple people) |
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| Name 5 of 7 areas of specialization in the profession: |
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office
residential
hospitality
health care
retail
institution
government |
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| name 5 nontraditional career opportunities |
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1. department store
2. retail specialty store
3. office furnishings dealer
4. architectural office
5. independent design firm
6. manufacturer
7. facility management
8. CAD specialist
9. model builders
10. sales rep.
11. Professional renderers |
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| Client Relationship Cycle |
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| Name 4 types of contract forms |
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ASID
House Forms
Interim Proposal
Retainer or Letter of Agreement |
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| LOA (Letter of Agreement) |
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| An outline of the terms of your arrangement/ deal to protect your legal rights and know your responsibilities for both parties |
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| A temporary agreement/ temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists |
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| presents facts and figures |
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| convincing the client that design meets their needs |
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Opening- grab attention
Body- 3 to 5 main points
Main points should have 3 to 3 sub-points
Closing- reversal of intro
Summarize points- credibility, positive, thoughtful remarks |
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American society of interior designers
interior designers of Canada
International federation of interior designers/ architects
International interior design association |
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| used to determine who can practice in a profession |
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| stipulates who may use a specific title |
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| state certification legislation that requires an interior designer to obtain a permit for prescribed services |
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| - state certification legislation prescribing what an interior designer may or may not do as well as the requirements to work as a licensed interior designer |
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| - state certification legislation specifying requirements, such as education, experience, and examination, for using a professional title |
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| - business structure that is a separate legal entity and is owned by its shareholders |
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| Intellectual Property Rights |
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| rights associated with creative works, such as designs, inventions, artistic endeavors, and symbols |
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| corporate benefit that involves owning stock in an employer’s company |
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| - are arranged to feature someone’s work experience and are often used by people with a history of relevant professional practice |
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| - is written to highlight skills, abilities, and strengths, and is generally used by people who do not have significant relevant work experience |
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| is a meeting in which a potential job seeker seeks advice on their career, the industry, and the corporate culture of a potential future workplace; while an employed professional learns about the job seeker and judges their professio |
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| - document summarizing job-related skills by featuring someone’s work experience. |
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| process used to identify a person’s abilities, skills, and values. |
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| activities that do not occur at the same time |
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| discipline associated with moral duties and obligations of a company. |
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| - intensive, multidisciplinary workshop structured to enable open discussions between stakeholders of a project |
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| Discipline associated with moral duties and obligations |
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| - information that people can access via several means, such as documents, drawings, or photographs. |
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| a systematic approach of set guidelines in which data is collected, accumulated, and made easily available to all seeking knowledge and experience to excel |
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| - the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group. (doing the right thing) |
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| people who have an earnest interest in a project |
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| - is the kind of knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it. (is in someone’s mind and is contrasted to explicit knowledge) |
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| cultural dimension based on valuing the accomplishments of groups. |
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| - cultural dimension based on the belief that people in a variety of positions can be empowered to succeed |
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| mindset of ethnicity superiority |
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| cultural dimension based on valuing the accomplishments of each person. |
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| cultural dimension that is strict about being punctual and to be late is considered rude behavior |
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| mindset that replaces the values, attitudes, behavior, and customs of people throughout the world. |
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| cultural dimension based on based on the belief that tardiness is acceptable. |
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| Acknowledgement/confirmation |
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| document sent from a vendor indicating receipt of the order |
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| legal system associated with agreements when two or more individuals (parties) make voluntary promises to each other |
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| - legal system associated with “works of authorship” and creative expression. |
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Credit (cr) = PAYMENTS
Debit (dr) = CHARGES |
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Direct Personnel Expense
- costs associated with employee salaries and benefits
- personnel-related overhead costs (such as vacation, sick leave, insurance, payroll taxes, pension expenses, and other benefits) that you add to labor cost for project reporting purpose |
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FIXED FEE: interest rate that applies to a loan
FLAT FEE: payment of method someone charges for a specific task for a specific price |
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Free/freight on board destination
- shipping provision whereby the manufacturer or seller pays the freight charges |
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| -shipping provision whereby the purchaser is responsible for the charges |
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| Intellectual Property law |
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| - legal system associated with ownership of creative expressions. |
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| wrong that involves deliberate harm, such as battery, assault, false imprisonment, and trespass to land or personal property |
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| - statement that includes an itemized list of services, products, and money owed to a supplier |
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| amount added to the designer’s costs of an item |
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designer’s charges from a manufacturer to a wholesaler
the value at which a product or service is sold after all taxes and other costs are added and all discounts subtracted |
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| legal system that regulates “new and useful” inventions |
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| a legal contractual agreement between a buyer (usually your employer) and a seller |
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| price reduction that can be provided to design professionals by a variety of businesses. |
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| work that is added to or deleted from the original scope of work of a contract. |
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| file created by a designer that includes all terms associated with a client, such as contracts, schedules, letters, and material samples |
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| - document that includes product specification provided by manufacturer |
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| - preliminary design services agreement between client and designers |
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Request for Information
-document that asks design firms to submit a proposal for a service or product |
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Request for Qualifications
- document that asks a design firm to document its expertise and professional experiences. |
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Uniform Commercial Code
-the laws that govern contracts as well as other commercial transactions between U.S. states and territories |
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| A Title Act governs the use of a title, such as registered or certified interior designer, but does not require individuals to become licensed to practice Interior Design |
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| governs the use of a title, but also requires practicing interior designers to become licensed. |
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| Trying to beat other designers' charging to clients |
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| you charge the client for all costs accumulated as a result of the work and then add an additional percentage over and above that price. For example, if your fee was 40 percent over cost and you priced a job at $10,000 total cost, the client's fee would be $14,000 |
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| What are the 3 types of pricing |
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1- competitive
2- per hour
3- cost plus |
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Patent: gives inventors the right to use their product in the marketplace or transfer it to someone else
Trademark: protects symbols, names, and slogans that identify goods and services |
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| 2 methods for determining a flat fee? |
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1. examine past records
2. using a percentage of project costs |
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| When would it be beneficial to use cost plus percentage fees? |
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| When a considerable amount of merchandise is being purchased |
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| What is the difference between list and net prices? |
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1. The suggested amount that a customer should pay for a product
2. Designer's charges from a manufacturer or wholesaler |
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| What are 3 important elements of a contract? |
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-name of parties
-contractual timeline
-signature with dates |
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| What are the 2 types of networks? |
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| Licensure vs Certification |
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Licensure: governmental agency grants time-limited permission for someone to practice a given occupation
Certifcation: nongovernmental agency grants a time-limited recognition to an individual after verifying that he or she has met predetermined and standardized criteria |
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| Provides the public the benefit of an identifiable choice when hiring an interior designer. Allows those looking for n interior designer to be aware that they have met certain criteria. |
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