Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers

From Library Journal
Attorney Crawford and professional designer Bruck, coauthors of Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers, have once again teamed up to present a comprehensive guide to business organization and legalities this time for interior designers. Though chapters cover successful proposals and negotiations as well as business law, the book consists primarily of forms, including those used for budgeting, scheduling, and contracts as well as logs for purchases and estimates. The forms, also found on the accompanying CD-ROM, are arranged chronologically and include extensive instructions on their use. Highly recommended for professional, college, and large interior design collections.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


Adam D. Tihany, Architect/Designer
“I am very impressed. If this book existed when I started in business, I’d be retired in Florida by now!”


Hugh Hardy, FAIA, Founding Partner, HHPA
“Here is a comprehensive handbook about the business of interior design. This guide is a necessity.”


Karen Fisher, President, Designer Previews
“I predict it will become as indispensable for interior designers as their tape measures.”


Lisina Ceresa, Interior Designer, President, Lisina, Inc.
“A wonderful reference book for every interior designer.”


Book Description
An interior designer's best work is often measured by abstract standards. The designer's talent and skill can dazzle the eyes and win clients, but creative ability is not enough to ensure long-term success. The less glamorous side of interior design is one of negotiations, contracts, and finances. A designer ill-prepared to cope with the inevitable business and legal complications ultimately loses time and money, but now help is on the way. Attorney Tad Crawford and design business professional Eva Doman Bruck have teamed to provide interior designers with Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers, a powerful new resource for building the the foundation for a successful design business.


From the Publisher
Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers contains all of the essential business and legal forms today's successful interior designers need. Step-by-step instructions, advice on standard contractual provisions, thorough discussion of contractual issues relevant to the industry, and unique negotiation checklists are presented to help interior designers operate with the highest standards of professionalism. All of the forms are included on a CD-ROM to aid in customizing for use in the daily practice of the profession. The forty-two forms include: •planning and budgeting •schedules •estimates •purchase orders •billing •contracts •proposals •copyright and trademark applications


From the Author
"As necessary as it is to be flexible and adapt to different conditions, it is as important to the interior designer to have standard ways of processing the work flow and an organized system for keeping track of project details."


About the Author
Tad Crawford is an attorney, publisher, and author of Legal Guide for the Visual Artist as well as the Business and Legal Forms series for graphic designers, fine artists, photographers, illustrators, authors and self-publishers, and crafts. He is also the editor of AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design. He lives in New York City. Eva Doman Bruck is Director of Studio Operations at Hearst Interactive Studios and formerly served as Operating Manager of Time Warner's Digital Production Studio in New York City and as Business Manager for twelve years at Milton Glaser, Inc. She is a member of the faculty of the School of Visual Arts MFA in Design program and co-author of Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers. She lives in New York City.


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Attorney Crawford and professional designer Bruck, coauthors of Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers, have once again teamed up to present a comprehensive guide to business organization and legalities this time for interior designers. Though chapters cover successful proposals and negotiations as well as business law, the book consists primarily of forms, including those used for budgeting, scheduling, and contracts as well as logs for purchases and estimates. The forms, also found on the accompanying CD-ROM, are arranged chronologically and include extensive instructions on their use. Highly recommended for professional, college, and large interior design collections. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.


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