This latest addition to the best-selling Business and Legal Forms series provides 45 essential forms and checklists–all ready to copy and put to immediate use in any interior design studio!
Here you will find forms with step-by-step instructions that can be used as is, or easily tailored to meet a specific business situation. Readers will find a model job master index, product plan and budget, time sheet, contract with frabricator, estimate request form, client status report, commission of artwork contract, nondisclosure agreement, and much more. Also included is a second copy of each form with perforated pages for easy tear-out, as well as an accompanying CD-ROM with electronic copies of all these forms and checklists in both Mac and PC formats.
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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 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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“A wonderful reference book for every interior designer.” -- Lisina Ceresa, Interior Designer, President, Lisina, Inc.
“Here is a comprehensive handbook about the business of interior design. This guide is a necessity.” -- Hugh Hardy, FAIA, Founding Partner, HHPA
“I am very impressed. If this book existed when I started in business, I’d be retired in Florida by now!” -- Adam D. Tihany, Architect/Designer
“I predict it will become as indispensable for interior designers as their tape measures.” -- Karen Fisher, President, Designer Previews
“Here is a comprehensive handbook about the business of interior design. This guide is a necessity.” -- Hugh Hardy, FAIA, Founding Partner, HHPA
“I am very impressed. If this book existed when I started in business, I’d be retired in Florida by now!” -- Adam D. Tihany, Architect/Designer
“I predict it will become as indispensable for interior designers as their tape measures.” -- Karen Fisher, President, Designer Previews
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Allworth Press publisher and founder Tad Crawford is an author, attorney, and artists' rights advocate.
Born in New York City, Crawford grew up in the artists colony of Woodstock, New York. Interested in writing both fiction and nonfiction, he majored in economics at Tufts College and graduated from Columbia Law School in February 1971. ("That explains the unusual amalgam of my activities," Crawford says. "A lot of legal skills are crucial for helping the artist and for running a publishing company. Of course, writing is an excellent background for publishing. So it's come together very well.")
Crawford clerked for a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, then went to work for a small general law firm in New York City while writing and teaching writing and literature at the School of Visual Arts. Until he took the teaching assignment at the School of Visual Arts and learned of the need for materials to help artists understand their rights, he had not envisioned being an advocate of artists' rights.
"I found nothing in print to help artists deal with such legal matters as copyrights, contracts, income taxes, the 'hobby loss' problem, estate planning, or even how to get grants," recalls Crawford. And so, responding to what he saw as "an extreme need," he wrote a book dealing with those and other relevant issues, titling it Legal Guide for the Visual Artist and using it as a text for the "Law and the Visual Artist" course that he taught at the School of Visual Arts. Published in 1977, Legal Guide for the Visual Artist is now in its fourth edition and has one hundred thousand copies in print.
He followed this with The Writer's Legal Guide in 1978 (which has been updated and reissued with The Authors Guild as co-publisher and Kay Murray, the General Counsel for the Authors Guild, as co-author). With Arie Kopelman he wrote Selling Your Photography in 1980 and Selling Your Graphic Design and Illustration in 1981. At the same time Crawford served as Chairman of the Board for the Foundation for the Community of Artists, legislative counsel for the Copyright Justice Coalition (which had many arts groups as members), and general counsel for the Graphic Artists Guild. In 1982 Crawford was asked to help publish books for some of the organizations that he had represented as an attorney. In response, he became publisher of Madison Square Press, which issued annuals for such artists'organizations as the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Publication Designers, the Art Directors Club of New York, and the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles.
In 1988 he decided to strike out in a new direction, "to create a press that would offer the kind of information that was more like what I had taught, written about, and lobbied for." Crawford saw the need for a publishing company that would provide practical information to creative professionals, such as artists, photographers, designers, and authors. He knew first hand the issues faced every day by such creative people and could envision a spectrum of books to help them survive and prosper professionally.
In the Fall of 1989, Crawford published Allworth Press's first book, a revised edition of his classic Legal Guide for the Visual Artist. Ten more titles followed in 1990, offering information about marketing, promotion, pricing, copyright, contracts, health and safety, and much more. The first edition of Business and Legal Forms for Photographers was published in 1991. "The information in these books,"Crawford says, "can make all the difference in terms of success and prosperity." Today Allworth Press has a backlist of more than 250 books, publishes 12-15 books annually, and employs a staff of six very talented people.
Crawford's last involvement as an active lobbyist was in 1986, and he's given up active practice of the law to devote his energies to his publishing and his writing. The full list of books that he has authored follows:
AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design (editor)
The Artist-Gallery Partnership (with Susan Mellon)
Business and Legal Forms for Crafts
Business and Legal Forms for Fine Artists
Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers (with Eva Doman Bruck)
Business and Legal Forms for Illustrators
Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers (with Eva Doman Bruck)
Business and Legal Forms for Industrial Designers (with Eva Doman Bruck and Carl W. Battle)
Business and Legal Forms for Photographers
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist
The Money Mentor
The Secret Life of Money
Selling Your Photography (with Arie Kopelman)
Selling Your Graphic Design and Illustration (with Arie Kopelman)
Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer
The Writer's Legal Guide (with Kay Murray)
Born in New York City, Crawford grew up in the artists colony of Woodstock, New York. Interested in writing both fiction and nonfiction, he majored in economics at Tufts College and graduated from Columbia Law School in February 1971. ("That explains the unusual amalgam of my activities," Crawford says. "A lot of legal skills are crucial for helping the artist and for running a publishing company. Of course, writing is an excellent background for publishing. So it's come together very well.")
Crawford clerked for a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, then went to work for a small general law firm in New York City while writing and teaching writing and literature at the School of Visual Arts. Until he took the teaching assignment at the School of Visual Arts and learned of the need for materials to help artists understand their rights, he had not envisioned being an advocate of artists' rights.
"I found nothing in print to help artists deal with such legal matters as copyrights, contracts, income taxes, the 'hobby loss' problem, estate planning, or even how to get grants," recalls Crawford. And so, responding to what he saw as "an extreme need," he wrote a book dealing with those and other relevant issues, titling it Legal Guide for the Visual Artist and using it as a text for the "Law and the Visual Artist" course that he taught at the School of Visual Arts. Published in 1977, Legal Guide for the Visual Artist is now in its fourth edition and has one hundred thousand copies in print.
He followed this with The Writer's Legal Guide in 1978 (which has been updated and reissued with The Authors Guild as co-publisher and Kay Murray, the General Counsel for the Authors Guild, as co-author). With Arie Kopelman he wrote Selling Your Photography in 1980 and Selling Your Graphic Design and Illustration in 1981. At the same time Crawford served as Chairman of the Board for the Foundation for the Community of Artists, legislative counsel for the Copyright Justice Coalition (which had many arts groups as members), and general counsel for the Graphic Artists Guild. In 1982 Crawford was asked to help publish books for some of the organizations that he had represented as an attorney. In response, he became publisher of Madison Square Press, which issued annuals for such artists'organizations as the Society of Illustrators, the Society of Publication Designers, the Art Directors Club of New York, and the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles.
In 1988 he decided to strike out in a new direction, "to create a press that would offer the kind of information that was more like what I had taught, written about, and lobbied for." Crawford saw the need for a publishing company that would provide practical information to creative professionals, such as artists, photographers, designers, and authors. He knew first hand the issues faced every day by such creative people and could envision a spectrum of books to help them survive and prosper professionally.
In the Fall of 1989, Crawford published Allworth Press's first book, a revised edition of his classic Legal Guide for the Visual Artist. Ten more titles followed in 1990, offering information about marketing, promotion, pricing, copyright, contracts, health and safety, and much more. The first edition of Business and Legal Forms for Photographers was published in 1991. "The information in these books,"Crawford says, "can make all the difference in terms of success and prosperity." Today Allworth Press has a backlist of more than 250 books, publishes 12-15 books annually, and employs a staff of six very talented people.
Crawford's last involvement as an active lobbyist was in 1986, and he's given up active practice of the law to devote his energies to his publishing and his writing. The full list of books that he has authored follows:
AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design (editor)
The Artist-Gallery Partnership (with Susan Mellon)
Business and Legal Forms for Crafts
Business and Legal Forms for Fine Artists
Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers (with Eva Doman Bruck)
Business and Legal Forms for Illustrators
Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers (with Eva Doman Bruck)
Business and Legal Forms for Industrial Designers (with Eva Doman Bruck and Carl W. Battle)
Business and Legal Forms for Photographers
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist
The Money Mentor
The Secret Life of Money
Selling Your Photography (with Arie Kopelman)
Selling Your Graphic Design and Illustration (with Arie Kopelman)
Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer
The Writer's Legal Guide (with Kay Murray)
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Book was a help to understand what forms would be useful for an owner of an interior design business. the book contained information on how the form is used, an example of the form. a cd was included that contained all forms covered in the book. this was most useful. To be honest, the forms were very basic and did not take advantage of color printers or fancy fonts. I used the forms I needed as a model to create a better versions in microsoft excel. If you are looking for basic forms to provide your clients and vendors, this book contains all that you need. If you need something alittle fancier, and are good with your computer, model your own from what is provided. I would still rate this book as a good buy.
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billing index, job information sheet, contractor log, physical artworks, work change orders, reimbursable items, advance against expenses, jobs index, occupancy date, drawings log, job sheets, mutual assent, design fee, court having jurisdiction thereof, interior design firm, transmittal form, reimbursable expenses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Copyright Office, Filling In the Form Fill, Custom Built Homes, Exercise Furnishings Linens, Other Electronic, United States, American Arbitration Association, Project Implementation, New York, Blue Oyster Restaurant-Bar, Decorative Items Storage, Next Steps, State of In Witness Whereof, Title Authorized Signatory, Allworth Press, Basic Facts, Blue Oyster Restaurant-Dining Room, Governing Law, Licensing Art, Author's Nationality, Boards Preliminary Budget, Decorative Items Final Presentation, Decorative Items Presentation, Laura Mankin, Name Telephone Address E-mail New!
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billing index, job information sheet, contractor log, physical artworks, work change orders, reimbursable items, advance against expenses, jobs index, occupancy date, drawings log, job sheets, mutual assent, design fee, court having jurisdiction thereof, interior design firm, transmittal form, reimbursable expenses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Copyright Office, Filling In the Form Fill, Custom Built Homes, Exercise Furnishings Linens, Other Electronic, United States, American Arbitration Association, Project Implementation, New York, Blue Oyster Restaurant-Bar, Decorative Items Storage, Next Steps, State of In Witness Whereof, Title Authorized Signatory, Allworth Press, Basic Facts, Blue Oyster Restaurant-Dining Room, Governing Law, Licensing Art, Author's Nationality, Boards Preliminary Budget, Decorative Items Final Presentation, Decorative Items Presentation, Laura Mankin, Name Telephone Address E-mail New!
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- A Guide to Business Principles and Practices for Interior Designers: Revised Edition by Harry Siegel on page 128, and Back Matter
- From Hiring to Firing by Steven Sack on page 197, and Back Matter
- The Trademark Guide: A Friendly Guide to Protecting and Profiting from Trademarks by Lee Wilson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Just the Job : Art and Design Pb by Lifetime Careers in Back Matter
- Legal Guide for the Visual Artist by Tad Crawford in Back Matter
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- The Interior Designers Guide to Pricing Estimating and Budgeting by Theo Stephan Williams in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Interior Design Reference Manual: A Guide to the NCIDQ Exam (3rd Edition) by David Kent Ballast in Back Matter
- How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts by Rebecca Pitman in Back Matter
- Computer Graphics for Architects, Engineers, and Environmental Designers by D. Dayton Reuter in Back Matter
- Business and Legal Forms for Illustrators by Tad Crawford in Back Matter
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