Book description
The essential guide to decision making and problem solving for the
interior designer
The interior design profession requires effective problem solving and
critical thinking, as they impact all phases of the design project and
most work activities of the interior designer. Whether you are a
student or professional designer, much of what you do involves these
skills. Although most of us do not even think about what we do in
terms of these activities, they are a constant part of design. They
are also skills that must be performed successfully outside a
professional career. Improving these skills makes you a more
sought-after employee and designer, effective business owner, and
fulfilled individual. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for
Designers will put the reader on the correct path to a
solutions-oriented practice. Using her trademark accessible and
conversational approach, Christine Piotrowski guides readers through
the process of how the working designer solves problems and makes
decisions. Some of the topics she discusses are:
This book also features real-life scenarios and design problems that
guide the reader toward making correct decisions in real-life
situations.
Christine M. Piotrowski, FASID, IIDA, provides
consulting services on business practices to interior designers. Now
based in Phoenix, Arizona, she is a former professor of interior
design at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. She has
more than twenty-five years of commercial and residential design
experience. Christine is the author of the award-winning Professional
Practice for Interior Designers and Becoming an Interior Designer, as
well as coauthor of Designing Commercial Interiors, all published by
Wiley.
