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Whether for residential or business situations, are you looking to develop that knack of knowing what to place where in your design scheme to best use a space? One lucky student will have a free consultation in exchange for hosting the class one time during the course.

Learn the technical capabilities required to achieve an interior design project from initiation to completion. Explore floor planning, color and material coordination, and furniture schedules. Complete project boards that will become part of your professional portfolio. A materials list will be distributed at the first class. Prerequisite: Introduction to Drafting for Interior Designers. See going green: Designing and living-under green initiative.

Learn the basic fundamentals of drafting, the tools of the trade and how to use them, and what is needed to provide a crisp, clean, legible drawing. Learn how to draw floor plans, elevations, and sections; how to measure; and how to read scales and architectural plans.

Learn the large spectrum of fabrics available to the interior designer. Explore fabric make-up, aesthetics, durability, maintainability values, appropriate application to specifications, and how to create finish schedule charts for residential and commercial interiors.

Explore the extraordinary styles from Ancient, Renaissance, Georgian, Victorian, French, Art Nouveau, Artist Crafts, Art Decor, and Contemporary periods. Identify their unique motifs, ornamentation, construction and styles that are still classics today.

This course covers the means of obtaining resources for the designer and the materials necessary for the interior designer.

Color has increasingly become an important part of our residential and commercial environment. We feel its influence on us every day. Learning how to use color skillfully is a powerful tool for creating ambiance, attracting attention, or balancing design elements. The Language of Color clarifies color's vocabulary: hue, value, and saturation. Students develop a precise, working understanding of these terms. How colors interact and influence each other is explained. Students learn to create palettes for specific venues and clients.

An introduction to the AutoCAD 2008 software and the environment is presented. The CAD workstation is used to produce floor plans for rooms, land and houses showing walls, entryways and windows. Learn the use of Blocks and External Reverence files to furnish the plans with fixtures and furniture. Object properties are examined including color, layer, thickness and elevation. Single point and multiple point perspectives are produced; shading is introduced. Measurements of all plans are made using the software tools.