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Grammar Check: Grammarly Helps Proofread, Edit Documents
Are you ready to move beyond standard grammar correctors that miss even basic spelling errors? Grammarly — an artificially intelligent (AI) “writing assistant,”— offers just that, helping job seekers…
IDS Conference 2022 Recap
The 2022 IDS National Conference in Chicago included a variety of education, networking and experiences — all around the city of Chicago! The conference itself took place at the Chicago Merchandise…
Design House Succeeds in Design, Retail & Lighting
Design House, in Houston, TX, may be the first interior design retail showroom that qualified as a finalist for the Showroom of the Year Awards, which focuses attention on lighting retail showrooms. …
Design Coaching: How to Determine Your Design Fees
We all know many clients who like to exist in the disturbingly tedious land of catalog decorating. Refusing to punch a train ticket to bore town and encouraging mediocrity in the safe land of the…
Retail Guide: Keep 'Em Coming Back
According to a recent Salesforce retail survey, loyalty is a brand differentiator, and retailers are exploring ways to drive up the lifetime value of customers. As the retail landscape continues to…
Gail Doby Readies Financial Blueprint Challenge
Gail Doby of Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting has announced her upcoming Financial Blueprint Challenge, where she’ll share her secrets to develop financial confidence in your interior design…
ICFA Refreshes Casual Market Branding Ahead of Atlanta Move
As the Casual Market relocates to AmericasMart in Atlanta beginning in 2023, the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) is refreshing and reimagining the 60+-year-old event. The…
IDS Announces Designer of the Year Award Recipients
On Saturday, August 6th members and guests of the Interior Design Society (IDS) gathered at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, IL, to honor the winners of the 2022 Designer of the Year competition.…
Design Coaching Center: Determining Your Design Fees
We all know many clients who like to exist in the disturbingly tedious land of catalog decorating. Refusing to punch a train ticket to bore town and encouraging mediocrity in the safe land of the…
ART Names Awards Nominating Committee
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the members of the ARTS Awards Nominating Committee, a group of independent industry professionals who will…