Samford Interior Design

AutoCAD for MAC

2010-10-15T07:27:00.000-07:00

AutoCAD for MAC is now available. You may download a trial version of the application:
AUTOCAD for MAC

Class Field-Inquiry

2010-09-29T14:47:00.000-07:00

Students in the course LEED And Principles of Sustainable Design visit StewartPerry HQ, a LEED Certified building.

IDSO Events

2010-03-09T08:39:00.000-08:00

Tuesday April 6th, 10 am (Room 118) -- Breakfast

with a Designtex Rep

Come learn about the job of a sales rep!

Saturday April 17th, Habitat for Humanity Work Day

Location and time TBA

Friday April 23rd, IIDA Student Day

More information to follow!

Wednesday or Friday, May 5th or 7th, End of the Year Party

Awards, scholarships, and food!

Location and time TBA

CIDA News

2010-03-08T13:11:00.000-08:00

The Interior Design department was awarded accreditation for six years by the Accreditation Commission of the Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The accreditation review occurred Fall 2009.

2010 Walking Tour

2010-02-25T10:14:00.000-08:00

Vulcan Park and Museum is sponsoring the 2010 Walking Tour series.

Time: 9:30 am - noon
Cost: $12

March 13: Forest Park Neighborhood
Led by Linda Nelson and Catherine Browne

April 10: First Avenue South Studio Tour
Led by Phillip Morris, walking tour series curator

May 8: Altamont's Early Houses on Red Mountain
Led by Cathy Adams

Space is limited.

For more information or to register: (205)933-1409 x28 or ksteele@visitvulcan.com

IFDA Education Foundation

2010-02-11T09:36:00.000-08:00

The IFDA Educational Foundation announced scholarships & grants. Opportunities include:

IFDA Leaders Commemorative Scholarship, $1,500
Part time Student Scholarship, $1,500
IFDA Student Member Scholarship, $2,000

Ruth Clark Furniture Design Scholarship, $3,000

Vercille Voss IFDA Graduate Student Scholarship, $2,000
Green/Sustainable Design Scholarship, $1,500
Marketing Internship Scholarship, $1500

For more information, visit their site at IFDA

Interior Design Website Wins ADDY Award

2010-02-11T09:19:00.001-08:00

The Interior Design website recently won a Birmingham Advertising Federation of America Gold award in the 2010 ADDY awards. The ADDY Awards is the world’s largest advertising competition with over 50,000 entries annually.

Special thanks to Scott Fisk, Assistant Professor in Graphic Design and Samford student Sharon Duckworth. The Addy awards ceremony was on Sunday February 8, 2010 and the INTD site won both the Gold Student Addy and the Student Best of Show awards.

Classes Begin Monday, January 25, 2009

2010-01-21T09:17:00.003-08:00

Classes Begin Monday, January 25.

Student Design Competition 2010

2010-01-21T09:16:00.000-08:00

The Brass Ring Awards 24

The Brass Ring Awards competition is designed to motivate and reward students for excellence in art and design. Cash prizes are awarded and students may submit work in any of 40 different categories. This year marks the 24th year for the Brass Ring Awards, which attracted 949 entries in 2008 from 22 universities and 17 high schools. The awards presentation will be Sat., April 3rd at 3:00p.m. in Judd Theater.

Goto www.brassringwards.com for more information.

IDSO Event Update

2009-11-10T08:22:00.000-08:00

Crossville Tile Company
Friday, November 13th at 3pm
Demonstration and Tour of Business and Tile making
Please sign-up!

Gingerbread Christmas Party
Thursday,December 3rd at 7pm
Study break and time to relax before exams
Location: TBA

T-shirt Design for IDSO
Post your design on the IDSO bulletin board and we will vote to see who’s design wins!

Exhibit
Jonathan Haas’ exhibit, “Samford Secrets,” is being held in Samford Library at the circulation desk from now until the end of the month!

INTD Gallery Show

2009-10-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

IDSO Announcement

2009-10-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

IDSO meeting Thrusday October 8, 2009 @ 10:00am

The October 5th - Tour of Aloft Hotel - 3 pm tour was reschedule for October 12th @ 3pm

Historic Preservation Class tour

2009-09-25T07:29:00.001-07:00

Linda Nelson (Jefferson County Historical Commission) led our tour of Historic Districts, downtown Birmingham.

IDSO EVENTS

2009-09-16T07:44:00.000-07:00

September 21st - Dinner at Iguana Grill - 7 pm
October 5th - Tour of Aloft Hotel - 3 pm
October 8th - IDSO Meeting - 10 am
October 13th - Majors Connection Fair - 9:30 to 11:30 am
October 17th - Habitat 4 Humanity with IIDA

Historic Preservation Class

2009-09-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

HP class site visit (vernacular architecture).

Installing BOOTCAMP (for MAC users)

2009-08-24T05:32:00.000-07:00

Here is a great resource for those of you who are installing Windows operating systems on a MAC computer.

You will need to install the Windows OS via Bootcamp, then download and install AutoCAD within the Windows environment.

http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/01/15/

http://www.simplehelp.net/2009/01/15/using-boot-camp-to-install-windows-7-on-your-mac-the-complete-walkthrough/

Departmental Meeting

2009-08-17T12:54:00.000-07:00

Please mark your calendars to attend our first department meeting on Thursday, September 3, 2009 during convo (10:00-11:00) in OBB 118.

APPLE Store / Samford University

2009-08-06T16:34:00.000-07:00

Samford on Apple

AutoCAD Version 10

2009-08-03T05:45:00.000-07:00

Students can now download AutoCAD 2010, free of charge.

Goto: students.autodesk.com

LEED AP

2009-07-09T06:12:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Laurl Self.

Laurl passed the LEED AP exam.

For more information regarding Green Building practices and become a LEED AP, go to www.usgbc.org

SU INTD Students, in the news

2009-04-23T18:01:00.000-07:00

Earth Day, Spring 2009

Video

In the Video

Students: Yolanda, Jonathan, Elysia, Kait

Alumna: Chelsea