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High Impact Material for High Income Projects
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Examine materials and developments that will work for innovative and profitable projects. Discuss and identify new developments in materials in our marketplace. View resources and products through imagery and samples.
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The design industry is more competitive than ever, with better-educated, more discerning design clients. How do you compete when your potential clients are shopping many of the same sources as you? Wow the with innovative, unique materials from resources they've never heard of! Translucent concrete, LED wallpaper, emotionally-reactive fabrics and more: New advances in material science are delivering fascinating new products to the marketplace everyday. These distinctive products and materials can give you the edge when dealing with internet-search savvy clients and aggressive competion, making your proposals difficult to price-shop.
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Deb Barrett
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Classroom Instruction / Lecture with multi-media
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Skill Building (application)
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2 Interior Design
2.3 Design Trends
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Color, Design and Materials: Tracking Trends through Global Trade Shows
Instructors:
Gerri Chmiel
Course Number:
40239
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0.1
Gain insight into process trend tracking. Understand Macro trends. Develop appreciation of trend drives, what forecasting is. Understand how to follow trend through its life cycle. Understand how trends affect product/design. Explore current trends in design/color/materials.
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Companies Going Global
Instructors:
Betty Hase
Course Number:
40454
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0.1
This course will describe 3 key drivers behind globalization, explain why success in the global market relies on a company’s ability to adapt to local tastes, identify 3 main business models for engaging with global markets and describe the issues to avoid when using these standards.
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Maison & Objet 2010
Instructors:
Ann Hurley
Course Number:
40012
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0.1
1)Learn about European trade shows and their influence on trends; 2)Track and discuss lifestyles that affect product design; 3) Define product trends and see those incorporated into new products; 4) View new products; 5)Summarize the textile market and creative "reuse" of product.
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Phylogenetic Design: Lessons from Nature (W)
Instructors:
Multiple Staff
Course Number:
40342
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0.1
This course will provide participants with guidelines and insights to using the features found in naturally preferred habitats in their own designed/built environments. These will be designed with elements that help to foster emotional well-being and comfort, as well as enhance creativity.
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World Tour: The hottest Designs from the World's Top Markets
Instructors:
Deb Barrett
Course Number:
40099
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0.1
Collect new products and resources that can set your business apart.
Recognize key consumer trends and the opportunities they present to build your business.
Indentify and place interior trends into context, creating a global point of view.
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World Tour: Hottest Designs from the World's Top Markets
Instructors:
Deb Barrett
Course Number:
40108
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0.4
Recognize key consumer trends and the opportunities they present. Evaluate their business in the context of a rapidly changing industry and define a clear position. Understanding and dealing with today's hyper-informed client. Formulate innovative strategies to implement into their business plan...
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Color Pulse (G)
Instructors:
Benjamin Moore Staff
Course Number:
40030
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0.1
1. Generating a Global Forecast.
2. Translating concepts into inspiration.
3. Understanding relationship of materials and color in tomorrow’s interior landscape.
4. Gain understanding of evolution of design concepts and color movement over a period of years.
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Past + Present = Future Workplace
Instructors:
Multiple Staff
Course Number:
40220
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0.1
Given the new/old realties of work, what shape will our work environments take? How will their evolution continue, after the vast changes of the past 150 years? Will we see entirely new landscapes at work?
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Trendspotting Your Competitive Advantage
Instructors:
Deb Barrett
Course Number:
40194
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0.1
Recognize and research trends. Understand the factors that influence trends. Know the anatomy of a trend cycle. Forecast a trend and apply it to your own business. Evaluate ongoing societal trends and identify components that will affect your own operation.
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PPG Pittsburgh Paints: Commercial Color & Design Trends
Instructors:
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Staff
Course Number:
40011
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0.1
Learn the newest design and color trends in contract design and their use in upcoming projects. Learn what societal, historical and demographic research is used to develop the trends. Learn the psychology behind colors and design themes used to create an environment that is geared to specific users.
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