Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers » (BK&CD-ROM)

Tad Crawford, President and Publisher for Allworth Press in New York City, which he founded in 1989, studied economics at Tufts University, graduated from Columbia Law School, clerked on New York State’s highest court, and represented many artists and arts organizations when he actively practiced as an attorney. He has authored more than a dozen books on business, including The Secret Life of Money: How Money Can Be Food for the Soul. The legal affairs editor for Communication Arts Magazine he has written articles for magazines such as Art in America, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, Lapis, The Nation, New Age Journal, and Self. He has also appeared as a guest on television programs such as Fox on Money; The O’Reilly Report; Good Day, Wake Up; and It’s Only Money as well as numerous radio shows including New York & Company. He lives in New York City.

This latest addition to the best-selling Business and Legal Forms series provides 42 essential forms and checklists all ready to copy and put to immediate use in any interior design studio!

Each form includes step-by-step instructions and can be used as is, or easily tailored to meet a specific business situation. Readers will find a model job master index, product plan and budget, time sheet, contract with fabricator, estimate request form, client status report, commission of artwork contract, nondisclosure agreement, and much more. Also included is a second copy of each form with perforated pages for easy tear-out, as well as an accompanying CD-ROM with electronic copies of all these forms and checklists in both Mac and PC formats.


About the Author

Tad Crawford is an attorney, publisher, and author of Legal Guide for the Visual Artist as well as the Business and Legal Forms series for graphic designers, fine artists, photographers, illustrators, authors and self-publishers, and crafts. He is also the editor of AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design. He lives in New York City.

Eva Doman Bruck is Director of Studio Operations at Hearst Interactive Studios and formerly served as Operating Manager of Time Warner's Digital Production Studio in New York City and as Business Manager for twelve years at Milton Glaser, Inc. She is a member of the faculty of the School of Visual Arts MFA in Design program and co-author of Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers. She lives in New York City.

Interior Designer, President, Lisina, Inc. - Lisina Ceresa

"Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers is a wonderful reference book for every interior designer. It's rich in terminology, comprehensive, and deals with situations involving all the variables in our business. I particularly enjoyed reading the case histories."

A System for Success
The Order of the Forms
Handling Contracts
Negotiation
Oral Contracts
Letter Contracts
Standard Provisions
Using the Checklists

Basic Contract Law for Interior Designers, by Laura Mankin
How to Use the Forms
1. Jobs Index
2. Job Information Sheet
3. Project Plan and Budget
4. Proposal Form
5. Comprehensive Production Schedule
6. Time Sheet
7. Creative Log
8. Initial Survey
9. Project Drawings Log
10. Contractor Log
11. Purchase Log
12. Final Survey
13. Estimate Request Form
14. Estimate Log
15. Purchase Order
16. Transmittal Form
17. Traffic Log
18. Inventory Log
19. Project Status Report
20. Work Change Order
21. Billing Index
22. Billing Forms
23. Statements
24. Collection Letters
25. Receipts Log
26. Payables Index
27. Credit Reference Form
28. Marketing Checklist
29. Designer-Client Agreement for Residential Project
30. Designer-Client Agreement for Commercial Project
31. Contract Summary Sheet
32. Client Approval
33. Contract with Fabricator
34. Commission Contract for Art or Photography
35. Designer Sales Agent Agreement
36. Designer's Lecture Contract
37. Licensing Contract to Merchandise Designs
38. Nondisclosure Agreement for Submitting Ideas
39. Contract with an Independent Contractor
40. Employment Application
41. Employment Agreement
42. Restrictive Covenant for Employment
43. Project Employee Contract
44. Copyright Application
45. Trademark Application

The Forms (Tear-Out Section)
1. Jobs Index
2. Job Information Sheet
3. Project Plan and Budget
4. Proposal Form
5. Comprehensive Production Schedule
6. Time Sheet
7. Creative Log
8. Initial Survey
9. Project Drawings Log
10. Contractor Log
11. Purchase Log
12. Final Survey
13. Estimate Request Form
14. Estimate Log
15. Purchase Order
16. Transmittal Form
17. Traffic Log
18. Inventory Log
19. Project Status Report
20. Work Change Order
21. Billing Index
22. Billing Forms
23. Statements
24. Collection Letters
25. Receipts Log
26. Payables Index
27. Credit Reference Form
28. Marketing Checklist
29. Designer-Client Agreement for Residential Project
30. Designer-Client Agreement for Commercial Project
31. Contract Summary Sheet
32. Client Approval
33. Contract with Fabricator
34. Commission Contract for Art or Photography
35. Designer Sales Agent Agreement
36. Designer's Lecture Contract
37. Licensing Contract to Merchandise Designs
38. Nondisclosure Agreement for Submitting Ideas
39. Contract with an Independent Contractor
40. Employment Application
41. Employment Agreement
42. Restrictive Covenant for Employment
43. Project Employee Contract
44. Copyright Application
45. Trademark Application

Selected Bibliography
Index