My Attendance at Aileron … What an Awesome Experience!
By Gary K. Pino, FMPProfessional Development is a huge continuous improvement opportunity and positive investment here at IDO Incorporated. This win-win situation allows for professional advancement...
View ArticleThose Busy Bees Were Up To Something!
By: Lee BoylandA honeycomb is a fascinating, sweet and incredibly perfect object; but did you also know that the honeycomb is the strongest structure in nature?Humans have adopted it for this reason in...
View ArticleAutoCAD 101: Tips and Tricks
By: Lindsay Ferro and Yvonne RushAs interior designers most of us work in AutoCAD drawings on a daily basis to develop a space plan that works for our clients. Here are 10 tips that we thought may be...
View ArticleWhy Workplace Design Alone Can’t Advance Ones Performance
By: Jill MendozaSome will say Workplace Design is just another passing trend for companies who are trying to be “cool”, innovative or enticing in their efforts for attracting top talent. Others will...
View ArticleWhat Makes Long-Lasting Employees?
By: Amanda MedlenI recently saw a headlining article through LinkedIN entitled ‘5 ways to make employees want to be and stay on your team.’ It really interested me, and I am so glad to have read this...
View ArticleA Well-Designed City
By: Kelsey VenekampOn average, military children make more moves than their civilian counterparts—and I am no exception to this curious fact. North Dakota to Connecticut and many places in-between,...
View ArticleIndy gets ”Tagged” by Commission
By: Kris KleinknightYes people; Indianapolis has Street Art! It’s all over the place and new pieces keep popping up! There are sculptures, digital and electronic installments, and murals galore....
View ArticleInterior Design and the Third Dimension of Printing
By: Julie KnightQuestion: What new technology is easy to use and allows total personal customization?Answer: Additive Manufacturing or 3D printing3D printing is a process where anyone can have their...
View ArticleThe ABCs of Design – Great Design Must Be Art
By: Jay JohnsonThis blog article is the first in a series of 26 related commentaries that seek to answer the question, “What is Interior Design?” by exploring various terms associated with the...
View ArticleUnleash Your Creative Side!
By: Donna MetallicWhat makes a person Creative? What inspires you? Over the years I have heard, “You are creative. What inspires you?” So , I thought I would share a few thoughts about creativity...
View ArticleAnd Now to the Future…
By: Janet H. Thomas, RIDIt seems only fitting after all the media hype over ‘Back to the Future’ October 21, 2015 that one asks the question ‘What does the future hold?’ What will communities look and...
View ArticleAwesome Associate “Bench Strength” + A Sound Succession Plan = Successful...
By: Gary K. Pino, FMPOver the past few years, our Firm has been kicking around the development of a Succession Plan. After our IDO Incorporated Leadership Team attended Aileron’s Senior Executive...
View ArticleDesigning – For the Birds
By: Jill Mendoza Yes, living the green life can get complicated, even when selecting windowpanes. Glass windows allow for lots of natural light, which in turn saves electricity. That is certainly a...
View ArticleIndiana Interior Design Programs
By: Yvonne Rush & Lindsay Ferro As mentors in the ACE program and often active still in speaking at our Alma Mater, we love educating future and current students about Interior Design! As the...
View ArticleThankfulness and Blessings
By: Amanda Medlen In this time of Thanksgiving and the joyous holiday season, I have been abundantly reminded of the great people that I am surround by, day in and day out. (And now you are thinking…...
View ArticleThe Happiness Resolution
By: Kelsey Venekamp With 2015 quickly coming to an end, the chatter of ‘new beginnings’ and ‘fresh starts’ fills the air, as we begin to pen our priorities in the New Year. While our resolutions are...
View ArticleA Few Things I Have Learned from My IDO Family…
By: Lee Boyland When we spend as much time with people as we do our co-workers, we start to learn not just skills pertaining to our career, but also the small stuff – the life stuff that we have...
View ArticleHAPPY HOLIDAYS!
By: Rhonda Wessel It’s that busy time of year again. The rushing around, shopping, baking, and trimming the tree. Christmas parties, taking the kids to see Santa and remembering to move Elf on the...
View ArticleCheers to a New Year!
By: Jill Mendoza Happy New Year, to All: The beginning of the year can sometimes be as chaotic time as the end, especially in the swirl of closing out another extraordinary year. It is this time of...
View Article2016 Color Forecasts: Passionate Pursuit
By: Julie Knight The 2016 color forecast by Sherwin Williams is now available. And new the Color Mix collection is called the “Passionate Pursuit.” The collection reminds us that our culture is...
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