Links & Advice

Design Institutions

Chartered Society of Designers (CSD)     |      www.csd.org.uk
Design Council     |      www.designcouncil.org.uk
BIID - The British Institute of Interior Design     |      www.biid.org.uk
RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects     |      www.architecture.com

Educational Establishments

Consider these if you are not able to take a full-time degree course.

Rhodec International     |      www.rhodec.com 
KLC School of Design     |      www.klc.co.uk
Inchbald School of Design     |      www.inchbald.co.uk
The Interior Design School     |      www.theinteriordesignschool.co.uk
Chelsea College of Arts     |      www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/chelsea-college-of-arts
National Design Academy     |      www.nda.ac.uk

Design Magazines

FX Magazine Online     |      www.fxmagazine.co.uk
Design Week     |      www.designweek.co.uk
ICON Magazine     |      www.iconeye.com
ONOFFICE Magazine     |      www.onofficemagazine.com
Blueprint Magazine     |      www.blueprintmagazine.co.uk

Design Software

SolidWorks (3D CAD) Software     |      www.solidsolutions.co.uk
Vectorworks (2D & 3D CAD) Software     |      www.nemetschek.net
AutoCAD (2D & 3D CAD) Software     |      www.autodesk.co.uk
Autodesk 3ds Max (3D Studio Max) Software     |      www.autodesk.co.uk
Adobe Illustrator Software     |      www.adobe.com
Adobe Photoshop Software     |      www.adobe.com
Adobe InDesign Software     |      www.adobe.com
Rhino 3D CAD Software    |      www.rhino3d.com

General Design Information

Adrienne Chinn Design Company     |      www.adriennechinn.co.uk
Design Curial    |      www.designcurial.com
The Directory of Design Consultants     |      www.designdirectory.co.uk
Product Design     |      www.designcouncil.org.uk
The Association of Lighting Designers blog site    |      www.ald.org.uk/blog
Kitchen Design, Bedroom Design & Bathroom Design    |      www.kbbmagazine.com
Interior Furnishings     |      www.simplyfurnishing.co.uk