09/23/2021
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Want Your Design Work Published? Florida Chapter Shares How-To Secrets
Submitted by Board Members Ally Findeiss
and Patricia Civil
Well aware that it is every interior designer’s dream to have their work showcased in a top design magazine, the IFDA Florida Chapter collaborated with Florida Design magazine on a special event designed to demystify the process of getting published.
Designers from Orlando, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Mexico City flocked to the Clive Daniel Home showroom in Boca Raton to hear tips and how-to’s from Palm Beach Magazine’s editor, Daphne Nikolopoulos, about how editors go about the process of selecting projects and editorial content for their magazine.
Some 45 attendees sipped white wine and enjoyed appetizers catered by Chez Café as they mingled and toured the two-story showroom displaying furnishings, lighting, artwork, and accessories. Then, with the crowd sitting in spaced out seating , the educational session began with Michelle Castagna , President of the IFDA Florida Chapter, introducing the Clive Daniel and Florida Design editorial teams.
They described the details of the submission process, offered recommendations on how to stage a shot, stressed the importance of professional photography, and the fact that Florida Design requires the first right to publish a project digitally, in social media, or on their website.
Daphne displayed photographs of past editorial projects and explained why they were selected by the team: for uniqueness, architectural appeal, and breadth of styles representing design throughout the state of Florida.