New Home, Same Great Content

As you know, here at the New York Institute of Art and Design we're going through some exciting changes.

Just a few weeks ago we changed our name from the Sheffield School to the New York Institute of Art and Design. At the same time we added two new courses in Professional Blogging and Fiction and Memoir Writing. And when we did that, we launched a brand new, fully-redesigned website at www.nyiad.edu!

Well, we wanted to let you know about another change that we're making today...

While the content already here and the blog are not going anywhere, we will no longer be updating the blog with new posts. But before you get too upset, the reason for doing this is simply that we're moving all of our new content to the new website!

Part of the reason we created the new site was so that we could feature more outstanding student work and success stories, and develop new and exciting articles that will inspire and teach people interested in the fields that we teach.

Starting next week, all new content will be posted to this page. You can make sure never to miss it by signing up for our Free Monthly Newsletter, or subscribing to the new RSS feed.

Just to reiterate, this blog is going to stay put. But this will be the last post.

Thanks for your interest in the New York Institute of Art and Design! And we hope you continue to enjoy all the free content that we produce.

Announcing: The New York Institute of Art and Design

We’ve changed our name!  Sheffield School is now the New York Institute of Art and Design. The school has also merged with its sister school, the New York Institute of Career Development, adding two home-study courses in Professional Blogging and Fiction and Memoir Writing.

Our blog’s new name is the NYIAD Blog and will include additional topics on blogging and writing. All together the New York Institute of Art and Design will offer six home-study creative courses, including Interior Design, Jewelry Design: Beading and Wire-Working, Wedding and Event Planning, Feng Shui, Blogging, and Fiction and Memoir Writing. 

The name change signifies a new focus for the school, which has provided home-study courses in the creative arts since 1985. “The New York Institute of Art and Design better captures who we are and what we offer to the thousands of students around the world that are enrolled with us,” says Sandra Darien, the School’s Registrar.  We have big plans for the future of the New York Institute of Art and Design and we will share them with you as they come! 

Bouquets In Honor of Spring

I thought for today's post, I would just brighten your day (hopefully) with photos of gorgeous spring bouquets.  Here in the Northeast, we are still experiencing our fair share of cold weather.  So, I hope where ever you are, that warm weather is on it's way soon!

Source: Twigg Botanicals via Style Me Pretty

Source: Flower Design Events

Source: The French Bouquet

Source: Heart, Love, Weddings

Source: Caroline Tran Photography

Source: Kickstand Events via Style Me Pretty

Sheffield School began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

Request a free Sheffield School catalog describing our distance education courses.

Subscribe to the Sheffield Designer newsletter.

Wedding Video: Lakeside Camp Wedding in Maine

If you're thinking of great wedding inspiration for the coming spring season, look no further than 100 Layer Cake - one of our favorite wedding blogs. They cover a variety of weddings and feature top wedding vendors, from the best photographers to the best florists. We thought you'd like to see a video of one of the loveliest, most spiritual weddings we've witnessed in a long time. Click here for photographs and details of the entire wedding, and enjoy this inspirational video - you'll see the entire day-before activities, the extensive decorating of the wedding and reception venue, and great candids of the entire event.
 

Photography: Angelica Glass / Videographer: Wade of Shark Pig / Event Coordinator: AAB Creates / Hair & Makeup: Jessie Riley / Florist: Fernanda / Sweets: Two Fat Cats Bakery, East End Cupcakes,Shain’s of Maine, Blue Marble Ice Cream of Bklyn / Catering: The Black Tie Company, Lake Region Catering, Bite Into Maine / Invitation designer: Parrot Design Studios / Calligraphy: Neither Snow / Lighting: Moonlighting Production Services / DJ: Josh Sparber / Band: Shirim Klezmer Orchestra / Rentals: Leavitt & Parris / Venue: Seeds of Peace / Wine: Old Port Wine & Cigar / Artwork: Michael Arnold (father of the bride) / Bride’s dress: Ayesha Depala / Shoes: Manolo Blahnik / Veil: made by a friend of the bride / Groom’s suit: Knot Standard, shirt by Proper Cloth / Shoes: Kenneth Cole / Rings: Cameo by Rux / Flower girl dress: Pegeen / Bridesmaids: chose their own dresses

Thanks to 100 Layer Cake for their beautiful photographs, posts, and wedding inspiration. 100 Layer Cake is a unique, comprehensive wedding planning resource for and by thoughtful, crafty modern women. Their vendors, projects, weddings, resources, sponsors, and marketplace are hand-picked and thoroughly researched with the hope that every single one is a truly unique addition to both your wedding and your planning process. Visit the 100 Layer Cake website today.

If you're interested in learning more about wedding planning and decor, we encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

Request a free Sheffield School catalog describing our distance education courses.

Subscribe to the Sheffield Designer newsletter.

Sheffield School Interior Design Course Now Includes All New Audio

The Sheffield School has introduced brand new audio lessons into its Complete Course in Interior Design. The new audio replaces existing audio CD’s in the course for all new and existing students, and helps to bring the interior design course up to date in the fast pace world of design trends.

The audio segments feature, Janet Ramin, the Sheffield School’s lead student advisor, and Jay Johnson, the school’s curriculum developer. Janet is a professional interior designer and has worked with interior design students for many years to help them achieve success. Jay heads the successful interior design blog Design2Share.com and is a featured blogger on the Williams-Sonoma Designer Marketplace blog, providing advice for interior designers.

Janet and Jay guide students through each lesson and project in the course, and they bring in guest instructors Joie Anderson and Lee Hegi for additional advice on furniture styles and the business of interior design. Jay has added special advice segments for interior designers, like recommended design blogs, interior design advice from design icon Dorothy Draper, and how to handle difficult clients.

A key part of interior design education is learning to discuss good design when you see it. New this year for the course is a completely updated Room Reference Guide, featuring the amazing work of some of the top interior designers in the United States. Janet and Jay go through many of the rooms in the new guide and talk about the features they admire the most; they also discuss the key decisions that the designers made to solve challenges in entry halls, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and baths. 

About the Sheffield School

For over 25 years, the Sheffield School has trained successful designers and wedding planners.  Founded in 1985 as an Interior Design school, it has since added courses in Feng Shui Interior Design, Wedding & Event Planning, and Jewelry Design.  All of the Sheffield School’s programs are distance education courses and serve students all over the world. The Sheffield School is owned and operated by Distance Education Co., LLC, with two sister schools also located in Manhattan, the New York Institute of Photography and the New York Institute of Career Development.