‘MICHELLE CHIANG’ is a Brand

As a design professional, I feel it is important to market my own style.  There are tons of people with the same design and drafting skills I have, and many are more advanced and experienced than me, but nobody has the exact same style as mine. My style reflects on all aspects of my life: the foodContinue reading “‘MICHELLE CHIANG’ is a Brand”

One Lovely Blog Award

I was so honored to have this blog nominated by Angela of The Texpat Starling for the One Lovely Blog Award! Here are the rules of acceptance: Thank the person/people who nominated you and link back to them in your post. Share seven possibly unknown things about yourself. Nominate fifteen or so bloggers you admire.Continue reading “One Lovely Blog Award”

Design Visualization

Over the years, I have evolved from providing 2D Construction Documents for obtaining Building Permits to introducing varies formats for presentation and documentation. Here is an example of a partial set of construction documents for new construction: Besides Construction Documents, I also provide drawings for interior design uses such as furniture plans, kitchen design plans, bathroomContinue reading “Design Visualization”

CAD Class Presentation

My former CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) instructor, Julian Inchaurregui of West Valley Occupational Center, invited me to speak to his architectural CAD class as a former student and someone working in the design industry. I put in a lot of thoughts and even prepared flash cards. I want to document this in writing while itContinue reading “CAD Class Presentation”

Area Rug Template

I love it when designers get creative and ask me to help with things that I have not experienced. This interior designer put down some tape pieces for the outline of a custom area rug for the entry. After the clients approved, I was there to make a template. Working on the hard floor wasContinue reading “Area Rug Template”