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0:00[Music]
0:02Welcome to lesson one of the interior
0:04design playbook. I'm Meg. I'm an
0:05interior designer and visual media
0:07specialist right here in the United
0:08States. And I'm so excited that you're
0:09here. In this first lesson, we're going
0:11to be setting the foundation for
0:12everything that we're going to build
0:13together in this course. You'll get a
0:14highle overview of the essential
0:16resources interior designers like you
0:18need to deliver consistent,
0:20professional, and client ready work,
0:21including a full project documentation
0:23set with drawing schedules and mood
0:25boards. Now, along the way, I want to
0:26introduce you to three core playbook
0:28strategies that will help you streamline
0:29your process, scale your studio, and
0:31succeed. The first strategy that we're
0:33going to talk about is how to centralize
0:34your assets, and streamline your
0:35workflow. We'll do this by working from
0:37start to finish using one tool, which
0:38cuts out any app switching and reduces
0:40your software cost. Next, we're going to
0:42systemize our drawing set creation.
0:43We'll do this by using reusable
0:45templates and custom libraries tailored
0:46to your projects and design style. And
0:48the third strategy that we'll talk about
0:50is how to collaborate more efficiently.
0:51Whether that's with employees,
0:52teammates, clients, consultants, you'll
0:54all be able to work in one shared space
0:56that is always live updated. Now, to
0:58showcase all these strategies, I will be
0:59using Rayon Design where I've already
1:01created each sheet in the set that we're
1:02going to review today. All the way from
1:04precise technical drawings to stylized
1:06presentations with textures, colors,
1:08mood boards, smart specification tables,
1:10and more. Rayon is the all-in-one
1:11platform built specifically for interior
1:13designers. So, you can spend less time
1:15jumping from tool to tool and more time
1:16on your design. Before we dive in, make
1:18sure that you open that free template
1:19that's linked down below for you. It is
1:21fully editable so you can follow along,
1:22customize it for your own projects and
1:24start building a scalable professional
1:26system for your studio today. Okay,
1:28let's dive in. Now, we're here in Rayon
1:30and I have got my entire set open here
1:33for us to just kind of walk through and
1:35just to kind of talk about these
1:37different sheets that I have set up. And
1:39then while we're talking, I'm also going
1:41to mention those three core strategies
1:44that really streamline your process. So,
1:46this is kind of what Rayon looks like
1:48right when you open it. It is a
1:49web-based tool, which is one of my
1:51favorite parts of Rayon, which means
1:53that you can pretty much access it
1:54anywhere, like from wherever. This is
1:56your toolbar over here. This is where
1:58we're going to access some of those
2:00layers and blocks and that kind of thing
2:02later. Down here are some drawing tools.
2:04And then over here is kind of where we
2:06modify things. But like I said, in this
2:08lesson, I just want to kind of walk you
2:10through what a typical design
2:12documentation set could look like in
2:13Rayon. Starting over here with our cover
2:16page. As an interior designer, this is
2:19usually where I personally like to add a
2:21nice rendering, like an interior
2:22rendering, just to get us off on the
2:24right foot, that like wow factor. For
2:26this specific example, this is an entire
2:28house design. So, we have um an exterior
2:32rendering here on the cover page. And
2:35this is just kind of your chance to wow
2:37the client with the cover sheet. And
2:39then when we move down here, you can
2:41also set up legends and give a little
2:44sneak peek into what these different
2:47sheets in this set are going to look
2:49like. And again, we also have that same
2:52rendering from the cover sheet just um
2:54with a little bit more opacity just to
2:56kind of tie it in, which I really,
2:57really love. Site plans aren't
2:59necessarily going to be a huge part of
3:00your interior design workflow, but just
3:03to show you what you can do here in
3:04Rayon. This just kind of gives an
3:07overview of the site showing some of
3:09the, you know, sun studies and that kind
3:12of thing. So, if I double click in here,
3:13you can see that these are all model
3:15lines. And the nice part is that you can
3:17import this information from other
3:19resources. And that actually kind of
3:21brings me to the first core strategy
3:23that I want to talk about with you guys.
3:25It's that you can literally centralize
3:27your entire workflow by just using this
3:29one tool. And that one tool being rayon.
3:32So, one of the biggest times savers in
3:34your process is going to be eliminating
3:36that switch between multiple tools. Now,
3:39of course, there are a lot of other
3:40designers or consultants that will work
3:42in other tools, but the nice thing is
3:44that this communicates really well with
3:45those tools if you need to, and you
3:48don't have to pay extra for the soft,
3:50the extra software subscription. So, if
3:52you're already juggling between multiple
3:54tools, you can just stop, review your
3:56current workflow, and ask yourself, how
3:58can we clean this up? And in rayon you
4:00can actually go from start to finish in
4:02a single platform. So what I was talking
4:05about here is that you can actually
4:06import files like PDFs, DWGs or even
4:10honestly sketches and use those as the
4:12foundation for your drawing set. So from
4:14here everything that happens is just
4:16going to be in this one place. So your
4:19drafting, your styling, your
4:20annotations, your page layout,
4:22presentation, there's no need to jump
4:24between AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop,
4:27like any of those other file sharing
4:29platforms. So by centralizing your
4:31workflow, you can really simplify that
4:32project management. Um, again, reduce
4:35software costs and then make your
4:36process just more efficient from day
4:38one. Let's move on to our next sheet. Up
4:39here, we have our floor plan here. So
4:42the nice thing about Rayon also is that
4:44these are all just like presentation
4:46space here. Um but in the actual like
4:48drawing space like on the actual drawing
4:50canvas uh you just draw it once and then
4:52you can communicate it different ways on
4:54different presentation pages. So like
4:56this here is a very basic communication
4:58of a floor plan. You know we just have
5:00like our rooms and our walls and our
5:02dimensions. Um that's just kind of what
5:04this sheet does. Now if we move down
5:07though you can see that we start getting
5:08a little bit more stylized um with the
5:10floor plan. This is a lighting plan. You
5:13can see that we start showing some
5:14materials, some entourage. And what I
5:17love about Rayon is that they make it
5:19super easy. So, they have all these
5:21libraries of different blocks and, you
5:23know, typical symbols set up. So, you're
5:25not like starting from scratch every
5:27single time. And that kind of brings me
5:28to strategy number two, which is how we
5:31are going to systemize our drawing set
5:34creation with those templates and custom
5:36libraries. So, if you are starting from
5:38a blank page every single time when you
5:40start a new project, let's stop doing
5:42that. Okay? That approach drains your
5:44time and stalls your growth. And as a
5:46business owner, you need to build on the
5:48accumulated experience and resources of
5:50your studio. Like, you've got better
5:52things to do. So, each project then gets
5:54faster, smoother, more scalable from
5:56there. And now, here's the golden tip,
5:58though. You want to create a custom
6:00drawing set template. And once you've
6:02structured your model with title blocks,
6:04drawing sheets, annotation styles, and
6:06layout standards that you can use on
6:08every single project, you just have to
6:10save it as a reusable template. And from
6:12that point on, now every single project
6:13that you start starts with a solid
6:15foundation. Like you're not reinventing
6:17the wheel every time. And like I said,
6:19Ray makes this even easier with these
6:20built-in style and block libraries that
6:23are fully customizable. Whether it's
6:25your studio's title block symbols like
6:28these little light symbols or furniture
6:30blocks, like all of this furniture that
6:32you see here, whether it's in floor
6:33plan, elevation, side view, you can
6:35standardize all of this. And the same
6:37goes for like your fonts, your line
6:39weights, your textures, your hatches,
6:41and in the end, every single drawing
6:42then ends up looking super polished,
6:44cohesive, and professional while saving
6:46your team countless hours of that
6:48repetitive setup. So, all these blocks
6:50that you're seeing here, these are all
6:52just standard blocks that are set up
6:54over here in their block library. And
6:56like I said, one of my favorite parts is
6:57that they have these different views set
6:59up for different blocks. And that makes
7:01it so much easier for me personally. I'm
7:04able to create a set, like a
7:05documentation set. That's actually super
7:08impressive, but it's like it didn't
7:10really like I didn't really spend that
7:11much extra time doing it. So, let's keep
7:14moving here. That was our lighting plan,
7:15and we got a glimpse at our furniture.
7:17Um, this is actually like a true
7:18furniture plan here. And again, you can
7:21see here some of the materials we're
7:23starting to identify here. And I also
7:25just love that there's a little bit of,
7:28you know, shadow on the walls. It gives
7:30so much more depth. And all these
7:32materials are totally customizable when
7:34you are working in your floor plan. Um,
7:36you can actually just like change the
7:38hatch, the different hatch. Like if I
7:39double click here, this is, you know,
7:41like a wood floor, but that's totally
7:43editable with different uh styles and
7:46patterns and materials. And you can do
7:49realistic. You can do like basic
7:50hatches. It's honestly like just up to
7:53you. And that's what I love is
7:54everything is just so customizable here.
7:56And then once you kind of lock down your
7:58style, you can just again reuse that on
8:00all of your drawing sets. So moving on
8:02again, let's go up here. And this is
8:04where we start to see some elevations.
8:07And this is what I was talking about
8:08with the blocks um that they have.
8:10They're not only blocks for floor plans.
8:12Um but you can see like this guy is in
8:15elevation. And there's just so many
8:18different types uh set up here. Like
8:21we've got trees, we've got furniture.
8:24And again, you can apply those same kind
8:26of like hatches to different surfaces
8:28here. Um so you know whether it's your
8:30roof or your wall, your siding, um
8:33whatever. And then let's move down.
8:36We've got some section cuts here. So,
8:38again, just telling the story a little
8:39bit more. Um, this is where that block
8:41library really comes in handy. Um, where
8:44you've got, you know, your elevation
8:46views, but also your floor plan views,
8:48so you can really keep things cohesive.
8:50So, you can see here, um, like we're
8:52dipping in the pool and we've got this
8:53little flamingo floaty. Um, and again,
8:56this just kind of like starts to tell
8:59the story even further. Um, so I really
9:02really love that aspect. Um, and then
9:04getting down to kind of like the bread
9:05and butter, I would say, for interior
9:06designers. This is kind of where I love
9:08to shine, where we kind of do more of
9:11like a floor plan mood board
9:13combination. So, again, this is where
9:15you really start to just tell that full
9:17story, start identifying different
9:19furniture pieces. You can do like call
9:21outs, you can do your little arrows, you
9:23can add like photos of furniture pieces
9:25here, and just really um start to
9:29explain everything really nicely. This
9:31is also totally collaborative. So, it's
9:33not just like, you know, you send these
9:35and it's done. It's actually very
9:37collaborative and not only just like for
9:39your team members, but also for clients.
9:41And that brings me to strategy number
9:43three where you can collaborate
9:44seamlessly with clients and consultants
9:46all in one shared workspace. So, I know
9:48that we all work in this really
9:50fast-paced um everchanging environment,
9:52right, with our employees, clients,
9:54consultants, suppliers. And if you've
9:55ever worked with outdated drawings or
9:57conflicting spec revisions, you know how
9:59things can fall out of sync so easily
10:01and then it's just like you're doing so
10:03much work when it could be so simple.
10:05And that's why having a live shared
10:07workspace is such a game changer. And
10:09Rayon is built for that real-time
10:11collaboration. So no more emailing files
10:13back and forth wondering, you know, who
10:15has the latest version. You and your
10:17team can actually just work together um
10:19on the same drawing set and at the same
10:20time. So contractors can leave comments,
10:23teammates can make edits, clients can
10:25review updates all in just this one
10:27place. And you can also create sharable
10:29presentation canvases. So clients can
10:31always have access to the most current
10:33version. And they don't have to download
10:35anything. Like I said, it's like totally
10:37web- based, so no software downloads. Um
10:40the communication is centralized between
10:41all parties. Um it helps the decisions
10:44move faster and then your project
10:45workflow is then ultimately smoother
10:47from start to finish. So over here,
10:49that's kind of what I was talking about,
10:50adding your comments. And this is open
10:52for everyone. So they can either add
10:55comments or like I said, team members
10:56can make adjustments and everything is
10:58going to update in live time. So just to
11:01kind of wrap up looking at this drawing
11:03set, let's take a look at some of these
11:05interior elevations over here. We've got
11:07a kitchen elevation. And again, it's
11:10just so nice that you can kind of like
11:11get a good idea of the materials without
11:13being hyper realistic. Um, just kind of
11:15like alluding to the fact that like,
11:17okay, like there's going to be a tile on
11:18the backsplash here or, you know, this
11:20cabinet's going to be this general
11:22color. And then you can always add in
11:23your detailed callouts as well on the
11:25same page um, as your elevation. And
11:28then kind of to tie in with those, you
11:31can do detailed sections in here as well
11:33if you're submitting to a contractor.
11:36And this is just kind of where you tell
11:38the construction um, story. I personally
11:40don't actually deal with a lot of this
11:42kind of stuff. I do a lot of more like
11:43for reference only, but I do love the
11:45fact that you are able to detail things
11:47if you need to. And just a few last
11:50pages here. Um, for my interior designer
11:52specifically, we can do more of just
11:54like a straight up mood board, not
11:55necessarily do any call outs and
11:57association with a floor plan. Just kind
11:59of like dropping your materials, maybe
12:01do a material legend. Um, give a little
12:03bit more specific like spec information
12:05here. And then lastly over here, this is
12:08where we can do um some more identifying
12:11of light fixtures, furniture. You can
12:14easily set up these tables and rayon. So
12:16you can add in your pictures and then
12:18add in your details. And again, since
12:20you have, you know, that easy
12:21communication feature, um this is where
12:24clients can give easy feedback or, you
12:26know, your teammates can easily edit if
12:28needed. Um and again, just some more
12:30different ways to display um some of
12:33this stuff. And lastly, just like we did
12:35with the sections, uh just an
12:36opportunity to do some more specific
12:39details, you know, for like walls,
12:40ceilings, anything that requires that
12:42extra detailed view, all just be created
12:45right here in Rayon. Today, you got a
12:46behind-the-scenes look at a complete
12:48interior design documentation set, plus
12:50the three core strategies that will help
12:51you streamline your process, scale your
12:53studio, and succeed with confidence. We
12:55talked about how to centralize your
12:56workflow with one tool to reduce
12:58friction and gain control. How to
12:59systemize your drawing set using
13:01templates and libraries that evolve with
13:03your studio and how to collaborate in
13:04real time to keep teammates, clients,
13:06and consultants all completely aligned.
13:08And the best part is you don't have to
13:10build everything from scratch. If you
13:11haven't already, make sure you download
13:12that free editable template below. This
13:14is your starting point for creating
13:15beautiful, consistent drawing sets that
13:17reflect your design style and support
13:19your business goals. If this lesson
13:20helped clarify your process or spark any
13:22new ideas, please leave a comment and
13:24let us know. And don't forget to like
13:25and subscribe so you don't miss any of
13:26the next lessons for the interior design
13:28playbook. Speaking of next lessons,
13:30those will be dedicated to helping you
13:31set up your drawing set in Rayon. And
13:33don't worry, we're going to show you
13:34exactly how to implement the playbook
13:35strategies into your own workflow. Until
13:37next time, keep designing smarter, not
13:39harder, friends.
13:42[Music]

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