This Week in the AIBD Community

Have a question another designer could help answer? Or an experience that might save someone else a headache? Take a few minutes to explore these five conversations and add your perspective.

• What’s making your work easier lately? Sometimes the most useful discovery starts with a recommendation from another designer. What’s one tool you’d recommend to a colleague, and what makes it worth using? Join the tools conversation.
• That promising project inquiry might not be what it seems. A member shares three suspicious encounters involving a client invitation, a prospective project, and an enticing request for a quote. Would you have spotted the warning signs? Read the phishing stories and share your own.
• Could stock plan publishing be a fit for your business? From finding a publisher to understanding royalties and retaining design rights, there’s plenty to consider before submitting your first plans. Whether you’re exploring the possibility or have years of experience, bring your questions and lessons learned. Talk stock house plans.
• A small shortcut could improve your everyday workflow. The first installment of G’s Tech Tips offers a practical keyboard-shortcut cheat sheet for Windows and Mac. Pick a few to try, then contribute the shortcut you couldn’t work without. Explore the shortcuts.
• Have a detail worth sharing, or one you’re trying to solve? A request for decorative roof-eave corbel details opens a broader exchange of drawings, construction questions, and creative solutions. Bring an example or a challenge fellow designers can help you think through. Join the design-detail exchange.

Your experience could be exactly what another member needs. Visit the AIBD Community, sign in, and join a conversation.

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