Nick Sonder Early Design Workflow

February 23, 2016

We meet up with Nick Sonder again to discuss his workflow in the early stages of design. He talks about meeting with clients, exchanging ideas, and using ideabooks on Houzz (http://houzz.com) to organize clients' design preferences. View Nick's Houzz Profile at http://www.houzz.com/pro/sonder/sonde.... Find more information about Nick and Matt Donley's book at http://www.sketchupbook.com.

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