Whosnext

Who is the next hot designer? Good question. What young-ish designers are doing cool and/or really important work right now? Even better question. This monthly IDSA interview series will peer into the minds of young (term used very loosely) designers to find out what they're working on and what makes them tick. Each profile will be excerpted in 

Asher Dunn Interview
Some designers begin their design careers very early. But few get their start while they're still wearing diapers. Asher Dunn is one of those few. The founder of Keeseh Studios reveals a bit more of his own life story and discusses a new way to build a collaborative design environment.Craig Berman Interview
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
He’s fueled by coffee. He’s a blogger, a photographer and a graphic facilitator. He’s been known to take inspiration from classic Robert Palmer music videos. Somehow, “designer” doesn’t quite encapsulate Craighton Berman. But it is a good starting point for getting to know him.

Thomas Parel Interview
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
“The best designs skate the edge of functional engineering, manufacturing feasibility and emotional aesthetics.” That founding principle of “ninjaneering” is just one of the design nuggets Thomas Parel shared in this interview.

Stephen Wurth Interview
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
If you really want to design for business, you may just have to relinquish a little bit of the idea of ownership of “your” design. Teamwork, says Stephen Wurth, can be a good strategy for climbing the corporate design ladder. He shared that advice and reported on the state of design in St. Louis in this conversation.

Femme Den Interview
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
In conjunction with an IDSA-sponsored presentation delivered by Smart Design’s Femme Den at the 2009 CES, the group shares with us the challenges female consumers face and the design opportunities their currently unmet needs present.

Maruja Fuentes Interview
She took the 2008 ICFF by storm with her leaning mold design that mixes biomimicry with architecture to provide a new solution for how public resting spaces can be constructed. Meet Maruja Fuentes, IDSA.

Vas Obeyesekere Interview
His modular concept for a computer that can transform between mobile and home computing configurations claimed the People’s Vote Award in the ReGeneration: International Green Computing Design Competition, sponsored by Dell and endorsed by IDSA.

Braden Jones Interview
A Luc Besson film led him toward ID. Now, he’s helping to redesign the craft industry. Among other things. Braden Jones, IDSA shares with us his thoughts on visual communication, design management and the state of ID in AZ.

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