The mission of the IDSA Cleveland chapter is to serve the networking, career development and professional development needs of industrial designers in the Cleveland area. Additionally, the chapter supports the IDSA student chapters at colleges and universities programs in industrial designs and related fields which offer undergraduate and/or graduate degrees.
Guests Ode Ozlem Dessauer-Siegers, Design Lead – UX CoE at VodafoneZiggo, and Dr. Geke van Dijk, Co-founder and Director of STBY at REACH Global Design Research, shared with host Başak Altan, IDSA both their professional experiences in service design and why this matters to industrial designers who are looking to contribute to strategic value for their clients’ offerings on a larger scale. […]
Join Amanda Huynh, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Pratt Institute, Ana Mengote Baluca, Independent Designer at lowercase innovation, Anson Cheung, Studio Director/Partner at Bould Design, Danielle Chen, Senior UX […]
Rhino is one of the most widely used CAD tools for Industrial Designers. IDSA Seattle is proud that Robert McNeel & Associates are based in our very own backyard. Please join us as we dive into Rhino 7 and learn more about SubD modeling to instantly create organic shapes to understanding all the new commands […]
A journey to embracing and leveraging empathy to find truly user-centric design solutions. https://vimeo.com/575912631
5 speakers get 5 minutes each share their work from home hacks. Featuring: Adam Wells Abby Ambrogi Stephanie Lewis Peter Kaltenbach Mark Gilson Recorded April 1, 2021 https://vimeo.com/575938610
Johannes Lampela, Director of Industrial Design and Cheryl Pelly, Lead CMF designer (Designworks, A BMW group company) will present on transportation design, mobility and the role of customer experience with regard to design and CMF. The event will be 20-30 minutes with 15-20 minutes Q & A afterwards. Recorded on March 31, 2021. https://vimeo.com/showcase/8720507/video/583427393
Help generate solutions for circular design challenges in a fast-paced, simultaneously visualized ideathon. Challenge topics will include the design with circular materials, electronic product longevity, reusable packaging, sourcing credible carbon offsets, and more. Onscreen contributors will include four design students from Arizona State U. and the Savannah College of Art and Design, two live note […]
Join us Thursday, March 25th for a conversation with Phnam and Mardis Bagley about materials, sustainability, and Nonfiction's partnership with Material ConneXion. Designers play important role in the lifecycle of a product. That's why we invited the co-founders of Nonfiction to tell us about their role in materials and sustainability as the leaders of […]
The Getting It Made Deep Dive is built to highlight the critical stages of the industrial design process related to bringing a product out of the conceptual stages and into the marketplace.
Join IDSA Philly on Friday, March 5th for this year’s Student Merit Award presentations. We hope to see you there! Our presenters are senior industrial design students from Jefferson and […]
Virtual discussion with design professionals from the local IDSA Denver community. Recorded March 5, 2021 https://vimeo.com/showcase/8667007/video/575935728
Our first IDME/IDSA Portland event! Let's start off by discussing success stories detailing how design and innovation has traditionally helped our local economy and how it is now being applied to local industries in new ways.
Join a panel of Cleveland area design experts as they explore the use of design methodologies in business. This free, virtual event will discuss the past, present, and future state […]
KeyShot is popular amongst designers for their intuitive and powerful visualization software. We will sit down to learn about new features from how to rapidly animate a product using Keyframe Animation, rendering unreal fabrics using Real Cloth 2.0, to lighting environments from sunrise to sunset. Beyond rendering, we’ll learn about new capabilities from AR, VR, […]
Donald Burlock, Jr., IDSA, author of “Superhuman by Design,” Ayana Patterson, IDSA, Leader on IDSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, and Jasmine Kent, IDSA, Apparel Designer at Under Armour, shared their stories and […]
A discussion on design’s influence on democracy and politics, as well as its social implications, with host Başak Altan, IDSA (design strategist, educator and future thinker) and uests Lisa Kay Solomon, Designer in […]
A conversation with Le’Spencer Walker, Sr. Operations Manager + Product Engineer at Target Recorded on February 3, 2021 https://vimeo.com/575909907
Seattle Women in Design's inaugural event navigates fostering our own creativity amidst the unknown with Kay Kim and Clare Duffy. As designers, we’re expected to have an endless supply of creativity, but how do you cultivate a source for this? For our two speakers, it comes from exposure to new ideas and willingness to show […]
Jeff Smith and Gerard Furbershaw Co-Founded LUNAR Design in 1984 and lead the firm together as its CEO and COO respectively, for 30 years. Partnering together with a symbiotic balance of complementary skills and personalities they accomplished a great deal with their design firm. When LUNAR was acquired in 2015, Wired the magazine reported first […]
Hosted by Shruti Parikh, IDSA, Associate Director, Takeda Pharmaceuticals with: Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group, Inc. Peter Minor, Innovation Lead, Carbon180 https://vimeo.com/507388386
What is sustainability? How can we design better futures? Studies have shown that following major economic downturns like the one caused by the COVID -19 Pandemic, the rate of resource consumption and environmental degradation increases significantly. With scientists predicting that we only have a decade left before irreversible climate damage, how can designers create products […]
A casual networking virtual conversation with Denver area designers.
Hosted by Philip White, IDSA, Professor, The Design School, Arizona State University with: Anna Queralt Fuentes, Engagement Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Bridget Croke, Managing Director, Closed Loop Partners https://vimeo.com/507360040
2021's colors of the year are Ultimate Grey and Illuminating! Join us as we kick off 2021 with the spirit, verve, and joy we have come to expect from an IDSA event. Register here for the virtual party on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 7pm Eastern. The IDSA host chapters (Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas-Fort Worth, […]
On November 17th, IDSA SEA and TACTILE launched a sketch competition for any and all interested to submit their best ideas for AR/VR headsets and controllers, contending for 3 design […]
Creativity is a hallmark of human evolution. We are uniquely wired to transform imagination into reality, moving from “what if?” to “here it is!” Somewhere along the way, though, we lose touch with our innate creativity, as we lack an understanding of how to access and properly harness it. This session is a practical, problem-solving […]
IDSA Atlanta and Toy and Game Design Atlanta feature two guests from The Lumistella Company, the home of The Elf on the Shelf (yes, the iconic Christmas tradition!). Co-owner and author, Chanda Bell, and Director of Product Development, Brad Reese, will be answering questions and telling the story of how one family transformed a small […]
If you are interested in the latest on how a large local business enterprise is applying user experience design in their work, please join us for our joint IDSA CNY / WNY HFES chapter meeting on November 19th from 5-6pm. Bio: David Parsons is the Experience Design Group Director at Xerox Corporation. He has background and extensive experience […]
In the age of emojis, type and image work in tandem to bolster our typographic voices, conveying our wide range of emotions. What if new punctuation could formally articulate the meaning of a message as conveyed through gesture and expression? Engaging with design as a medium for inquiry, Cinelli proposes a new set of characters […]
Designers face daily various psychological, sociological and cultural challenges. How important is diversity in a team especially when designing for a global audience? And how to change our mindset to embrace “differences“? Join us on Thursday and hear Grace Hina Lee share her experience working for global brands such as Samsung and Logitech. Grace Lee is […]
So you want in on this sketch competition? Meet your competition and get the run down on the prompt. This is not to be missed, as Tactile's going to present some work get us inspired.
Design At Play: The journey of discovering your creative super powers with Danielle Chen.
Design Improv - Introduction to Industrial Design Process Design and Improv have a lot in common, so we've decided to combine these two activities into one fast paced fun event, where we will explore the Industrial Design Ideation Process. Join us to learn more about Industrial Design and fun new ways to generate lots of […]
If you would like to supplement your creative problem solving skills for long-term or backburner projects, please join us for our upcoming lecture on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Noon EST. Our Chapter Chair, Greg Smiley will lead a discussion about insights he has gained over his 30+ year career through variation and iteration over […]
Min Chen started his training in Chinese calligraphy at a very young age and has maintained an interest in traditional Chinese arts and crafts to this day. In 2001, he went to study at the Köln International School of Design (KISD) and completed his Bachelor's degree at the Design Academy Eindhoven. He then went to […]
This year it has become more obvious than ever that we still need to do better at understanding and loving each other. What does diversity mean? What can we do to help? Panelists: Spencer Nugent Chloe Riggs Chenghui Xu Kim Harris
An empowering conversation about how innovative design thinking is transforming the Fashion Industry. Learn how emerging industrial designers can shape the post-pandemic future by using technology, sustainability and human centered practices. Hosted by Rob Price, Senior Design Consultant and Creative Director at Price Design NYC, with: Keith Kirkland, Co-founder of WearWorks Lizz Hill, Business Development at Formlabs https://vimeo.com/473214497
Taboo Schmaboo is an event focused on how design is breaking down social stigmas. This year’s in subtheme is “High tides, Rising all”, where during this difficult time, we are all in this together and have the ability to lift all those around us. Produced by IDSA Columbus. Recorded October 24, 2020 https://vimeo.com/473101506 (5:30) Perspective […]
There’s no denying that women’s health is becoming a green field in the healthcare and med tech space. To us, one thing is certain: after being ignored by the healthcare system for so long, the last thing we want is for our newfound voice to be drowned out by products dreamed up by male founders, […]
Designers are no strangers to new constraints. Ask our panelists how the travel industry designs ways to keep us all safer. The world came grinding to a halt as Covid-19 swept the globe. As we navigate everyday life at the peril of becoming ill or spreading illness, we’ve had to examine how we do anything […]
Gustavo Fontana shares new ways of integrating Augmented Reality in Design. https://vimeo.com/showcase/8666917/video/575885393
Come join us (virtually) for an exploration of the intersection between physical and virtual spaces: where industrial design meets experience design and interface design. How do designers balance the need for elegant physical forms and digital interactions? Where do we blur the lines between ID, UX, and UI? We have three great speakers who will […]
Join us in our conversation series where our SF Chapter Chair Basak Altan will be hosting informal interview discussions with Bay Area Designers and thought leaders with diverse perspectives. In this session, we will be discussing Design Education with our guest Hector Silva, Founder of Advanced Design. After each 30-40 min. interview there will be […]
A peek into the profession of industrial design through the eyes of three talented women, each representing their respective generation. Recorded on September 24, 2020 Panelists: Lea Stewart, Newell Brands Amelia Kennedy, Target Corp. Lucia DeRespinis, Retired ID & Design Educator Miranda Degg, Delve https://vimeo.com/575928415
Join IDSA Seattle for a virtual talk with Sophy Wong where she presents her process of designing and prototyping wearable tech. Sophy Wong is a designer and maker exploring the new frontier of wearable electronics. Using tools like 3D printers, microcontrollers, and laser cutters, her work highlights the intersection of technology and design for the […]
Screening - Friday, September 18 through Thursday, September 24 Conversation - Tuesday, September 22 at 8pm EST Join us for an exclusive early look at The New Bauhaus, an odyssey through the life and legacy of László Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to influence and […]
International Design Conference (IDC) 2020 - September 17-18, 2020 - Virtual Event
IDSA’s Executive Director presents the annual membership meeting and year in review. During this session, Chris Livaudais, IDSA provides a look back on our 2019 performance as well as updates on how the association has been navigating the unprecedented global challenges (and hidden opportunities) of 2020. We use this annual event to share important information with membership in a public forum about […]
Join us in our conversation series where our SF Chapter Chair Basak Altan will be hosting informal interview discussions with Bay Area Designers and thought leaders with diverse perspectives. In this session, we will be discussing Urgent Design in the time of Covid with with our guests Dominc Peralta, Founder of Stellar Design, and Nishat […]
100 days since George Floyd's death - what have you done to change/evolve/move forward? What does racial inequality look like in the landscape of the design industry? Join us to hear real stories from the lives of fellow designers who have successfully traversed the invisible peaks and valleys imposed on them by a society saturated in […]
Industrial designer are called upon to design products, services and experiences for uncertain futures. How can they predict the colors, materials and form trends in advance? For the past 15 years, Anouk Groen has combined her backgrounds in Product Design and Marketing Management to consult clients in various industries that need regular updating and forecast […]
See how Katie Mah steers Arc'teryx toward more inclusive designs starting with critical safety equipment: the harness. Rock climbing has historically been a male-dominated sport, but today the paradigm is shifting. Women are rising to lead the ranks in participation, skill, and objectives; however, equipment design remains largely designed by and for men. Katie Mah, […]
A dialogue built to explore recent design patent cases and their rulings as a way to understand and expose the impact those cases have on us as industrial designers, both individually and as a profession. Hosted by Charles L. Mauro CHFP, IDSA, President & Founder, MAURO Usability Science, with: Joel Delman, IDSA, Industrial Design Consultant and Design Expert Witness Elizabeth Ferrill, Partner at Finnegan, […]
Join fellow Wisconsin and Minnesota industrial designers for our monthly Happy Hour! Third Thursday of each month at 5pm central time. BYOB—Just try not to spill it on your keyboard.
The IDSA SF Conversation Series provides an intimate one on one setting, allowing for a more conversational approach. Our first guest is Chris Livaudais, Exective Director of IDSA. The Conversation Series is moderated by SF Chapter Chair Basak Altan. After each 30-40 min. interview there will be a moderated Q&A session. https://vimeo.com/showcase/7731859/video/452287748 Chris Livaudais, IDSA, […]
Travel can unlock new futures, new opportunities, and new ideas. It can also be painful, humiliating, and dangerous. The reality is mobility is not inclusive, and as leaders in technology and travel we believe it is our responsibility to build a better experience for all. Let’s explore three immediate opportunities to deliver travel for all. […]
A conversation exploring current trends and emerging technologies taking hold in the world of transportation design, and how designers are leveraging both to envision and realize the future of mobility. Paul Priestman focuses on what the future holds for the transportation sector and the role of collaboration in innovation, while Mary Lombardo covers the subject of creativity in collaboration with mechanical […]
Please join the IDSA Austin Design Community for an ACTION oriented workshop, where our goal is to develop a series of things we can do as a community to help promote Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in our communities and in the Design Industry. This event will include conversations with leading Designers of Color from the […]
Check in for students and those effected or concerned about the new ICE policy effecting students in the SEVP.
Where culture, style, behaviors and business collide. The story of how trend & product design come together. Lauren Stauffer is a Senior Trend Forecaster currently working for Target Corporation. She graduated with an Industrial Design Degree from DAAP at the University of Cincinnati in 2008 and has worked in the trend and home décor design […]
Kirei is excited to welcome a panel of talented designers to share in a spirited color discussion diving into their favorite tips and tricks for playing with color. From color palettes and color combinations to strategies for working with clients and within different industries, this insightful panel will shine a light on one of the […]
We are pleased to announce a new way to connect with professionals for 1-on-1 informational interviews and portfolio reviews. Please join the IDSA Austin Chapter on the morning of June 30th, for a series of Zoom Portfolio Reviews with Texas based professionals. This event is open to 20 students, and each student will have 30 […]
Join three designers turned queer storytellers for a Design Voices Pride event, in which they share their personal journeys on designing from their own unique perspectives. Hosted by Vanessa Melendez, Principal Designer- Global Baby Care at Procter & Gamble, with: Cory Fites, Associate Design Director, Strategy & Innovation – The Clorox Company Nicholas Lo, Industrial Designer – Method https://vimeo.com/435964705
Join us this Friday, June 26, 2020 @4:30pm CDT for what is typically our mid-day Water Cooler chat! This week we're hosting a happy hour so BYOB and invite a friend! DM US FOR THE ZOOM.
Rapid visualization, aka Sketching, is a skill that can be learned and practiced. And it’s a skill that never goes out of style. We’re producing a multi-month series on sketching, featuring the best in the biz, across every design field — because every design discipline has a unique way of communicating visually, and we can […]
Have you ever wondered how to best leverage trends to make informed product CMF decisions? See the future with us as Kiki Readhead reveals a path to expert trend forecasting. Learn and leverage her methodology and techniques to identify trends in your own industry. Kiki Redhead leads all CMF & Trend initiatives for Sherwin-Williams Industrial & […]
Have you ever wondered what it's like to raise money for a female-focused, highly personal product when the investor pool is almost all men? Or to sit in a boardroom as the only female, and be asked to speak for your entire gender? The tech world has a women problem. Or rather, a lack of […]
Check in for anyone wanting to discuss current events. BLACK LIVES MATTER.
For function-oriented designers, “beauty” can seem like a dirty word. It’s marked by the stigma of frivolous ornamentation and embracing the ephemeral in rejection of rationality and the timeless. What […]
Screening – Friday, May 15, 2020 through Thursday, May 21, 2020Conversation – Thursday, May 21, 2020 @ 7:00pm CST Join us for an exclusive early look at The New Bauhaus, an odyssey through the life and legacy of László Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to […]
Join IDSA ATL and members of the Toy and Game Design Association for a panel discussion featuring some amazing toy designers as they share insights into they careers. Virtual event.
This will be an opportunity to hear the thoughts on things to consider while entering the job market after graduation during this unique time as we interview and present virtually. […]
The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning will be hosting a virtual award ceremony for the School of Industrial Design's senior capstone showcase. The Southern Ohio Chapter […]
Now that we are all working differently due to social distancing, how is it affecting your design process? Foam dust on your PJs? Falling asleep every night to the whir of […]
See the work of the talented students at CIA Despite the pandemic, the design students at the Cleveland Institute of Art have remained hard at work finishing this semester’s projects and […]
Join us for a Q&A with Krystal Persaud, Founder of Grouphug Solar, as we learn about her journey as a designer and her experience as an entrepreneur on Shark Tank. […]
The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning will be hosting a virtual award ceremony for the School of Industrial Design’s senior capstone showcase. The Southern Ohio Chapter […]
As the #1 Event for Design, CX, and UX professionals, be a part of Design Thinking 2020 and get excited for four jam-packed days filled with hands-on learning workshops, site […]
Engineers, manufacturers, and designers discuss their experiences working on the Ventilator Design Review project. Recorded on April 1, 2020 https://vimeo.com/showcase/8667079/video/575907292
This year IDSA Philly is taking a new direction that emphasizes the design professional. If you are a designer / engineer who works on products in the Philadelphia area, join […]
This year IDSA Philly is taking a new direction that emphasizes the design professional. If you are a designer / engineer who works on products in the Philadelphia area, join […]
If you are interested in the latest on how a large local business enterprise is applying user experience design in their work, please join us for our joint IDSA CNY […]
Once a month we will be meeting at a local brewery after work to discuss a design topic. For March, we are discussing "What is Southern Design Identity?" This is […]
Join IDSA Oregon (Portland) chapter officers Michael DiTullo, Alex Xu and Samuel Ach at the first IDSA Oregon Happy Hour of the year! Come to hang out, talk shop, and swap stories. The chapter team is looking forward […]
Join the IDSA Chicago chapter for a “Coaster Break” at Revolution Brewing’s Brewery + Taproom on National Industrial Design Day! Food will be provided. Thursday, March 5, 6-9pmRevolution Brewery + Taproom3340 Kedzie AveChicago, […]
The IDSA Rocky Mountain chapter invites industrial design students at Metro State University to learn from and talk with professional industrial designers on March 5, 2020 (National Industrial Design Day). Colorado designers are also invited to […]
The Bay Area design community is invited to join the IDSA San Francisco chapter on March 5 celebrate National Industrial Design Day. RSVP is requested. Thursday, March 5, 20206-8pmHazel Southern Bar and Kitchen […]
On the evening of March 5, the IDSA-Austin professional chapter will join students at the UT School of Design and Creative Technologies for the first official meeting of the IDSA […]
On National Industrial Design Day, join the IDSA Northern Lakes chapter for a casual Design Networking event in Milwaukee. Thursday, March 5, 2020, 5-7pmLakefront Brewery872 N Commerce StMilwaukee, WI 53212
Join IDSA CNY (Syracuse) and Lorraine Justice, PhD, FIDSA, an internationally known designer, speaker, and author discuss her new book. Justice specializes in helping leaders and teams responsible for complex […]
Join IDSA HQ for coffee, donuts, and conversation at the IDSA National ID Day Open House: Thursday, March 5 from 9am to 1pm at our new office, located at 950 Herndon Pkwy, Suite 250, […]
Join Tactile and IDSA Boston at Central Warf Co. on Thursday, Feb 27th for quality conversation, top-notch drinks, and great company! Our goal for the 2020 year is to provide […]
Partnered event with Speculative Futures and Art in Tech! How do you think about the future? Do you approach it as an artist, a technologist, a designer, a futurist or […]
Experience design (XD) is a discipline that develops holistic experiences inclusive of all users across all aspects of service, product or event. It provides a way for organizations to design a […]
