IDSA NL: 2018 Kickoff
IDSA Northern Lakes is welcoming Wisconsin and Minnesota members and prospecitve members. Join us to kick off the new year and meet our new officers! The event will be held […]
IDSA Northern Lakes is welcoming Wisconsin and Minnesota members and prospecitve members. Join us to kick off the new year and meet our new officers! The event will be held […]
On Friday, January 19 IDSA-CAR will be meeting at and touring Laut Design in Raleigh from 6:00pm-8:00pm.
IDSA-CLT will be meeting in Charlotte Thursday, January 18 from 5:30pm-8:00pm. The meet up will be taking place at HOPPIN’ for some networking and reconnecting as we kick off 2018.
Hey Bay Area Designers! Come celebrate with us!!! IDSA SF has had a phenomenal year in 2017! We have been recognized by national IDSA as an "exceptional" chapter for the […]
The brilliance inside your head may be breathtaking, but if it doesn’t make it to others with fidelity it can be heartbreaking. Be it a certain iridescence to a color, […]
IDSA Chicago is teaming up with UIC IDSA to have our annual holiday party at Insight Product Development. We’re celebrating 2017 and all of it’s accomplishments, we want you to […]
Mark the end of this year and welcome 2018 by attending the 2017 IDSA-NYC Holiday Gala! Join us for an evening of food, drink and design discussions! GROHE LIVE! is […]
Headquartered in Milwaukee since 1958, Koss created the first high-fidelity stereophones (the SP/3) and continues to design and manufacture headphones and audio accessories such as the new KPH30i. Kegan McDaniel […]
Please join us for lunch and a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House Complex in Buffalo. All are welcome, friends, spouses, colleagues and anyone interested in conversing and networking […]
Va Tech will host this year's edition of the shared fall portfolio review. Date: Saturday, November 4th Location: Virginia Tech- Blacksburg, VA Ticket Price: $15 Food: Breakfast and Lunch will […]
Nov 1, 2017 6 – 8p TEAMS Design 1812 West Hubbard St #200 The work we do is changing. So, too, are work environments. A growing liquid workforce ebbs and flows […]
What’s better than enjoying pizza with friends and having fun? How about enjoying pizza from an artisan pizza oven while learning how to laser cut cool things! Join your friends […]
Team up with designers, lawyers, policy & waste experts, technologists, and entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions to reduce waste through reuse. For complete information, visit www.hacktrash.nyc. Schedule* Friday, October 27 (6p - 9:30p) Reception with food and refreshments courtesy of Ancolie Opening remarks Keynote address by Deputy Sanitation Commissioner Bridget Anderson Team Up Break until […]
Whether you’re creating sunglasses, a poster or a trade show booth, every design choice can affect a brand’s image. Come join IDSA, AIGA, and Proctor Productions as we discuss branding […]
Is effective design always “good design”? As self-appointed arbiters of good taste and user-centric rigor, are we ever personally satisfied with the solution that is the most popular? In your […]
Join IDSA Chicago, mHUB Chicago and UIC IDSA this upcoming Wednesday, October 25th for an early Halloween celebration and pumpkin carving contest at mHUB! There will be pumpkins, drinks, and […]
We will hold a chapter meeting at the Thought at Work conference at RIT this year. Saturday Oct 21, 11AM Booth Hall (Room TBD) Presentations by KEK and ChaseDesign highlighting […]
It’s everyone’s dream to go behind the scenes in this legendary Kansas City family-owned business. Third-generation owner René Bollier will talk about how design impacts his business from the delicious […]
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is hosting National Design Week 2017 from Oct. 14 to 22 with a series of free programs for all ages, led and inspired by National Design Award winners. Read more about the 2017 winners. See the week's events in Design Across America. Launched in 2006, National Design Week, led by Cooper Hewitt's award-winning Education Department, […]
In the spirit of advocating for design education, the students of ADS felt they needed to further their mission and make their voices heard nationwide by organizing a conference specifically focused on design sketching. The planning committee, composed of seven Industrial Design students chose to call this conference Square 1 – a phrase that means […]
Join IDSA Philadelphia and AIA Philadelphia for an afternoon discussion of the historic, current, and future Intersections between Industrial Design and Architecture. Our moderated panel includes representatives from internationally recognized […]
Please join us in our first IDSA x Google event in Mountain View where we hope to open discussions on sexism in the workplace for women in industrial design, hosted […]
Meet IDSA MIAD Student Council members, Advanced Design Sketching representatives, participate in workshops, and hear about upcoming plans…
Join us, as we collaborate with UIC IDSA and Advanced Design Sketching to kick off the school year in sketch fashion! HYPESKETCH is a metaphor for sick visuals, and getting you excited and educated […]
Join IDSA members and fellow creatives from around the Madison area at the Sett Pub in the Union South at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, August 23. IDSA will provide some […]
Are the days of lifetime employment gone in favor of the gig economy? Have we managed to go from “lone genius” straight through “collaborative teams” all the way to a […]
International Design Conference 2017 (IDC) - August 16-18, 2017 - Atlanta, GA
Join us for our 4th annual Link ‘n’ Drink social event! We will have a short group ride at 6:30 for all who are interested followed by drinks and networking at 7. Attendees receive 2 drink tickets with admission. $5 admission fee for non-members.This year we are pleased to welcome D3 Technologies and Saris as […]
I’m an Industrial Designer – I create mechanical assemblies in CAD with an eye toward safety and manufacturability. I’m an Industrial Designer – I focus on user experience for complex electronic products that users want to master without opening a manual. I’m an Industrial Designer – I make things look so cool you want them, […]
MANITOGA, the House, Studio and 75-acre Woodland garden of mid-century designer Russel Wright (1904-1976), is a National Historic Landmark, an Affiliate Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a World Monuments Watch Site. It is one of the few 20th century modern homes open to the public in New York State. Dragon Rock, […]
We are fortunate to be home to a prominent art foundry in Indianapolis working in brass and bronze sculptures and monuments. They will open their doors to our small group of the design community in IN and walk us through their process, show past examples, and give us a behind the scenes look at current […]
We are manning a table at the makerspace monthly open house to welcome prospective members, network, and get others involved in the design community. The makerspace is home to many startup creatives in a variety of disciplines; some of which utilize ID in their work. 1417 Commerce Ave A, Indianapolis, IN 46201
An evening of innovation, networking, collaboration & experiments with Atlanta Chapter of IDSA (Industrial Design Society of America) Join us for an evening of design thinking and doing. Together with a multidisciplinary group of new friends, you’ll get hands-on experience in a unique mix of activities related to industrial design. We’ll help you get your […]
Join IDSA-NYC on the 19th of May between 6-7pm at the at the Rudin Conference Center at 3 Times Square to discuss matters of design, politics & governance with a diverse & distinguished panel of experts. From toothbrushes to taxi hailing apps and smart phones to healthcare services, ‘design’ touches every aspect of our lives […]
Plasticity-CaliforniaIDSA members can receive a 30 percent discount on registration to the Plasticity Forum set for May 9, 2017 at the Hilton Anaheim, CA. Former Plastics News editor-in-chief and IDSA Personal Recognition Award winner Bob Grace, A/IDSA, is helping to organize the event, and will serve as moderator. Plasticity California—an international plastics sustainability conference about the circular economy—will bring together […]
The UW-Stout Industrial Design Senior Show will be held in two locations on two upcoming dates: May 5th, 6-9pm, at the Applied Arts Building at UW-StoutMay 11th, 5-9pm, at P-Soup in the Twin Cities. Also note that this show is dedicated to the memory of Noah Norton – hope many of you can make it
Please join us at the closing party of the Midwest District Conference in Milwaukee on Saturday, April 29, 2017. IDSA-WI/MN will be sponsoring the first couple hours of drinks for conference attendees at the Milwaukee Alehouse in memory of Noah Norton, who passed on April 7th. Noah was an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at […]
IDSA members get a 30 percent discount on registration to the Plasticiity Forum set for April 21, 2017 at The Women's Museum in Fair Park, 300 Parry Ave., Dallas, TX, 75226. Former Plastics News editor-in-chief and IDSA Personal Recognition Award winner Bob Grace, A/IDSA, is helping to organize the event, and will serve as moderator. Plasticity Texas—an international plastics […]
You can empathize with users, you can strategize about colors, you can even sculpt form with NURBS. But once in a while you’ve just got to rip something apart to do it right. Sometimes the knowledge gained is very specific to the project, but other times you gain a trick to include in your long […]
It’s about Kansas City. It’s about design. It’s about a week long. (8 days, really) It’s all about coming together for events, workshops, parties, talks, explorations, a big dose of the fabled surprise & delight. It’s inspiration, connecting, discovering that, sure enough, DESIGN WAS HERE. Just about everywhere, all week long. Join us Apr. 6–13, 2017 […]
What: Women x Design: Panel discussion Join Designit & IDSA NYC for a conversation with five incredible and accomplished women who are making waves in the design world! This panel will explore the varied issues faced by women in design and offer insights into the challenges, successes, and journey that got them where they are […]
You are a designer of things, and also a designer of experiences. If you are like most, you craft both of these for others in return for pay – all the while daydreaming about how you might do it better if key decisions were up to you. Craighton Berman doesn’t daydream any more. Craighton is […]
We’re excited to collaborate with UIC IDSA, MIAD IDSA, Advanced Design Sketching, and Lost Arts to have an IRON SKETCH BATTLE during the pregame party of this years IDSA Midwest Conference which will be held at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). This event will have BBQ food, drinks, karaoke, and games like: giant […]
Everyone is creative in their own way, but how to do you unlock creativity from the crowd and translate that into innovative, user-centric ideas which can be the foundation for meaningful solutions? Join IDSA for our interactive workshop around the design research methodology of Co-Creation; a process where designers co-design with users as creative partners within the […]
Our first quarter event will be will be held March 9th over at AMACO here in Indianapolis. Check out their website if you can't wait any longer to know more about them. VERY awesome stuff, who knew they were based right here in Indiana? And until the not-so-distant past, right next to the Indianapolis Motor […]
Join the Advanced Design Sketching group on Saturday, March 4th, 2017 as they’ll be hosting Newell Brands Industrial Designer Jacob Ballard, also known as Sketchfresh (on Instagram). This event will be interactive for both students and professionals alike – Jacob will show us a timeline of his sketches; from his early days as a student to his current […]
My deadline had come… and was just rolling past me, taillights still in view. The latest issue of INNOVATION was sitting beside me, tackling the theme “The Story Behind The Design” – a compelling topic for sure. I certainly heard a lot of my colleagues make references to how important storytelling was, but examples of […]
IDSA Student Pow Wow brings together design students from NYC & NJ design schools for a meet & greet. Ayse Birsel, co-founder, Birsel + Seck and Fast Company Most Creative People 2017 honoree, will be giving a talk about her book‘Design the Life You Love’ and sign books. IDSA NYC has a couple of exciting […]
Join us for a stimulating conversation with the creatives designing provocative products that are transforming how we have sex, consume cannabis, and breast feed. We’ve invited three pioneering designers to share their journey reshaping the social stigmas built around their industry. Learn how quiet, elegant sex toys dismiss shame and judgement from sex, how form […]
Make sure you snap up these tickets fast. Don't miss your chance to hear from the Vice President of Product Design & Exploration for Herman Miller, Gary Smith. Known for his imaginative approach to design and being at the forefront of the industry, Gary will share a series of short stories about the human journey and the […]
Please join us, Advanced Design Sketching, and IDSA Chicago, as we’ll be hosting industrial designer and sketching extraordinaire Aaron Powers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for an intimate sketching session. Aaron is a recent graduate of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA., a past intern at Enlisted Design, Under […]
Welcome to the world of making! Kick off 2017 by learning new skills with Autodesk. A free, full-length, 3D printing class offers 16 lessons—anytime, anywhere. Learn everything you need to know to design and 3D print your own creations. Enroll here. Or, attend a live webinar and follow along step-by-step. Learn to 3D model and 3D print a […]
San Francisco based photographer, Helena Price, will be showcasing The Techies Project in a one night gallery and panel event. Come see the faces and hear the stories of the underrepresented women in the greater tech narrative. Get Your Tickets Now
Mark the end of this year and welcome 2017 by attending the 2016 IDSA NY Holiday Gala! Join us for an evening of food, drink and a panel discussion! The Panel Discussion: The design EconomyDesign is all around us and has been a driver of culture and trade. When we talk of ‘design’, thoughts and […]
In Partnership with the Saint Louis Science Center Where: Saint Louis Science Center, Boeing Hall South Overview:Amongst a rapidly rising global population, worldwide agricultural resources are diminishing. Current trends have pointed toward urban farming as an opportunity to help satisfy food security pressures within these sectors. This year, we challenge teams to utilize design thinking […]
You are invited to join us at Fred Sparks to brainstorm topics for our Fall 2016 6th Annual Student Design Competition and once again in partnership with our friends at the Saint Louis Science Center. The Science Center will have on display an extensive Agriculture exhibit at the time of this competition and request that […]
The Industrial Designers Society of America, St. Louis Chapter (IDSA-STL), in partnership with the Saint Louis Science Center (SLSC) are proud to announce the 2015 5th Annual IDSA-STL Student Design Competition. When: October 24th, 2015 — afternoon public presentations followed by award ceremony Where: The Saint Louis Science Center, Boeing Hall The Design Challenge: Invent […]
Presenter: Stephen Wilcox, PhD, FIDSA The presentation starts with a summary of the changes that have taken place in healthcare, particularly with medical devices, over the past 30 years, then provides predictions of what will happen in the next 30 years. Medical care has changed dramatically; many of the procedures that we take for granted today […]
Presenter: Clay Marsh, MD To sustainably improve the health of our population, health and healthy choices in communities need to become the norm. This presentation discusses our approach to this goal targeting the dimensions of health that include exercise, food, sleep, stress, social networks and family. We believe that the areas of Design and Design Thinking […]
Presenter: Bill Evans, IDSA What kinds of medical information-oriented products will designers be working on in 5 years time, and how can we rise to the patient and clinician ‘engagement’ challenges? Based on years of FDA/EU regulated UI design experience, Bill Evans gives his predictions and recount 5 lessons from the device UI world to help […]
