Industrial Designers Society of America

IDSA Kalamazoo Chapter Kickoff & Mixer
2023-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
This is your chance to help chart the chapter’s future and ensure it grows into a thriving platform for designers like yourself to expand your professional network, exchange ideas, inspire new perspectives and fuel your creativity.
Please join us at the Newell Brands Design Center the kickoff and mixer at 6 pm on August 1.
Don’t miss out on this exciting milestone event that will shape the future of industrial design in our region. Spread the word and tag fellow designers who shouldn’t miss this!
Questions? Email KZO@idsa.org

IDSA Cleveland Picnic/Family Day
2023-07-29 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
We’re having a picnic!
On Saturday, July 29 IDSA Cleveland will be converging on the Sycamore Shelter in Rocky River Reservation for a day of food, fun, and games. This will be a chance to relax and socialize with fellow designers and their families. There will be crafts for all ages and some friendly yard-game competition. We’ll be grilling lunch, with the main course and beverages provided by us and sides brought by guests.
Kids, spouses/significant others, or friends are welcome and encouraged (but not required).
RSVP with how many people you’ll be coming with as well as whether you’ll be able to help with bringing any games.

Effectively Engaging Stakeholders to Move Ideas Forward
2023-06-26 18:30 (America/New_York)
An interactive workshop with Switch Innovation Lab on how to more effectively engage with your colleagues and all the stakeholders of your projets, and how this can help you break through those barriers and move your ideas forward.

Design Research Deep Dive 2023
2023-06-13 09:30 - 2023-06-14 17:00 (America/New_York)

UW and WWU Junior Show
2023-06-01 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Phoenix)
Junior Show celebrating the work by students from University of Washington and Western Washington university.

Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
2023-05-25 18:30 - 19:30 (America/North_Dakota/Center)
Join us for an engaging session on the transformative power of 3D Printing, also know as Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM).
– Explore the past, present, and future of DFAM in the manufacturing industry.
– Learn about the latest advancements in DFAM that are revolutionizing industrial design.
– Hear captivating pioneer stories and uncover the differences between additive and traditional manufacturing workflows.
– Discover how DFAM unlocks the Time Value of Money (TVM) proposition, transforming the industry.
– Engage in an interactive Q&A session with Mike Burghoffer, the founder and Chief Experience Officer, and gain valuable insights.
– Perfect for students seeking new opportunities and professionals aiming for up-to-date industry knowledge.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to explore the possibilities of DFAM and its impactful future in industrial design. Reserve your spot now and come prepared with your questions!

DESIGN SERIES: PATENTS 101
2023-05-22 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
A one hour seminar about patents in the product design world.

IDSA PDX x Play&Co: Business as Usual
2023-05-11 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Phoenix)
IDSA PDX and play&co have partnered to present a series of industrial design REPORTS for IN-PERSON EVENTS IN 2023. this first OF THREE eventS, ‘business as usual’, will BE PRESENTED BY PLAY&CO’S SENIOR DESIGNER JASON MCGINNITY AND COVER THEMES CULTURE, CONNECTIVITY AND INTELLIGENCE IN THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN. WITHIN THE BUSINESS CULTURE, PLAY&CO BELIEVES THAT CONNECTING WITH A CONSUMER ISN’T ENOUGH, WE NEED MOTIVATE THE WORKFORCE AND SHIFT VALUES. Transport, Housing, AND Digital connectivity IS expanding quickly to rural and global populations. Ai, Machine Learning, AND Data use in Health/Agriculture/Employment/Education AND business models ARE QUICKLY BECOMING INTEGRAL. PLAY&CO IS EXCITED TO SHARE THESE INSIGHTS ALONGSIDE RECENT WORK WITH CLIENTS SUCH AS BLOKABLE AND PROJECTS LIKE CONCEPT RISE.
THIS EVENT WILL WRAP UP WITH A LIVE Q&A DISCUSSION WITH AUDIENCE. Jason mcginnity (senior designer at play&co), ariel piazza (portland based illustrator and designer), and andrea nieto perilla (creative director at wagmi united).

UH Design
2023-05-05 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)

CIA Spring Show Closing Happy Hour
2023-04-28 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
We are celebrating the close of the Cleveland Institute of Art’s annual spring Show, which features work from Its ID students. It is an opportunity for us to congratulate them and provide networking with professionals.

DAAPWorks Professional Night
2023-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
This event showcases the capstone projects from graduating students and is a great opportunity to see the very best of upcoming young design talent all in one place.
Join us for Professional Night on Wednesday, April 26th from 6-8 pm, where you can enjoy food and drink as you peruse the show. IDSA Cincinnati will also present awards to the best-in-show, as well as superlatives like Best Sketching, Most Sustainable, Best Use of Technology, and more! This year’s awards were designed by last year’s winner Son Hoang and generously donated by Scott Models, a longstanding supporter of the community.

Women in Design Deep Dive 2023
2023-03-29 09:30 - 2023-03-30 17:00 (America/New_York)

IDSA NYC: Celebrating Women Designers Who Tell Our Stories
2023-03-23 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
IDSA NYC Chapter is excited to invite you to the first IDSA NYC Woman In Design Event (since 1965), a panel discussion and networking event with a group of amazing and talented NYC Women Designers. As the March featured events for 2023, this event is designated to celebrate Women’s History Month. We welcome all women and non-binary people.
*Generously sponsored by frog (NYC Office)and IDSA WID.

About Panelists
Christina Perla (Co-Founder & CEO, Makelab)
Isis Shiffer (Founder, Spitfire Industry)
Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman (Founder, Interwoven Design Group; Professor, Pratt Institute)
Emilie Williams (Leader, Hydrific, a new venture by LIXIL)
Daniela Macias (Global Experience Design Manage, Colgate Palmolive)

About Moderator
Katie Lim (Senior Industrial Designer, frog)

IDSA SEA: Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab Tour
2023-03-23 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)

SMA Selection night 2023
2023-03-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Come support Senior Industrial Design Students of CCAD, OSU, and ICC as they showcase their work in Round 1 of the Student Merit Awards!
Senior Industrial Design Students from the Columbus College of Art & Design, The Ohio State University, and the International Center for Creativity will present their projects and portfolios before a jury jury of local professionals. One finalist from each school will be selected to represent our district in the National Round 2 Competition!

Design Inclusive
2023-03-21 15:30 - 16:45 (America/New_York)

IDSA ATX: PI Day Pizza Party
2023-03-14 17:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)

Design Protection Section: Boosting Value for your Clients with Design Patents
2023-03-08 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
In the United States, design patents have become considerably stronger since the 2008 Supreme Court decision Egyptian Goddess. Yet many clients and ID professionals aren’t aware of what changed in that decision, and how it affects the protection your clients can obtain with design patents. Join Patent Agent Kevin Prince, who has obtained over 2,500 design patents for his clients, on this informative deep dive into design patents, what they can now protect, and how they can help your ID business and those of your clients.
About the Presenter
Kevin Prince, A/IDSA is a Registered US Patent Agent, a UC Berkeley engineer, author of The Art of the Patent (a coffee table art book featuring patent drawings), inventor, and co-founder of Inventor’s Forum in 1990, a non-profit inventors assistance group in Orange County, CA. He specializes in design patents, having obtained over 2,400 design patents for his clients around the world. An inventor on five patents himself, Kevin has had multiple successes in business, most notably selling his portable computer accessories business to a public company in 2000. He is also the past president of Grid Art, which manufactured a unique line of art supplies that can “turn anyone into an artist.” GridArt products have been featured on QVC, and have been sold in at Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, and various catalogs.

National Industrial Design Day
2023-03-05

IDSA NYC: Conversations with James Howard
2023-02-09 20:00 (America/New_York)
IDSA NYC Chapter is excited to bring to you a riveting conversation with James Howard, to honor, recognize, and explore his incredible career in the industrial design field. As we kick-off our events for 2023, and celebrate Black History Month, the event will open with a trailer of James’ movie, ‘The Gathering’, which highlights the story of other black designers, and a short snippet of ‘The Black Inventors Hall of Fame’, a virtual museum that showcases the groundbreaking inventions of African Americans, where James operates as the Owner and Executive Director.
In this talk, James will discuss his vast experience and inspirational journey through industrial design and his focus on achieving goals despite obstacles. James will also talk about the role that empathy, optimism, and services play in his work, which focuses on the humane side of design, and ranges the gamut from inventor and design practitioner, to educator, life coach, and creative director. We are thrilled at the opportunity to share James’ story, and his tremendous personal contributions to not just the industrial design field, but also in centering the work and voices of other Black designers. We will be hosting the event virtually to make it available to the global design community.

IDSA HTX: Second Thursdays (Feb 2023)
2023-02-09 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. to catch up on all things design. Sign up to get monthly invites if you’re not already!

IDSA TOR: Design Innovation
2023-01-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Enjoy the recording of this event.
How can we create conditions for design innovation in Canada? IDSA-Toronto chapter has invited leading design experts to participate in a 90-minute roundtable to examine the trends they see and examine the conditions that lead to design innovation in Canada.
Each panelist will begin with a Pecha Kucha style slideshow and short talk on their viewpoint. The presentations will be followed by a moderated roundtable discussion that will centre around the similarities and differences between the diverse practices that lead to innovation.

Santa's Workshop! - IDSA-DFW / Service Design Network Dallas Holiday Event
2022-12-15 18:30 (America/New_York)
We are bringing ‘Santa’s Workshop’ Back to SMU’s DIG (Deason Innovation Gym) Lab!
For those who experienced this last year with us, you know how much fun it was. We received tons of requests to bring this event back, so it’s happening! This year we are making it even more fun by collaborating with the Service Design Network Dallas chapter!
Due to the size of the SMU DIG Lab, the event will be limited to only 50 people. 25 of the 50 slots are available for IDSA/DIG attendees, and the other 25 slots are available for Service Design Network Dallas attendees.
There is a $5 cover charge to cover your parking, food, beverages, and raffle ticket for some awesome SMU DIG prizes!

IDSA DFW: 2022 Holiday Party
2022-12-15 18:30 (America/New_York)
It is almost that time of year, and we are bringing ‘Santa’s Workshop’ Back to SMU’s DIG (Deason Innovation Gym) Lab!
For those who experienced this last year with us, you know how much fun it was. We received tons of requests to bring this event back, so it’s happening! This year we are making it even more fun by collaborating with the Service Design Network Dallas chapter!

Due to the size of the SMU DIG Lab, the event will be limited to only 50 people. 25 of the 50 slots are available for IDSA/DIG attendees, and the other 25 slots are available for Service Design Network Dallas attendees.

There is a $5 cover charge to cover your parking, food, beverages, and raffle ticket for some awesome SMU DIG prizes!

Hurry up and RSVP to save your spot! Together we plan to eat, drink, and be merry!
** Food and Drinks provided while supplies last! **

Parking information below
Before you come, make sure to print out & bring the parking permit.

Please note the following parking instructions:
You must print the permit and place it on your dashboard.
Use the keycode at the bottom of the permit to open the garage gate.

The DIG is in the basement of Caruth Hall (follow the signs)
Parking Permit – Please use this link to download and PRINT the parking permit.
Parking Map – Please use this link to download the campus map. This will help you to find the correct parking garage and walking directions to the event location.
Your parking permit is valid for the Binkley Parking Center highlighted on the map included here.

IDSA HTX: 2022 Holiday Social
2022-12-15 18:00 (America/New_York)
IDSA HTX will be celebrating the holidays in place of our First Thursdays December! Join us for a fun get together at McIntyre’s Downtown on Thursday, Dec. 15th at 6:00 PM. Have some snacks and first drinks on us! The venue also usually has food trucks, hope to see y’all there 🎉

IDSA ATX: 2022 Holiday Party
2022-12-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
To celebrate the end of 2022, and to toast an even more amazing 2023, please join us at Haymaker, in mid-town Austin (just east of UT campus and 35), on December 15th at 6:30pm. IDSA is partnering with the Last Thursday meetup, and will be hosting the evening. Yep, that means the first few drinks and food are on us. So get there early, while the supplies last!
We’ll have raffle prizes for Designers and Engineers alike.

The IDSA Texas leadership team is excited about the momentum we’ve seen this year, and we’re excited to celebrate with everyone as we close out the year! We’re already working on new initiatives to add value to our community in the coming year, and we’re excited to see the positive impacts we can continue to make in 2023! We hope to see you there!

Best Regards,
IDSA Leadership Team

Design in Healthcare - Medical Section
2022-12-14 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
A presentation and discussion on product development methodologies that help merge physical and digital product experiences in healthcare.

Design in Healthcare: Merging Physical and Digital Experiences from IDSA on Vimeo.

IDESIGN - IDSA HTX
2022-12-09 - 2022-12-10

IDSA CLE: 2022 Holiday Sketch-tacular
2022-12-08 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
This December we’re having a sketching happy hour with a holiday twist. Grab a drink and enjoy some great complimentary food at the Boss Dog while we enjoy a bit of networking and conversation. We’ll be doing some fun and casual sketching based on prompts we select that night, with prizes for a crowd favorite each round and a custom laser-decorated IDSA Cle sketchbook for everyone who comes. We may also be throwing in an AI competitor each round to see how it measures up(though we won’t be giving Skynet any prizes). There will also be a prize for the ugliest sweater so wear your best/worst.
Bring a pen, bring a friend, and come have some fun!

First Thursdays (Dec 2022) - IDSA RDU
2022-12-01 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join IDSA RDU and the NC State IDSA Student Chapter for our last First Thursday of the year with projects, portfolios, shop talk, networking, hot chocolate, and holiday cheer.
Students will have their work on display in the studios and their portfolios available for review.
Also, we are excited to announce that members of the NC State jazz ensemble Cates Avenue Octet (featuring saxophonist and ID Junior Garret Hitmar) will be performing live during the event!
Hope to see you there!
