Beyond the Box: IDSA JMU Conference
Industry speakers, professional workshops, portfolio reviews, and more come to James Madison University for the 2021 IDSA JMU Conference.
Industry speakers, professional workshops, portfolio reviews, and more come to James Madison University for the 2021 IDSA JMU Conference.
IDSA Cleveland will host an evening celebrating the great design that has been developed all around our region. It will be an evening of community building, networking, and inspirational content for area industrial designers. This will be a catered event and will be hosted in Moen’s recently renovated first floor atrium and design studio. We will […]
Anouk Groen will inspire us with a cross-industry look at Color, Materials and Finishes in design trends for products and mobility. Industrial designers are called upon to design products, services and experiences for uncertain futures. How can they predict the colors, materials and trends in advance? Recorded on November 9, 2021 https://vimeo.com/654946684
IDSA Seattle is focused on fostering relationships and building a more connected PNW design community. Students and young professionals play a big role in our chapter. As we welcome in the school year, our board will present 2-3 slides each about their experiences in different fields of design to inspire and help students understand the […]
Likely, you’ve heard that storytelling at work is good for leaders, good for marketers, good for trainers. Is it good for industrial designers and engineers? Come see for yourself. Rance will facilitate a lively discussion that may change the way you communicate at work forever. Get started with four questions that define the purpose of […]
Exploring how the mind works, and its implications for the design of controls, displays, IFU's, information architecture design, and more. Many product designers have never taken a university-level class on cognitive human factors or cognitive science. This set of one-hour workshops is designed to remedy that. It provides a crash course on how the mind […]
Join Mike Rohde, author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook as he shares the concepts that make visual thinking a fast, effective communication power tool. This workshop is designed to develop and to strengthen your visual thinking abilities so you can use simple shapes with words to emphasize speed and idea sharing. We’ll […]
On Thursday, October 14, 2021, IDSA’s Executive Director presented the annual membership meeting and year in review. During this session, Chris Livaudais, IDSA provided a look back on our 2020 performance as well as updates on how the association has been navigating our journey through the COVID-19 pandemic. This annual event is an important moment to share information with IDSA membership in a […]
The IDSA Portland Chapter and IDME will be hosting a "fireside" chat with Todd Amelung on “How Not to Make A Fortune In The Design World,” a designer's retrospective on how a different business model could have achieved a better outcome. Come grab a drink and join the discussion on lessons he took from the process, the […]
Award-winning designer, educator and author Wolfgang Joensson will take us on journey through time to look at iconic products. What makes a product iconic? Looking at historic memorable design objects, and analysing the roots of their impact on the consumer’s perception, Wolfgang Joensson will talk about what can be done to create artefacts that will […]