Events
IDSA HTX: Longevity: Sustainability by Design, Maintenance, and Planning
As a child, Brenden Macaluso was fascinated with mechanical objects. He began repairing engines and vintage machines at age 10 and has never stopped. Since 2007, Brenden has been working to apply sustainability practices to Industrial Design. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003 […]
IDSA ATX: Virtual Round Table
Join the IDSA ATX Community on February 17th to talk about our upcoming plans for 2022! We’ll cover some of the recurring annual events (like SXSW, and Austin design Week), as well as brainstorm ideas for what we can do as a community.
IDSA TOR: Carbon Neutrality in Makerspaces
Sheng-Hung Lee, IDSA will present his research into the creation of the Circular Makerspace Evaluation Toolkit currently in development at MIT. The practices of making and learning by doing remain a cornerstone of education today. In the context of carbon neutrality, we extend a typical “making” stage into “sustainable making” and “meaningful making” on colleges […]
IDSA TOR: Taking a Concept to Production
Our moderated roundtable explores the similarities and differences between designing tangible/digital products in contemporary practice. When the industrial design profession emerged as a result of the industrial revolution in the early 19th century, it was initially focused on mass-produced consumer products. Over time, as products have evolved to become more than simple physical entities, the profession […]
Medical Section: Human Factors for Designers: Sensation & Perception Pt 2
Learn how the mind works, and its implications for the design of controls, displays, IFU's, information architecture design, and more. Cognitive Human Factors for Designers 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 […]
First Thursdays (Jan 2022) – IDSA HTX
Thursday, January 6, 2022 to catch up on all things design. Sign up to get monthly invites if you’re not already! Nico Nikos 2520 Montrose Blvd Houston, TX 77005
IDSA CHI: Jingle Bowl Holiday Party
Ring in the holiday cheer with IDSA Chicago! Your ticket includes pitchers of beer and unlimited pizza! Diversey River Bowl 2211 West Diversey Parkway Chicago, IL 60647
Design Management Section: Learning Lab
In this reoccurring series, we will share insights, information, case studies, models, and methodologies, amongst a variety of other assets, to help inform and inspire you in the professional practice of Design Management. This series will host a variety of events, including learning from leading practitioners in this field, facilitate knowledge sharing amongst the event […]