Industrial Designers Society of America

IDSA ATL: Brew Crew - What's New With You?
2021-10-07 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join the IDSA Atlanta Chapter for the return of Brew Crew at Round Trip Brewing Co. We hope to see you there and learn more about what you have been up to and what you hope to see in the future.

IDSA NL: Last Call Fall
2021-09-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Come grab a beer and enjoy the last of the warm weather with your ID friends

IDSA NL: Fall Happy Hour
2021-09-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for drinks as we soak up some of the last warm Milwaukee weather and discuss what’s in store for IDSA at the local level!

Design Management: Lets Talk Design Management
2021-09-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
In this reoccurring series, we will hear from leading professionals who will share stories of their design journey, the challenges they have encountered and overcome, how they have managed to progress their careers.
Recorded September 30, 2021

International Design Conference 2021
2021-09-22 12:00 - 2021-09-23 12:00 (America/New_York)
International Design Conference (IDC) 2021 – September 22-23, 2021 – Virtual Event

2021 Education Symposium
2021-09-22

IDEA 2021 Ceremony
2021-09-21 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Gold, Silver, and Bronze IDEA 2021 winners are announced at this live during this virtual event.

2021 IDSA Awards Ceremony
2021-09-20 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Presentation of the 2021 IDSA Award recipients.

IDSA DFW: Landing Gigs - Portfolio & Resume Review
2021-09-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Did you know that the average recruiter spends less than 5 seconds reviewing your resume? And that’s only if it makes it past the automated resume systems filters! Creating an effective cover letter and resume is more than just choosing a great layout and beautiful font. Just like good user-centered design, you need to understand the stakeholders that will be reviewing your resume and cover letter and provide them with the content that meets their needs and expectations.
Join an exclusive one-hour Zoom session with Kristan Davis on Wednesday, September 15th at 5:00pm CDT. Kristan brings valuable insights and guidance based on years of reviewing job applicants for companies. She now uses her wealth of experience to help students prepare effective and impactful job applications.
Kristan Davis is the Full-Time MBA Career Consultant for the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas.

IDSA TOR: Design for Disruption with Ranee Lee
2021-09-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
How can design disrupt systems? Join Ranee to explore the important role of collaboration & the narrative of lived experiences with design.
Recorded on September 14. 2021

IDSA LA: Sketch'n Brews
2021-09-09 05:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
IDSA Los Angeles Chapter – Get together with industrial designers to share drinks, sketches, and casual networking every second Thursday!

Design Voices: Life Centered Design
2021-08-31 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
What does designing for ‘one planet living’ look like? Guests Morag Gamble, Founder of Permaculture Education Institute, and Chhaya Bhanti, Founder and Creative Director at VERTIVER, a women-owned social enterprise, have deep expertise in this area. Learn from their inspiring journeys designing with communities for a more sustainable, fair, and cleaner world, through their diverse work encompassing six continents on ecological design and applied systems thinking. This special DV episode was hosted by Başak Altan, IDSA.

IDSA PHX: Feeling Creatively Stuck
2021-08-30 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Calling all creatives!
Do you ever feel like you just can’t get to that next phase of your design?
Or that you have run out of cool ideas to keep you motivated?
You’re not alone!
Join us on Aug 30th at 11.30 am (MST) for an online workshop where Abby Wilkymacky, Founder of Mindflower Studio, will help us untangle some strategies to get out of a creative rut.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Organized and sponsored by IDSA Phoenix

Women in Design SF: Manufacturing During the Time of Covid-19
2021-08-18 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Our panelists from Peak Design will share their experiences in manufacturing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderated by Fran Wang
Panelists

Olivia Eaton
Adrienne Rowell
Jamie Erickson
Rachel Roberts

Recorded on August 18, 2021

IDSA CHI: Coaster Break (Aug 2021)
2021-08-12 16:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Explore Chicago with us every month at Coaster Break! Each month, we are meeting at a local brewery for some light networking and design-oriented conversations. This month, we’re at Replay in Lincoln Park. Come meet the other members of the largest IDSA Chapter in the nation! Coaster Break is typically the third Thursday of the month, but due to schedule conflicts, we pushed it up 1 week.
Replay Lincoln Park, 2833 N Sheffield Ave, 60657
In compliance with Replay guidelines, masks are optional for fully vaccinated guests and employees; non-vaccinated individuals are required to wear a mask.

IDSA SEA: How Design Can Save the World
2021-08-12 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Please join us for a lunchtime chat on August 12th (12pm-1pm PST). Linsey Nancarrow of Indigo Slate will examine the problems with today’s approach to sustainability (focusing on individual actions that demand extra time, effort, and money) and make the case for systemic change through well designed sustainable experiences.
When we look at sustainability from an experience perspective, we can uncover huge opportunities to innovate that drive toward a cleaner, healthier future.

About Climate Designers:
A community of designers and creative professionals from all industries, committed to using their creative skills for climate action.
https://www.climatedesigners.org/
About Linsey:
Linsey Nancarrow has been helping businesses figure out their next big innovations since 2002. For over 15 years, she has led innovation programs for fortune 500 companies, including Boeing, Intel, Starbucks, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Hyundai, and Bombardier. As part of Indigo Slate’s Human Experience Innovation team, Linsey leverages her background in industrial design and design strategy to help clients envision and create transformative new experiences, with a focus on accelerating sustainability and climate justice. Linsey is also the creator and founder of Eco Your Org, a website dedicated to helping professionals drive sustainability in their workplace, and a leader of Climate Designers, a global community of creative professionals taking climate action.

IDSA SJ: Hatch Duo Virtual Studio Visit
2021-08-11 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Founded by an award winning team with over 20 years of combined product design experience, Hatch Duo designs compelling product experiences for growing brands. Hatch Duo is a local design consultancy located in Sunnyvale, CA and we are super excited to have them come speak about their experiences starting a new design studio and how they see design changing over the years.

IDSA LA: Summer Social at the Beach
2021-08-11 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
We’re holding the first event for the LA IDSA chapter 8/11/2021 from 11am to 1pm. We’ll be on the beach near lifeguard tower #27.
Bagels provided, feel free to bring anything else you like. This is informal, come and stop by for a minute or the whole time! The hosts are the new LA IDSA chapter team. We’d love to meet our local designers as we rebuild the chapter and find ways to make being a member more valuable.
Ian Peterman, Chair, Vicente Magana, Vice-Chair, and Davina Wolter, Education & Communications

IDSA Leadership Hype Sesh
2021-08-05 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Stuck in your ID career and not sure how to level up? Wishing you could make more connections across the industry? Then join us for the latest IDSA Cross Chapter Collaboration event featuring IDSA organizers from Columbus, Dallas Fort Worth, Denver, Seattle, Cleveland, Chicago, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and more! We’ll share tips on how to grow your Industrial Design career by getting involved in IDSA leadership, at the Chapter level and beyond! Chapter chairs Joanna Celestina, Monica Tournoux, and Caterina Rizzoni will host a discussion and Q&A on the benefits of getting involved.

Design Research Section: Working with Questions
2021-08-03 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Design Research Section Event: Working with Questions from IDSA on Vimeo.

Women in Design Deep Dive 2021
2021-07-28 11:00 - 2021-07-29 17:00 (America/New_York)

IDSA CHI: Coaster Break: We're Back!
2021-07-15 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)

IDSA SEA: flUX Panel
2021-07-01 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Design trends come and go, ranging from wood paneling to colorful transparent plastics, and skeuomorphism to flat user interfaces. While we can visually see changes in aesthetic taste, how about change in the design profession? What differentiates the design disciplines and how are they similar?
Join IDSA Seattle for a panel of traditionally trained industrial designers. Listen to them discuss how their careers and work have evolved along with the ever-changing landscape between ID/UI and UX.

Our panelists:
Alex Diener, Senior Director of Global Product Design, Dexcom
Alex Diener is a design leader with expertise in developing intuitive medical, industrial, and consumer technology. For over 20 years, he has created vibrant design teams & meaningful products. Alex lives with Type One diabetes, and is driven to use design to help others achieve health & wellness. At Dexcom, he leads a multidisciplinary team developing CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) products for those living with diabetes, reducing mental burden and delivering better health outcomes. Outside of work, he loves hiking with his family, playing with his 5 year old son, and working on his dismal surfing skills.
Patrick Fiori, Senior Product Designer, Roku
Patrick is a design leader and entrepreneur who has developed technology products at companies including Amazon, Samsung, Facebook, & Roku. He has led design teams across industries including, mobile, IoT, & hardware. Patrick holds multiple patents in both digital and physical product design, and his designs have received recognition including CES Best In Show, IDSA Merit Award, and International Housewares Association Award.
Sena Janky, Senior Interaction Designer, Fluke Corporation
Sena has over 25 years of product development and consulting experience. She has worked across industries including wearable health products/platforms supported with mobile applications, medical devices, augmented reality systems, mobile consumer apps, and industrial products. Sena holds numerous patents and design awards for her work. She is currently a Senior UX Designer at Fluke Corporation.
In addition to her design career, Sena has held multiple advisory positions; University of Washington Division of Design, Life Science Washington Institute WIN program, IDSA NW board member, and many mentorship programs. She has taught UX design at Cornish College of the Arts, and has guest lectured for the WWU Industrial Design program. For the last 19 years, she has participated in the Expanding Your Horizon conference, creating a design thinking workshop that promotes careers in STEM for high school girls.

Medical Section: Can Design Address the Future Shortage of Healthcare Providers in the US?
2021-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
A Virtual Round Table Discussion about the shortage of healthcare professionals in the U.S. Recorded on June 30, 2021.

Designing Future of Mobility - Panel discussion moderated by Jason Belaire, IDSA
2021-06-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
The future of mobility is facing a deep change in consumer behavior. Getting from point A to B is no longer about a having a car, taking the train, or a plane. It’s about all of them together, with the extra ingredients of sustainability needs, the development of autonomous driving, the relevance of experiences over ownership, and all the new challenges and opportunities that technology brings -from ride-sharing apps to the personalization of products and services. In this scenario, the role of design is essential for companies to rethink their overall model to a mobility service approach.
Panel discussion moderated by Jason Belaire, IDSA
Key speaking points

What are the trends that will shape the mobility of the future?
How is design helping companies in rethinking their overall processes to face the future of mobility?
What is the role of design in developing multimodality and shared transport?
How are companies evolving towards mobility as a service?
What are the challenges in expanding shared and autonomous connected mobility?

Date: Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
Time:09:00 California, USA
10:00 Colorado, USA
17:00 London, UK
18:00 Madrid, Spain

Design History Section: 3500 Years of Design in 2000 Seconds Flat!
2021-06-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join the IDSA Design History Section for this double event, which includes a screening and online discussion!
Acclaimed Industrial Designer, Carl Gustav Magnusson, IDSA shares a colorful, informative video presentation, which takes viewers through the chronology of the scientific and cultural influences on design .

IDSA SF: Conversation with Herman Francisco
2021-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Join us Thursday, June 24th when Herman’s Francisco shares about his journey in design and becoming a transportation designer at autonomous vehicle company, Zoox .
Herman Francisco is a naturally born creative, educator, consultant, holistic thinker and weird-ideas lover. He has made creativity and design a lifestyle by building Lowrider bicycles, movie vehicles, rethinking men’s apparel, kid’s toys, concept cars, and designing a wide spectrum of jewelry. With a determined desire to impact the world’s future, Herman was given an opportunity to join the Industrial Design team within the autonomous vehicle company, Zoox (2016).
Herman’s balanced approach to life’s design marathon maintains a healthy body and mind — running Spartan races, exploring culinary cuisines, collecting various memorabilia, playing billiards with Dad, and plant shopping with Mom.

IDSA SJ: June Meet Up
2021-06-16 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York)
Come join us for our first event on June 16th! We will be playing games and networking.

IDSA DFW: Portfolios that Land Gigs
2021-06-16 16:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Wish you knew just what companies are looking for when hiring? We’re hosting a virtual Q&A Discussion for students and young designers to come together to hear seasoned professionals from various industries share their insights and answer your questions.
We will begin the session by asking the design professionals curated questions about what they look for in portfolios and for crucial behind-the-scenes insights into interviews and the overall hiring process.
Afterwards, we will divide participants and industry professionals into rotating breakout rooms for more personalized interaction.

Sustainability Deep Dive 2021
2021-06-09 11:00 - 2021-06-10 17:00 (America/New_York)
