Industrial Designers Society of America

IDSA SEA: Inclusive Mobility
2020-07-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Travel can unlock new futures, new opportunities, and new ideas. It can also be painful, humiliating, and dangerous. The reality is mobility is not inclusive, and as leaders in technology and travel we believe it is our responsibility to build a better experience for all. Let’s explore three immediate opportunities to deliver travel for all.
Bernadette Berger designs your future travel experiences. She orchestrates digital products, physical spaces, dynamic lighting, and immersive audio into a compelling travel journey. She is an Associate Creative Director with Teague, a global design consultancy with a 93-year history of innovation at the intersection of mobility and technology.
Bernadette has deep expertise in aviation: designing lavish interiors for private jets, developing premium architecture for the 787 Dreamliner, and orchestrating lighting experiences for the new 777X. Her passion lies in reimagining how technology and new behaviors will radically transform the way we travel in the future.

Design Voices: Transportation Design: Collaboration in Innovation
2020-07-28 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
A conversation exploring current trends and emerging technologies taking hold in the world of transportation design, and how designers are leveraging both to envision and realize the future of mobility. Paul Priestman focuses on what the future holds for the transportation sector and the role of collaboration in innovation, while Mary Lombardo covers the subject of creativity in collaboration with mechanical design, explaining how Collins Aerospace leverages the creativity of Industrial Design with innovative practices, like lean and agile design thinking, to rapidly produce designs that interest customers.
Hosted by Glenn Johnson, IDSA, Fellow of Industrial Design – Interior Systems, Collins Aerospace, with:

Paul Priestman, Chairman, PriestmanGoode
Mary Lombardo, Advanced Technologies, Engineering Excellence, & Certification, Collins Aerospace

IDSA ATX: Diversity & Action Workshop
2020-07-22 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Please join the IDSA Austin Design Community for an ACTION oriented workshop, where our goal is to develop a series of things we can do as a community to help promote Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in our communities and in the Design Industry.
This event will include conversations with leading Designers of Color from the Industrial Design industry, along with other minority groups, as well as business leaders and community members from adjacent industries.
After a brief introduction, we will spend time in small groups working to develop tangible and actionable solutions that we can act on as professionals, students, teachers, and as a larger Community.
With your help we will define what needs to be done, as we design a better future for everyone.
We look forward to seeing you on July 22nd!

IDSA NL: Community Check In 2
2020-07-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Check in for students and those effected or concerned about the new ICE policy effecting students in the SEVP.

IDSA NL: Finding Patterns with Lauren Stauffer
2020-07-09 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Where culture, style, behaviors and business collide. The story of how trend & product design come together.
Lauren Stauffer is a Senior Trend Forecaster currently working for Target Corporation. She graduated with an Industrial Design Degree from DAAP at the University of Cincinnati in 2008 and has worked in the trend and home décor design industry since. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and 2 children.

IDSA PDX: Dream in Color, a virtual event
2020-07-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Kirei is excited to welcome a panel of talented designers to share in a spirited color discussion diving into their favorite tips and tricks for playing with color. From color palettes and color combinations to strategies for working with clients and within different industries, this insightful panel will shine a light on one of the most important design choices we make.
Moderated by Michael DiTullo
Panelists: Ashley Kirkland, Grizform Design Architects Michelle Beganskas, Ted Moudis Associates Kim Gilbert, Creative Director & Color Design Leader

IDSA ATX: Virtual Portfolio Review
2020-06-30 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
We are pleased to announce a new way to connect with professionals for 1-on-1 informational interviews and portfolio reviews.
Please join the IDSA Austin Chapter on the morning of June 30th, for a series of Zoom Portfolio Reviews with Texas based professionals. This event is open to 20 students, and each student will have 30 minutes with a design professional.
For students and recent grads, sign up through Eventbrite to reserve your spot, and we will send login information for your specific 1-on-1 sessions as the event gets close.
We look forward to seeing everyone on June 30th!

Design Voices: Intersections: Design and the Queer Mind!
2020-06-30 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Join three designers turned queer storytellers for a Design Voices Pride event, in which they share their personal journeys on designing from their own unique perspectives.
Hosted by Vanessa Melendez, Principal Designer- Global Baby Care at Procter & Gamble, with:

Cory Fites, Associate Design Director, Strategy & Innovation – The Clorox Company
Nicholas Lo, Industrial Designer – Method

IDSA NL: Happy Hour to Celebrate Pride Month
2020-06-26 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Join us this Friday, June 26, 2020 @4:30pm CDT for what is typically our mid-day Water Cooler chat! This week we’re hosting a happy hour so BYOB and invite a friend! DM US FOR THE ZOOM.

IDSA PDX: Sketch Series: Draw Footwear with Michael DiTullo
2020-06-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Rapid visualization, aka Sketching, is a skill that can be learned and practiced. And it’s a skill that never goes out of style. We’re producing a multi-month series on sketching, featuring the best in the biz, across every design field — because every design discipline has a unique way of communicating visually, and we can all learn from each other.
In June we have Michael DiTullo — Michael can draw anything, but for us, he’ll focus on footwear: sneakers, shoes, boots, and more. At Nike, Michael worked directly with professional athletes, including Michael Jordan, to develop footwear designs and apparel brand identities. Michael knows shoes. For more than 20 years Michael DiTullo has been designing iconic products and brand experiences for some of the best brands in the world including Nike, Google, Motorola, Honda, and Hasbro.
Michael will demonstrate his sketching techniques using pen, marker, and paper — showing how he develops both form and details. Join us, follow along with the techniques, or sit back and enjoy the insights and skills of a world-class sketcher.

IDSA NL: Designers Guide to Trend Forecasting with Kiki Redhead
2020-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Have you ever wondered how to best leverage trends to make informed product CMF decisions? See the future with us as Kiki Readhead reveals a path to expert trend forecasting. Learn and leverage her methodology and techniques to identify trends in your own industry.
Kiki Redhead leads all CMF & Trend initiatives for Sherwin-Williams Industrial & Performance Coatings, including spearheading a new DesignHouse in Minneapolis, MN. She collaborates with Industrial Design, Manufacturing, and Architectural customers on coatings development and trends including ideation of aesthetics, performance, and sustainable solutions.
In addition to her 20 years of visionary CMF expertise, which includes owning global color and trend agency Colour Couture from 2008-2018, Kiki holds a Master’s Degree in Trend Forecasting. She is known as an International powerhouse desired for her tri-level trend forecasting methodology, implementation, and distillation of mega, macro, and micro trends. She’s coached companies such as BISSELL, L’Oreal, MasterBrand Cabinetry, Nissan, Polaris, and Tarkett into the future of design.
A longtime member of the Color Marketing Group, Kiki sits on the Board of Directors and is Co-Chair of the Future Thinking Committee.

IDSA PVD: Outsiders on the Inside: 5 Women Navigating Health Tech
2020-06-24 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to raise money for a female-focused, highly personal product when the investor pool is almost all men? Or to sit in a boardroom as the only female, and be asked to speak for your entire gender? The tech world has a women problem. Or rather, a lack of women problem. But not for much longer…
There is a growing and determined group of women forging bright futures in the health tech space. And they’re gaining traction: raising rounds of funding, hiring diverse teams, and supporting each other along the way. Join us on Wednesday, June 24th for a raw and unfiltered discussion with some of health tech’s fearless female leaders, moderated by Jeanette Numbers, Cofounder of Loft.
We’ll share insights on navigating a broken healthcare system that too often leaves women behind, advice on everything from networking to raising capital, and the role women and other underrepresented groups can play in reshaping the health tech space
Jeanette Numbers is an experienced design thinker + leader based in Providence, RI. As Cofounder of Loft, Jeanette specializes in creating visually compelling, human-centered design solutions that are rooted in purpose and driven by research. Jeanette’s work spans dozens of global brands and a wide variety of industries. She’s had proven success both in and outside of the corporate environment, leading teams in strategic design thinking, digital and physical product design, and final product commercialization. Her career has taken her to New York, San Francisco, Boston, and finally to Providence, where Loft’s corporate headquarters are based. As a longtime champion for local mentorship and community-building, Jeanette is excited to build on her vision for a collaborative and authentic design culture as chair of the Providence IDSA chapter.
Abi Barnes is the Co-Founder & CEO of Allergy Amulet. She is an attorney, author, and was listed to Business Insider’s 2019 Coolest People in Food and Drink. She is committed to making the world a safer place for the food allergy community, one bite at a time.
Kristen Carbone is committed to making the lives of the people around her more comfortable, fulfilling and beautiful. After a decade long career working in curatorial departments in Museums across New York and New England she founded Brilliantly, a brand dedicated to meeting the long term, quality of life issues faced by women who’ve had an experience with breast cancer. She currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island where she lives with her two children.
Meridith Cass is the Founder and CEO of Nix, a consumer health data startup, spun out of Harvard University. The initial product is a sweat sensor that informs athletes, soldiers, and laborers of their hydration status, sweat rate, electrolyte losses, and core body temperature in real-time. A serial company starter, Meridith has worked closely with several Boston and New York-based venture capital firms in the creation of seven life science and consumer startups prior to Nix. Meridith sits on the board of several companies and non-profits including Girls on the Run of Greater Boston, Consumer Technology Association’s Health and Fitness Technology Division, and the Cambridge Friends School, of which she is an alumna. Meridith is a college basketball player-turned-marathoner who has completed 9 marathons in the past 6 years, including the all of the World Major Marathons. She received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr College where she received the Anna Pell Wheeler Prize for Mathematics, and her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Meridith is a Kauffman Fellow as well as a Harvard Business School Blavatnik Fellow.
Clare Jessey is a UX designer, inventor, explorer and storyteller who works for Philips Design at Philips Healthcare’s HealthTech Innovation Lab in Cambridge, MA. At Philips she works on a multi-disciplinary team working on bringing human-centered solutions to the next generation of healthcare technologies. Outside of Philips she was the designer for a Brown Medicine project that developed a new way for patients to communicate pain to doctors using physical objects, designed a proof of concept for an augmented reality-based tool to map neurological biopsy sites, and worked on improving service delivery to Boston’s addiction and homelessness community.

IDSA NL: Community Check In 1
2020-06-05 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Check in for anyone wanting to discuss current events. BLACK LIVES MATTER.

Sustainability Deep Dive 2020
2020-06-03 11:00 - 2020-06-05 19:00 (America/New_York)

Design Voices: Beauty in Design
2020-05-26 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
For function-oriented designers, “beauty” can seem like a dirty word. It’s marked by the stigma of frivolous ornamentation and embracing the ephemeral in rejection of rationality and the timeless. What is often overlooked in the classic debate between form and function, is that beauty is a function in and of itself. We select, cherish, and promote those objects which bring us joy, and to suggest that beauty is irrelevant is to ignore that fundamental facet of human psychology. And while applying narrow criteria by which we define beauty can stifle innovation, celebrating our individual tastes, preferences, and perspectives can immeasurably enhance it.
Hosted by Hector Silva, IDSA, Executive Director at Advanced Design, with:

Laura Silva, Vice President, Global Tech and Ops – Accessibility Technology UX Design Lead, Bank of America
Alex Lobos, IDSA, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Foresight at Autodesk

IDSA NL: The New Bauhaus Screening & Conversation
2020-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Screening – Friday, May 15, 2020 through Thursday, May 21, 2020Conversation – Thursday, May 21, 2020 @ 7:00pm CST
Join us for an exclusive early look at The New Bauhaus, an odyssey through the life and legacy of László Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to influence and inspire.

IDSA ATL: Kitbashing a Toy Design Career
2020-05-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join IDSA ATL and members of the Toy and Game Design Association for a panel discussion featuring some amazing toy designers as they share insights into they careers.
Virtual event.

IDSA NL: Industrial Design Roundtable
2020-05-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
This will be an opportunity to hear the thoughts on things to consider while entering the job market after graduation during this unique time as we interview and present virtually.
Join us for a round table discussion on entering the job market with: Michael DiTullo, Paul Hatch, Lauren Dern, Todd Herlitz, Michael Custer and Dave Joseph.

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IDSA OHS - University of Cincinnati (DAAP) Senior Showcase
2020-05-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning will be hosting a virtual award ceremony for the School of Industrial Design’s senior capstone showcase. The Southern Ohio Chapter will address the attendees and hand out the juror’s choices for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place projects as well as Design Superlative Awards.
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IDSA NL: Tools & Tactics for Remote Product Design
2020-04-30 06:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Now that we are all working differently due to social distancing, how is it affecting your design process?
Foam dust on your PJs? Falling asleep every night to the whir of your 3D printer? Dining room table taken over by your Wacom and a sea of sticky notes? Please join us via Zoom meeting for a panel discussion to explore the challenges, tools and tactics of designing physical products in a work-from-home setting.
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Speakers:
Kevin Gilboe, Head of Design, International at 3M
Kevin leads a network of 3M Design teams spanning six countries across Asia, Europe and the US as Head of Design, International at 3M. Collaboration with customers is central to 3M Design’s approach, and Kevin’s team engages many industries including automotive, consumer electronics, infrastructure, architecture and retail to inspire possible futures and develop solutions.
Prior to his current role, Kevin lived in Tokyo for four years and led the development of 3M Design studios in Japan, India, China and Korea. Before his role in Asia-Pacific, Kevin led the global design team for the 3M Consumer Business Group and significantly grew the maturity of Design practice at 3M. At Whirlpool Corporation for eight years prior to joining 3M, Kevin led the KitchenAid® Global Brand Studio and held various other Design roles.
Throughout his career, Kevin has led his teams in receiving over 30 design awards including RED DOT, IDEA Gold, iF, GOOD DESIGN, and GD USA. As an individual designer Kevin has received 28 design and two utility patents. His academic background includes a BFA in Industrial Design from the University of Michigan, an MS in Product Development from Northwestern University, and several university projects and guest lectures in Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Michael Habig, Senior Designer, Essentials, Target Owned Brand Product Design & Management team
Through his 15 years of experience, Michael has designed and developed product for almost all of Target’s owned brands and product categories including: Furniture, Sporting Goods, and Essentials. He has spent the last three years in the Essentials space working across pyramids to unite the structural packaging and product design teams in order to provide solutions for people that consider the whole product experience from in-store to at-home. He is responsible for the user research, brand expression, and product development of the Ever Spring and Smartly brands.
Michael currently lives in Cincinnati, OH where he has been working remote for the past 5 years. Leveraging his arsenal of collaboration tools, he works closely with the chemists on his team to create products that seamlessly bring together science and design.
Katie Kelly, Senior Design Researcher at Worrell
Katie Kelly has over ten years of design and strategy experience, centered on creating value customers want with business models that work. In her role as Senior Design Researcher at Worrell, Katie leads research and strategy programs to understand and uncover user needs to bring innovative, human-centered solutions to healthcare’s biggest challenges. Katie partners with clients to uncover problems worth solving, activate insights, and deliver compelling business opportunities.
Prior to Worrell, Katie led customer experience research and strategy efforts at Medtronic. Her work in cardiac monitoring focused on validating critical customer assumptions and developing comprehensive product and service recommendations. Katie also redefined Medtronic’s upstream product development process, integrating human-centered design to accelerate customer understanding, reduce risk, and drive evidence-based decision making across a matrixed organization.
Beyond healthcare, Katie has extensive consumer product experience, bringing a unique perspective to Worrell’s healthcare-focused programs. At Target, she drove initiatives ranging from owned brand product design, brand strategy, to digital experience, where she leveraged market trends, customer insights, and problem solving to deliver competitive differentiation and growth.
Tony Morley, Inventor at Red Racer Studio
After receiving an Industrial Design degree from Brigham Young University in 1978 and working as a designer at various jobs around the country, Tony has spent the past thirty-four years working as an independent toy inventor.
It has been a fun and rewarding adventure for him and he has been fortunate to make a career doing essentially what he loved doing as a young boy – tinkering with toy and other odd ideas in a small shop – usually alone. Along the way, some of those ideas have received awards. He attributes his success to the teachers and mentors who have provided him priceless guidance throughout his wonderful adventure.
“Gabe” David Gabriel, ID Senior at MIAD
David Gabriel is a 2020 graduate of the Industrial Design program at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. He has been able to use the design process to solve problems whether he is in the mountains of Afghanistan or in a room of NASA engineers. His passion is finding empathy based solutions that empower the user.

IDSA CLE: Spring Show and Portfolio Review
2020-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
See the work of the talented students at CIA
Despite the pandemic, the design students at the Cleveland Institute of Art have remained hard at work finishing this semester’s projects and putting together their portfolios. And even though we won’t be able to see them in person, you can see them now at the 2020 (Virtual) Spring Design Show. There you can see a showcase of portfolios from the Senior, Junior, and Sophomore students in Industrial Design, as well as Graphic Design, Interior Architecture, and Transportation. Please take a look and be sure to reach out to the students with any comments you may have.

IDSA ATL: Design Discussion with Krystal Persaud
2020-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a Q&A with Krystal Persaud, Founder of Grouphug Solar, as we learn about her journey as a designer and her experience as an entrepreneur on Shark Tank.
Virtual event.

IDSA CIN: University of Cincinnati 2020 Senior Showcase
2020-04-24 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

IDSA DEN: Weekly Series - UX Design
2020-04-23 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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Furman O’Dell

Design Thinking 2020
2020-04-14 08:00 - 2020-04-17 17:00 (America/New_York)
As the #1 Event for Design, CX, and UX professionals, be a part of Design Thinking 2020 and get excited for four jam-packed days filled with hands-on learning workshops, site tours, and keynote presentations led by innovative design thinkers from all industries.
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IDSA BOS: XR Terra Presents: A New Reality for Industrial Design
2020-04-11 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

IDSA DEN: Weekly Series - Sketch & Sketchbook Pro Demo
2020-04-09 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
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Josh Hoffeld, IDSA

IDSA ATL - Anything but COVID-19 April Brew Crew
2020-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

IDSA NL: Ventilator Design Review
2020-04-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Engineers, manufacturers, and designers discuss their experiences working on the Ventilator Design Review project.
Recorded on April 1, 2020

IDSA ATL - 5in5: "From Home" in Five
2020-03-31 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
