Industrial Designers Society of America

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

IDSA PHI: 2020 Kick off
2020-03-19 18:30 - 21:00
This year IDSA Philly is taking a new direction that emphasizes the design professional. If you are a designer / engineer who works on products in the Philadelphia area, join us for drinks at Frankford Hall March 19th 6:30pm-8:30pm for light conversation, games and discussion.

IDSA PHI - 2020 Kickoff
2020-03-19 18:30 - 20:30
This year IDSA Philly is taking a new direction that emphasizes the design professional. If you are a designer / engineer who works on products in the Philadelphia area, join us for drinks at Frankford Hall March 19th 6:30pm-8:30pm for light conversation, games and discussion

IDSA SYR: User Experience Design at Xerox
2020-03-19 17:00 - 18:00
If you are interested in the latest on how a large local business enterprise is applying user experience design in their work, please join us for our joint IDSA CNY / WNY HFES chapter meeting on November 19th from 5-6pm.
Bio: David Parsons is the Experience Design Group Director at Xerox Corporation. He has background and extensive experience applying human centered design methods to drive business impact in large companies including Xerox, Emerson Electric, Eastman Kodak, Honeywell.

IDSA ATL - March Brew Crew
2020-03-05 20:00 - 22:00
Once a month we will be meeting at a local brewery after work to discuss a design topic. For March, we are discussing “What is Southern Design Identity?” This is also a great time to ask us about Southern Design Summit and learn more!
Join us before at Georgia Tech as they select their Student Merit Award Nominee:
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This event is partnered with Dribble!

IDSA PDX: Celebrate National ID Day 2020
2020-03-05 18:00 - 21:00
Join IDSA Oregon (Portland) chapter officers Michael DiTullo, Alex Xu and Samuel Ach at the first IDSA Oregon Happy Hour of the year!
Come to hang out, talk shop, and swap stories. The chapter team is looking forward to talking to you to learn about what you want out of an IDSA chapter. Their goal is make this Happy Hour a regular monthly event to build upon, and will be moving locations around Portland to make it easier for different people to attend.
Thursday, March 5, 2020 (National Industrial Design Day)6pm at Rontoms: 600 E Burnside St, Portland

IDSA CHI: Coaster Break: 2020 National ID Day
2020-03-05 18:00 - 21:00
Join the IDSA Chicago chapter for a “Coaster Break” at Revolution Brewing’s Brewery + Taproom on National Industrial Design Day!
Food will be provided.
Thursday, March 5, 6-9pmRevolution Brewery + Taproom3340 Kedzie AveChicago, IL 60618

IDSA DEN: Celebrate National ID Day 2020
2020-03-05 17:00 - 20:00
The IDSA Rocky Mountain chapter invites industrial design students at Metro State University to learn from and talk with professional industrial designers on March 5, 2020 (National Industrial Design Day).
Colorado designers are also invited to come and share their experiences with students. Questions? Email IDSA-RMT chair Josh Hoffeld.
Thursday, March 5, 6-8pmMetropolitan State University of Denver – Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building (AES 225)1449 7th St, Denver, CO 80204

IDSA SF: Celebrate National ID Day 2020
2020-03-05 17:00 - 20:00
The Bay Area design community is invited to join the IDSA San Francisco chapter on March 5 celebrate National Industrial Design Day.
RSVP is requested.
Thursday, March 5, 20206-8pmHazel Southern Bar and Kitchen (conveniently located near BART and MUNI stops)1446 Market StSan Francisco, CA 94102

IDSA ATX: IDSA UT Student Chapter Kick Off
2020-03-05 17:00 - 19:00
On the evening of March 5, the IDSA-Austin professional chapter will join students at the UT School of Design and Creative Technologies for the first official meeting of the IDSA UT student chapter!
The students will host their first officer elections (sorry, the pros don’t get a vote!) and the IDSA-ATX professional chapter officers will facilitate a brainstorm around ways that the student and professional chapters can work together. The professionals will also share experiences to get the students excited before adjourning.

IDSA NL: Celebrate National ID Day 2020
2020-03-05 17:00 - 19:00
On National Industrial Design Day, join the IDSA Northern Lakes chapter for a casual Design Networking event in Milwaukee.
Thursday, March 5, 2020, 5-7pmLakefront Brewery872 N Commerce StMilwaukee, WI 53212

IDSA SYR: Future of Design
2020-03-05 15:15 - 16:15
Join IDSA CNY (Syracuse) and Lorraine Justice, PhD, FIDSA, an internationally known designer, speaker, and author discuss her new book.
Justice specializes in helping leaders and teams responsible for complex development initiatives maximize their likelihood of success. Her second book, The Future of Design, Global Product Innovation for a Complex World (Nicholas Brealey, 2019) addresses how can we design successful products for the future, that will affect our future global products, services, and experiences.
Learn more about Lorraine here.
Location: Warehouse Auditorium (100A)

IDSA Headquarters Open House 2020
2020-03-05 09:00 - 13:00
Join IDSA HQ for coffee, donuts, and conversation at the IDSA National ID Day Open House: Thursday, March 5 from 9am to 1pm at our new office, located at 950 Herndon Pkwy, Suite 250, Herndon, VA 20170.
If you’re in or near the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, stop by our place (parking is free!) to celebrate IDSA’s birthday and the industrial design profession. Meet the IDSA HQ staff, connect with local colleagues, and learn more about National ID Day, IDSA, and the Society’s 2020 goals and initiatives.
Questions about the Open House? Call us at 703.707.6000 or email us at membership@idsa.org.

National Industrial Design Day
2020-03-05

IDSA BOS: Happy Hour & 2020 Design Kickoff
2020-02-27 18:00 - 21:00
Join Tactile and IDSA Boston at Central Warf Co. on Thursday, Feb 27th for quality conversation, top-notch drinks, and great company!
Our goal for the 2020 year is to provide our community with more opportunities to meet, not only through high-level design panels, but through more casual get-togethers that help facilitate tighter bonds, friendships, and the joy of skill sharing.
With Tactile’s new Boston studio (opened in April of 2018) and a newly elected IDSA Boston Board, we look forward to connecting with our vast network of designers!
Grab your ticket now and get ready for the 2020 year of design.

IDSA ATL: Spectrum of Futures
2020-02-25 18:00 - 20:00
Partnered event with Speculative Futures and Art in Tech!

How do you think about the future? Do you approach it as an artist, a technologist, a designer, a futurist or none of the above? Is there even a right way to approach futures thinking?

In this presentation, Travis Kupp—Strategic Design & Foresight Lead at Truist and Chair of PRIMER2020—will explain the fundamentals of the field of Futures, the differences in how humans (and other life forms) approach the future, and why Futurists don’t and shouldn’t have a monopoly on the future.

Experience Design Week 2020
2020-02-24 - 2020-02-26
Experience design (XD) is a discipline that develops holistic experiences inclusive of all users across all aspects of service, product or event. It provides a way for organizations to design a valuable user experience.

IDSA COL: 2020 OSU SMA Selection Night
2020-02-20 18:30 - 20:00
Come support and watch the students present their work for Round 1 of the IDSA Student Merit Awards. Who will earn the chance to represent their school in Round 2?

IDSA ATL - February Brew Crew
2020-02-06 18:00 - 19:00
Have y’all been to Halfway Crooks Brewery in Summerhill yet?? For February, we are discussing the question “What is Futurism?” and how we can use Futurism to improve our design processes. At this event, learn more about our partnered event with Speculative Futures Atlanta later in February!!

IDSA CNY: Gary Hustwit at RIT
2020-02-05 18:00 - 20:00
At RIT Gary Hustwit will be speaking about his work as a documentary filmmaker and his appearance will highlight the first public exhibit of his photographic record of a day with Massimo and Lella Vignelli.

February 4Lecture | 4:45pmLocation | University Gallery
Hustwit will be speaking about his work as a documentary filmmaker, encompassing his films Helvetica, Objectified, Urbanized, and Rams.

February 4Reception & Exhibition | 6-8pmLocation | Exhibit Gallery (stairs are located in the 2nd floor Benetton Gallery)
Hustwit’s RIT appearance will highlight the first public exhibit of his photographic record of a day with Massimo and Lella Vignelli. His new book on the Vignellis will be available for sale and signing.The photographic exhibit will be in the 3rd floor Vignelli Center Benetton Gallery.

February 5, 2020Screening | 9:30amLocation | University Gallery
RIT’s premiere showing of Gary Hustwit’s documentary on designer Dieter Rams (born 20 May 1932 in Wiesbaden, Hessen). Rams is a German industrial designer and retired academic closely associated with the consumer products company Braun, the furniture company Vitsoe, and the functionalist school of industrial design. His unobtrusive approach and belief in “less but better” design generated timeless quality in his products and have influenced the design of many products, which also secured Rams worldwide recognition.

IDSA NL: MIAD 4th Annual Red Marker Event
2020-01-31 18:00 - 21:00
Formerly known as Portfolio Review Night, the Red Marker Event is a night dedicated to getting valuable feedback on portfolio and presentation skills by peers, professors, and professionals. During the evening, groups will roam the gallery space, giving you the opportunity to present your projects. They are then free to critique + write directly on your modules. This is a great way to get feedback or ask questions to improve your skills on visual and verbal communication.
Each student who reserves a space will get a section of the gallery to display their work. Sections will also be organized by grade level. The space will show a printed portfolio module of their best work, and the student can also show a full portfolio or model on a pedestal. The format is up to the individual student, and what they believe best showcases their efforts.
Hope to see you there!

Talk: The Secret to Innovation is Emotional Intelligence
2020-01-29
Designers can access FREE REGISTRATION with the code INDUSTRY20.
Currently, one of the most under-appreciated aspects of the creative process is found in the basic human condition, Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
There are many people who go through the normal process of childhood all the way through adulthood, yet rarely take the time to look at WHY they think the way they do, and how they got themselves to where they are. Generally, there is a lack of critical thinking and the ability for self evaluation/self management. However, the more we look into this, the more that we learn that early life experiences of all levels contribute to how we perceive things and our levels of empathy.
Emotional Intelligence is a natural progression or development that comes out of various situations that Designers/Creatives were exposed to during developmental and crucial learning periods of their lives. The reason emotional intelligence is so important to analyze and understand lies in its effects on psychological development, and the output it can create when it takes the form of creative processes.
More often, when people have certain situations that are hard to overcome during their formidable years, there is a chemical and psychological transformation that occurs. This allows for a different level of sensitivity when looking at problems and/or applying empathy as a driver for research or just inquisitive exploration.
Kirsten Belaire MA, LPC and Jason P. Belaire, IDSA will explore how designers/creatives can start to understand their own emotional intelligence levels. They’ll also explain how to use EQ to think more critically and manage ourselves better in ways that can lead to innovation.

IDSA SEA: Happy Hour (Jan 2020)
2020-01-16 18:00 - 21:00
Thursday // January 16 // 6-9pm // Optimism Brewing

Come by after work this Thursday to mix and mingle with your design peers in the Seattle area. No cover, no agenda. Just drinks with friends, new and old. All are welcome. Come as you are!

IDSA OR - IDL Housewarming Party
2020-01-16 16:00 - 20:00
IDSA members are invitted to IDL’s Portland studio opening and houseparty.

IDSA ATL - January Brew Crew
2020-01-07 19:00 - 21:00
Once a month we will be meeting at a local brewery after work to discuss a design topic. For January, we are kicking off 2020 by playing Edison Deck: A Tool for Everyday Ideas.
Edison Deck cards train your brain to think beyond the obvious helping you make the new connections that lead to innovative suggestions. This valuable skill benefits all areas of your life whether you’re launching a side hustle, writing a book, or planning new experiences.
The Edison Deck contains 150 prompt cards that inspire you to solve problems, think laterally, and innovate ideas. Easy to use – simply pick a prompt and sit tight until you generate at least 10 ideas. It doesn’t matter if some are rubbish, it’s more important to capture your thoughts because the more you think, the more innovation flows.
With Edison Deck to challenge your thinking, that one life-changing idea is now closer than you think.

IDSA CHI: 2019 Holiday Soiree
2019-12-13 18:00 - 21:00
We have gathered the design community in Chicago to bring you a collective Holiday Soiree! Thanks to our friends at Advanced Design, Women in Industrial Design, TEAMS Design, SPE Chicago, iD Additives, Techmer PM, and Glenn Beall Plastics, we bring you the IDSA Chicago Holiday Soiree! We’ll have some delicious pastries, good food, fabulous drinks, fancy eggnog, some foosball and sketching, an ugly sweater contest, and some karaoke! Don’t miss out on this great event to cap an amazing 2019 and welcome a new decade!

IDSA MI: Sketch Battle Royale 2019
2019-11-15 17:00 - 21:00
Calling all creatives! Sketch Battle Royale is a survival game where players sketch, prototype and sculpt against each other in player versus player combat to be the last one standing. Put your creativity to the test in ten, 3 to 5 minute rounds using different topics and mediums all culminating into first, second and third place winners. Join IDSA MI, WMU RIDI, Kendall and College for Creative Studies along with professional creatives from multiple disciplines and different industries, all competing for the title as Michigans top creative. Who will come out on top? Will it be a graphic designer, illustrator or Industrial Designer? Professionals, are you still relevant? Or could you be eliminated by a student in an early round? Come showcase your skills! Topics and mediums will remain undisclosed until the event. It is a fast-paced, action-packed game. Fast creative thinking is a must in order to survive. Put your team in the fire and join the fun!

IDSA LVL: Lexmark Design Studio Tour
2019-11-14 18:00 - 20:00
The Lexmark design team is opening their design studio doors for a behind the scenes tour and discussion of how they develop their innovative and connected products. Besides seeing some great ID/UX work, you’ll learn tips on how to work with an international design team, see what’s on the horizon from their new tech development group, view the usability test lab and customer experience center.
Event Details:
Tour will be a show & tell presentation about design at Lexmark. Designers will share examples of work (product design & user interface design) and talk about their design process.
6pm: Appetizers & Networking
6:30pm: Tour & Discussion

IDSA SYR: User Interface Design for Portable VR Training Devices
2019-11-14 18:00 - 20:00
IDSA Central New York (Syracuse) and WNY HFES are joining forces to bring you the 2019 Fall Meeting focused on user interface design considerations for portable VR training devices.
6:00pm – Dinner*, Introductions & Networking
6:30pm – Programming starts
* Sandwiches, salad, chips, cookies and drinks will be provided; $5 suggested donation for non-members
Venue – RIT Institute Hall Room 1160
Parking – Park in lots F or J. You do not need a permit to park in the reserved spots after 5:00pm
Greg Smiley, IDSA
IDSA Central New York Chapter Chair
Industrial Design Manager
The Raymond Corporation
Joe Weiss
Systems Engineer
The Raymond Corporation
