Industrial Designers Society of America

IDSA KC: Monthly Meetup (March 2019)
2019-03-23 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Join IDSAKC for our next monthly meetup on Saturday, March 23rd at 9:00am at Blip Roasters in KCMO. We will once again enjoy casual networking and conversation with our IDSA friends.

IDSA FL: Brunch & Boats
2019-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
IDSA Florida (now called Miami) is hosting a Brunch at ER Bradley’s @ 104 N. Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Talk design and network with IDSA collegues. After brunch, walk the Boat Show and tour yachts with special invitations.
Free brunch and a ticket to the show for all IDSA members. Non-members are welcome.
For more info or to RSVP, contact Edward Bohnenstiehl, IDSA, Chapter Chair.

IDSA NL: Twin Cities Double Header
2019-03-15 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
It’s time to shake off the cold and at least pretend Spring will eventually arrive! Join us for the next IDSA NL, East MN, Twin Cities Gathering.

Friday, March 15th, 2019 (The tour may go longer than an hour depending on numbers of guests and questions)

5:00-6:00pm Nordic Ware Corporate Headquarters Doors open, meet and greet. We are fortunate to have five Industrial Design graduates from UW Stout working here.

6:00-7:00pm Nordic Ware Design Studio and Factory Tour. Nordic Ware is a 73-year old, single family owned and operated, manufacturer of housewares. We design, tool, manufacture and ship almost all of our products from our St. Louis Park, Minnesota factory. We have injection molding, compression molding, metal spinning, metal stamping, CNC and vibe die-cast processing, industrial coatings, packing and shipping, all under one very large roof. Close-toed shoes required for factory tour. We will provide eye protection. Ear protection available but not required.

7:00-8:00pm Steel Toe Brewery social hour (21 and over only). We at Nordic Ware have the good fortune to be near a great local brewery! We will drive, or maybe snow shoe (snow shoes not provided! a few blocks to Steel Toe after the Nordic Ware tour. See Makai when we get to Steel Toe to claim one, free, delicious, Steel Toe beer, paid for by IDSA. Thank you IDSA!

Our local IDSA events are free for IDSA professionals, students, and those interested in finding out a bit about our chapter.

Nordic Ware
Building 1 – Corporate Headquarters
Product Design & Development Department
5005 County Road 25
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Directions: in case GPS does not get you to the right door. Nordic Ware is a 10-acre campus on the southeast corner of Highway 100 and Hwy7/ Hwy25. Follow the frontage road west from Beltline Boulevard. Take the fourth left. (Go PAST the Factory Outlet Store) Look for the gold-anodized aluminum & glass entryway with a huge ‘Ole the Viking’ decal. Feel free to park in the ‘Reserved’ parking spaces, they are open to all after 5pm. See attached map.

Steel Toe Brewing
4848 W. 35th St.
St. Louis Park, MN

Steel Toe does not serve their own food, but they do feature some great food trucks. “Fabled Rooster” will be on hand that night with some great eats!

Medical Design Deep Dive 2019
2019-03-09 08:00 - 2019-03-11 18:00 (America/New_York)

National Industrial Design Day
2019-03-05

IDSA COL: Student Merit Award Selection Night 2019
2019-02-26 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Industrial Design students from Columbus College of Art & Design – CCAD, The Ohio State University, and International Center for Creativity will present their projects and portfolios before a panel of local professionals for judging. The winning student from each school will have the opportunity to submit their work in the next round of the competition.

IDSA SF: The World of Ray & Charles Eames Exhibit Tour
2019-02-09 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Fueled by their belief in design as a way of life, the innovative husband and wife duo Charles and Ray Eames were two of the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Go beyond their most well-known designs in this intimate and inspiring exhibition portraying their legacy and lives in California with an exclusive tour led by Llisa Demetrios, granddaughter of the Eameses.
Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607
TOUR
3:00 – 5:30 pm
DISCUSSION
5:30 – 6:00 pm
Llisa Demetrios began her archiving career at the Mies van der Rohe Archive at MoMA in New York. As a granddaughter of the Eameses, she continues her services as a board member of the Eames Foundation and archivist and Registrar of The Eames Collection. She has recently prepared exhibits in London, Lisbon, Sacramento, Pasadena, Singapore, Sweden and Germany. She has led “Powers of 10” workshops for all age groups. A third-generation sculptor, she has been practicing her art for over twenty years. She is married with two children.
This event has an extremely limited number of seats to maintain the quality of connection with our VIP tour guide. The exhibition ends February 18, so make this the opportunity to experience the Eames legacy with your local design community!

IDSA SF: Designing for Friction
2019-01-30 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join IDSA SF and Samsung for an intimate talk with STEVE SELZER regarding the impact of an industrial designer’s inclination to design out friction. In today’s increasingly frictionless world, it’s easier than ever to live a life of convenience and ease. But at what cost? What if the platforms we love are isolating us from different and opposing perspectives? What if, as a result, we’re becoming less empathetic and less resilient people? In this talk I’ll share thoughts on how design — and the products and platforms we love — can help us develop the mindset and skills to navigate and shape the future as it should be.

Steve is a designer, manager, and creative leader. Over the last decade, he has led and scaled design at Airbnb, Frog Design, and Fortune 500 companies spanning finance, healthcare, education, and more. He is passionate about humanity-centered design and focused on building products that enrich our lives responsibly.

Samsung Design Innovation Center is opening their doors to the design community by sponsoring a series of intimate events that foster connection and skill building. Seats for these events are extrmely limited.

The Samsung Design Innovation Center is a design–driven think tank located in downtown San Francisco. At SDIC, we work on a range of projects from envisioning and prototyping far-future experiences to production-ready designs that will be shipped, at scale. We’re a collaborative group of creative technologists, researchers, strategists, designers, and engineers that love to hack, build, and examine the implications of our designs. We take a holistic and purpose-oriented approach to designing meaningful future experiences, enabled by advanced technologies.

IDSA RDU: 2018 Holiday Get Together
2018-12-19 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Come share a toast, a story and holiday greeting with your fellow industrial designers. Bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots so that we can help spread the spirit of the season. We will gladly exchange some snacks for the toy.
Hibernian Pub
311 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27603

IDSA CHI: 2018 Holiday Party
2018-12-13 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
IDSA Chicago is teaming up with Society of Plastics Engineers to have our annual holiday party at Beyond Design. We’re celebrating 2018 and all of our accomplishments, we want you to join us! We’ll have food, music, raffle prizes, games, come by and celebrate! Be sure to RSVP through the Eventbrite link on IDSA Chicago’s Facebook page.

IDSA NYC: 2018 Holiday Gala
2018-12-06 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join us in celebrating 2018 while we look forward to the year to come! Reconnect with old friends and colleagues while we enjoy food and drink with our hosts at GroheLive!
TICKETS ARE FREE FOR IDSA MEMBERS & GUESTS OF LIXIL
Thursday, December 6th
6:00-9:00pm
Schedule:
6:00-7:00 – Drinks, Light Food & Studio Tours
7:00-7:10 – IDSA NYC, 2018 Review & What to expect in 2019
7:15-7:45 – Presentation by Jean-Jacques L’Hénaff
7:45-8:00 – Q&A
8:00-9:00 – Drinks, Light Food & Studio Tours

IDSA SEA: Not Your Company Holiday Party
2018-12-05 18:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The “Not Your Company Holiday Party” is a collaborative all-design-community holiday party hosted by IDSA, AIGA, Creative Mornings, and Seattle Creative League.

IDSA STL: Design & Engineering Regional Meetup
2018-11-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Members of the IDSA STL Chapter and Tacony Corporation would like to invite you to a regional event promoting networking and the opportunity to participate in multiple short design presentations topics. The event is designed for designers, engineers and innovators located around St. Louis. It will include a one hour meet and greet social 5:30-6:30 PM, presentations and handouts on intellectual property, in-mold decoration injection graphic panels, and opportunity to review Gravity Sketch 3D RV program.
You will have a chance to meet STL IDSA chapter members and gain insight on STL design and corporate efforts. Email shawn@eganhousehold.com Include your full name, company, title, email and cell phone. Please share with other designers/engineers you feel would be interested in attending.
Date: Tuesday November 20, 2018
Location: Tacony Training & Achievement Center TAC
Address: 1709 Gilsinn Lane, Fenton, MO 63026
Time: 5:30 – 7:30
Light Food and Drink

IDSA MI: Design Thinking for Businesses & Non-Profits
2018-11-14 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Design Thinking is hot. Some may even say it is a fad. It even has different names like Customer-Centric Design or User Experience (UX). But there is no denying that Design Thinking should be at the core of how a product, process or service is developed. It involves placing the user at the center of the problem-solving process to ensure meaningful, makable and marketable solutions.
When: November 14, 2018
Time: 1:00pm
250 MONROE AVE NW
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
(616) 771-0300
INFO@GRANDRAPIDS.ORG

IDSA NL: Rams Screening & After Party
2018-11-08 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
The Milwaukee Premiere Screening of “Rams” hosted by director Gary Hustwit, co-presented by AIGA Wisconsin, IDSA Northern Lakes and MIAD.
Time: Doors will open at 6:15pm, screening starts at 7pm, discussion with Gary Hustwit following the film.
IDSA members and Guests are invited to the RAMS screening After Party hosted by IDSA at Good City Brewing. It will start at 8:30pm immediately following the screening a block south of the Oriental Theatre.
IDSA members get two free drinks (and maybe a chance to meet the legendary Gary Hustwit!)

IDSA SF: Unconscious Bias
2018-11-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join IDSA-SF Thursday, November 8th at 5:00pm for an informal, honest and inspiring discussion on the unconscious biases that exist in the design work place. We will discuss some of the systemic challenges, and the individual changes and strategies that other design professionals have implemented that lead to opportunities in establishing new positive behavior change for them, their teams and their own careers.
Norio Fujikawa
Executive Creative Director by day and professional illustrator by night, Norio brings over 20 years of design experience to every program he directs at Astro. Since receiving his degree from the Art Institute of Design in Chicago, he has collaborated with diverse clients such as Microsoft, Nike, HP, Disney, Samsung, Nissan and Sony, among many others. His passion for emerging technologies has him constantly looking towards the future while his keen awareness of user needs keeps him focused on the present.
Caitlin Pulleyblank
After fifteen years heading business strategy, talent and operations for start-ups, design consultancies, and media companies, Caitlin Pulleyblank has founded our colony. Since 2006, Caitlin has provided retained search, organizational design and innovation services for a broad range of innovative companies in the States, Europe and Asia, including: Fuseproject, Frog Design, Disney, SAP, Sapient Corporation, Idealbite.com, Newwest.net, GSI Commerce and MDC-Partners’ portfolio of marketing and design companies – industry leaders such as Hello Design, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Redscout and 72andSunny.
Open Colony works across disciplines (design, user experience, interactive design, technology, marketing, executive management, business development, client services, strategy, operations, human resources, content, and research) through a progressive, transparent, integrated model. Caitlin discovers talent, industry insights, and leadership in collaboration with a diverse board of industry, cultural and discipline experts.
Jonah Becker
Jonah Becker is VP of Design at Fitbit, where he leads the ID, UX, and UX Research teams to deliver on the vision of making everyone in the world healthier. Before joining Fitbit, Jonah was VP of Industrial Design at HTC, where he was responsible for roadmap, future vision, and branding programs across smartphones, VR, imaging, and wearables. Jonah was also President and Partner at One & Co, a San Francisco design agency acquired by HTC in 2008. At One & Co Jonah created successful, award-winning products for clients like Nike, Microsoft, Sony, Dell, and Burton Snowboards.
Jonah has a B.A. in Philosophy from U.C. Berkeley, and a B.F.A. in Industrial Design from California College of the Arts
Donald Burlock
Donald is a consummate problem-solver, focused on producing enterprise and consumer products and services that build advocacy for the brand while offering consumers sensorial, memorable experiences. His recent focus is organizing adaptive, interdisciplinary teams that drive cross-functional projects forward into the marketplace. Donald is passionate about evolving a brand’s identity through a product’s offering and increasing consumer engagement through the creation of intuitively designed physical and digital touch points.

IDSA COL: Taboo Schmaboo 1.0
2018-11-03 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
On November 3, 2018 IDSA OHC will be hosting a multi-disciplinary event exploring how design breaks down stigmas and barriers. As designers, we see every day how our work benefits those who have otherwise been left behind due to social stigmas and taboos. Adult incontincence, sexuality, disability, and menstruation are all topics that society steers away from – and we want to change that.
SCHEDULE
9:00 DOORS OPEN (coffee + breakfast treats)
9:30 AM
Opening Remarks
10:00 AM
Sommer Renaldo + Shakedown Burlesque
10:45 AM
15 min Break
11:00 AM
Panel – Heather Whaling,Geben Communication, Ryan McManus, SHARE, Amber Runyon, 11th Candle
11:45 AM
Intro Local Maker Workshop + Pop-Up Shop [And Here We Are ]
12:00PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM
Coffee Break
1:15 PM
Monica Tournoux – Design Central + Adult Incontinence Expert
2:00 PM
Claire Coder, Founder and CEO of Aunt Flow
2:45 PM
30 min Break (+ YOGA flow)
3:15 PM
Ti Chang, Co-founder VP of Design for Crave
4:00 PM
Thank You + Closing Remarks / Happy Hour at Wolf’s Ridge

IDSA FL: November Happy Hour
2018-11-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Enjoy the sunset at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

IDSA TX: Design & Drinks at Base4
2018-10-25 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for an evening of Design and Drinks at Base4 Ventures in Addison, TX. We will have a short presentation given by Joe Thompson, Director of Product Development at Base4, whose strategy drives the innovation of new grilling accessories featured in Target and other major stores.

IDSA SF: Keyshot Workshop at Enlisted
2018-10-10 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join IDSA and Keyshot as they host 3 Bay Area, senior level industrial designers as they break down their keyshot workflows to achieve best in class product renderings. Learn how to cleanly stack up an exploded view, realistically place a product in a backplate, and create dramatic staging for professional product visuals. This event will include live demonstrations and the opportunity to ask questions to get the help you need. Feel free to bring your own machine to follow along.
Eddie Licitra
Eddie Licitra is a Senior Industrial Designer with McKinsey & Company’s LUNAR Design group in San Francisco. As part of LUNAR, he works with multi-disciplinary teams of consultants, researchers, designers, and engineers to help companies create what’s next. In his free time, Eddie can be found woodworking in his garage, riding his cyclocross bike, or mastering the delicious art of the breakfast taco.
Previously, Eddie’s worked on the design teams at Native Design, Ammunition Group, Coca-Cola, and Speck Products. He’s worked across industries and clients, ranging from creating new product categories for major power tool companies, doing research within the automotive industry, designing high-end audio products, to growing new health and wellness technologies with small start-ups. Eddie graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design magna cum laude.
Elliot Ortiz
Elliot Ortiz is the Creative Lead at Whipsaw, a world class industrial design and product development firm in the Bay Area. Over the last decade, Elliot has received numerous design accolades for a wide range of work on everything from E-vehicle startups and consumer electronics, to Steph Curry endorsed water pitchers and children’s lunchboxes. As a project leader Elliot believes in to staying close to the action, reinforcing ID fundamentals and visual communication techniques. He is passionate about digital sculpting and visualization, and has been integrating Keyshot into his workflow since it first launched in 2010 as a tool to promote good ideas and sell winning design.
Dayne Tanner
Dayne Tanner is Enlisted Design’s Director of Industrial Design. Beyond being a practicing industrial designer, he guides the ID team in delivering powerful and meaningful solutions that bring our clients’ products to life. Before Enlisted, Dayne honed his craft at design consultancies Bould, Pip Tompkin, and Continuum. He has created innovative products and experiences for large companies such as Arlo, Roku, Polycom, Vizio, and Netgear, as well as start-ups such as Light, Orro, and Pi. Whether conceptualizing a new product, editing footage for a home video, or building furniture in his garage, he is happiest when creating. Dayne graduated from Brigham Young University with a BFA in Industrial Design.

IDSA SYR: Stickley Museum Tour
2018-10-06 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The Stickley Museum has scheduled a tour to coincide with NYS Path Through History weekend on Saturday, October 6th at 11:00am.
THE STICKLEY MUSEUM•300 ORCHARD STREET•FAYETTEVILLE, NEW YORK 13066•315.637.2278
The tour lasts 60-90 minutes and is free of charge.
Lunch 1:00PM
EMPIRE FARM BREWERY•33 RIPPLETON ROAD•CAZENOVIA NY•315.655.BEER(2337)

Individuals pay their own lunch off the menu

IDSA FL: IBEX 2018 Meet Up
2018-10-03 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Come visit, learn about the mission of the Florida chapter of IDSA serving the networking, career development and professional development needs of industrial designers in the state of Florida and neighboring area.

IDSA NYC: Rams Screening
2018-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
A documentary film by Gary Hustwit.
RamsSeptember 24, 2018, 7:15pm SVA Theater, New York City Presented in association with AIGA/NY, IDSA NY, and the Architecture & Design Film Festival. IDSA members: please use code: IDSA to get $5 off!RAMS is filmmaker Gary Hustwit’s forthcoming documentary about legendary designer Dieter Rams, with original music by Brian Eno. For over fifty years, Dieter Rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design and the world at large with his iconic work at Braun and Vitsoe. RAMS is a design documentary, but it’s also a rumination on consumerism, materialism, and sustainability. Dieter’s philosophy is about more than just design, it’s about a way to live. More info and teasers from the film at http://www.hustwit.com/rams
TICKETS

2018 Education Symposium
2018-09-22

International Design Conference 2018
2018-09-19 - 2018-09-22
International Design Conference 2018 (IDC)
New Orleans, LA – Sept 19-22, 2018

IDSA FL: Surf Expo and Regal Boats
2018-09-06 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

IDSA NL: 5th Annual Link n Drink
2018-07-26 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Come help us celebrate 5 years of bikes, beers, and design! Join us at the Capital Brewery and Bier Garten from 6 – 9 on Thursday, July 26th. The event will begin with a short group ride at 6pm. Attendees not interested in riding can wait until 6:45 to arrive or enjoy the live music until we return! Attendees will receive 2 drink tickets. IDSA members are free, just $5 at the door for anyone else. (That’s half-price drinks!) There will also be a food truck on-site.
Games and Prizes!Come prepared for a little healthy competition! Plus, our friends at Spectrum Brands have been kind enough to offer some products from their Remington line as prizes.
Help Us with the HeadcountSo that we can adequately prepare please let us know if you plan to attend. Follow the link below to our Eventbrite page.

IDSA NYC: Better Bin Open House
2018-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
An Open House offering designers interested in participating in the BetterBin competition an opportunity to meet a panel of sanitation officials and workers to discuss the challenges and needs to be addressed in designing a replacement for NYC’s iconic wire mesh litter basket.
Date: July 26, 2018
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Spring Street Sanitation Garage, 353 Spring Street, NYC
For more information please visit BetterBin

IDSA CIN: Innovation Through Sustainability
2018-07-18 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Learn how Cincinnati is making an impact through environmental and social sustainability.
About: Graciously hosting this event, 80 Acres Farms is an urban agricultural center in Northside that forgoes traditional farming methods in favor of a closed loop hydroponic delivery system. This approach allows production with 100% renewable energy and uses 97% less water than conventional farming. Crops yield higher, grow faster, and use fewer resources in an environment independent to climate change. Be inspired by their journey and incredible facility.
Guest speaker Zac Nelson (ID, DAAP 2010) is a Senior Designer at Axiom and the Founder and President of Global Humanitarian Service, a non-profit aid organization. Zac will share his perspective on the often overlooked social aspect of sustainability, specifically how it can be practiced in global development projects, and how it can impact industrial designers.
Who: Designers and creative professionals seeking new ideas and connections. Admission for non-IDSA members is $10.00. Members attend for free!
What: Mix and mingle with other creative professionals over drinks and appetizers, receive a private tour of the farming facility and learn about environmental and social sustainability.
When: July 18th from 6-9PM
Where: 80 Acres Farms, 4535 Este Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45232

Advanced Design: SQ1CON2018
2018-07-13 - 2018-07-14
The Advanced Design Sketching team is back with SQ1CON 2018! Passes for #SQ1CON2018 are now live! Go to their website (advdessketch.com) – to buy your student or professional pass now before they’re sold out!
They have Creative Session as the keynote speaker, along with Reid Schlegel, Spencer Nugent, James Connors, Nick Baker, Jeff Smith, Paul Sohi, Anne Goodman, Kelly Lin, Teddy Lu, Graham Allan, Jacob Ballard, Joey Zeledon, Alexandre Nys, Zeeshan Hakkim, Dominic Montante, Carly Hagins, and Derek Cascio, as the all star line up for this years conference. Please invite your design friends and colleagues – as this SQ1CON is going to be one for the books!
RSVP on Advanced Design Sketching’s website!
