Events

Innovative Approaches

$5,000 was up for grabs in the IDSA Materials and Processes Special Interest Section's Student Thermoformed Parts Competition. Judging by IDSA members took place at IDSA's International Design Conference 2017. Entries were reviewed for design creativity and best use of the thermoforming process. The top three winners earned cash prizes. It was a clean sweep for the University of Wisconsin-Stout!

IDSA Awards 2017 Winners Announced

On Aug. 18 at IDSA's International Design Conference 2017, winners of the IDSA Awards were revealed:

Education Award
Ed Dorsa, IDSA, retired in 2017 after nearly two decades as an associate professor and the chair of the ID program at Virginia Tech. He also served as education VP on IDSA’s Board of Directors and as an IDSA International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) juror. In 2006, he was named one of the "Most Admired ID Educators" by DesignIntelligence.

Connect to Win at #IDSA17Atlanta!

Networking is one of the top reasons that designers from the around the world attend the IDSA International Design Conference. Now, we've made it easier for you to connect even before you arrive. Create your virtual business card to “Check In” to the event. All those who are checked in are eligible to win one of our daily door prizes! Here's what you need to do:

On the Auction Block

Take a break at this year’s International Design Conference to bid on some new and vintage products at the Design Foundation Auction. Thanks to the generous donations of IDSA Fellows, members and others, you’ll be able to bid on some cool items—ranging from rare, to the next big thing. Check ‘em out and get ready to bid!

Dear Boss

Do you need help convincing your boss that it's worth the expense and time for your company, design studio or school to send you to IDSA's International Design Conference 2017? After all, Design IS Business, and we believe our conference will be invaluable to YOUR business. Simply download this letter now, fill in where yellow with your information and deliver to your supervisor.

Feel Like a Kid Again

It's a first—that we can remember—for an IDSA event! Super Saturday Morning at this year's IDSA International Design Conference at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis will be open to attendees and their families (children ages five and older) from 9 am to noon on Aug. 19, 2017. From feathered friends—to a magician—to some of the biggest names in children's product design—these special sessions will be geared toward a wide range of attendees.

Driver of Innovation

"Design IS entering into a new relationship with business, and one worth considering for your own business," declares IDSA Fellow Lou Lenzi in his latest column for Appliance Design magazine on the eve of IDSA's International Design Conference: Design IS Business.

Dear Students,

I am Meghan Preiss, IDSA, the chair of the Industrial Designers Society of  America's Students Special Interest Section, and a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in both industrial design and service design. I have been active in IDSA for more than two years. It has been a completely life changing experience.

Harness the Power

Attendees of IDSA's International Design Excellence Awards Gala, set for Sat., Aug. 19, 2017 at High Museum of Art, can access a new exhibit of the works of a legendary artist. "Andy Warhol harnessed the power of celebrity, consumer goods, sex, death and disaster to create his iconic Pop Art. The foundation of his revolutionary career lay in printmaking," says High Museum of Andy Warhol: Prints from the Collections of Jordan D.

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