INNOVATION: Fall 2007, IDEA Yearbook

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Here is the table of contents for Fall 2007 issue of INNOVATION. Articles highlighted in red are available to anyone as PDFs.

2007 YEARBOOK OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE

• From the Editor
  by Gregg Davis, IDSA, Executive Editor of Innovation, Principal, Design Central.
• Patrons of Industrial Design Excellence
• The Best of 2007
  by Bruce Nussbaum, H/IDSA
• A Look Back
  by Carroll Gantz, FIDSA
• 2007 Winning Firms Index

DESIGN & BUSINESS CATALYST AWARDS

• Design Makes the Difference: 2007 Design & Business Catalyst
  by John R. Hoke III, IDSA
• Bank of America’s “Keep the Change” Program The Saving Grace
  by Roshi Givechi and Bank of America
• Pangea organics Natural-Born Leader
  by Brenda Natoli and Pangea Organics
• Honorable Mentions
  • Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet Freedom to Fly
    By Brenda Natoli and Eclipse Aviation
  • LifePort® Kidney Transporter Extending Lives
    by Eric Stangarone and Organ Recovery Systems
  • Master lock Titanium Series Padlock Locking in Success
    by Dan Buchner,IDSA

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS

• A New IDEA Has Arrived: International Design Excellence Awards 2007
  by Ruth Soénius, IDSA, IDEA 2007 Jury Chair
• Meet the IDEA 2007 Jury
   
• Business & Industrial Products
  • Crown ST 3000, SX 3000 and WF 3000 Series All in the (Stacker) Family
    by Roger Quinlan, IDSA
  • Premium Edge Safety Harness The Bodyguard
    by Josh Kornfeld, IDSA
  • Bronze Business & Industrial Products
     
• Computer Equipment
  • LCD Montor Mobius (SyncMaster 971p)
    by Minsun Ki
  • LOMAK—Light Operated Mouse and Keyboard Freedom
    by Peter Haythornthwaite, IDSA
  • Silver & Bronze Computer Equipment
     
• Consumer Products
  • Fuego Outdoor Grilling System Playing with Fire
    by Robert Brunner, IDSA and Vanessa Brunner
  • HomeHero™ Fire Extinguisher Stay Calm
    by Peter Arnell, IDSA
  • One Touch™ Can OpenerOpening a Whole New World
    byPat Mah, I/IDSA
  • PalmPeeler™ Power in the Palm of Your Hand
    by Jason Germandy, IDSA
  • Silver & Bronze Consumer Products

• Design Concepts
  • Diverto™ Synergy 360T The Tansformer 
    by Leonard Huissoon
  • Verdi Lawnscaping System Grass That is always Greener
    by Steve McPhilliamy and Maria Lalli, IDSA
  • Silver & Bronze Design Concepts
     
• Design Research
  • Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet Innovation Takes Wing
    by Brenda Natoli and Eclipse Aviation

• Design Strategy
  • Gourmet Settings at Costco A Striking Presence in a Sea of Cardboard
    by Helen Kerr, IDSA

• Ecodesign
  • Tesla Roadster
    by Martin Eberhard
  • Silver & Bronze Design Strategy, Ecodesign and Environments
  • Silver & Bronze Furniture and Interaction Designs

Medical & Scientific Products

• Calypso® 4D Localization System Design-Driven Confidence
  by IDEO and Calypso Medical
• Nanopoint cellTRAY™ Beyond a 50¢ Solution
  by Fernd van Engelen, IDSA
• Silver & Bronze Medical & Scientific Products

• Packaging & Graphics
  • Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset Packaging Stop the Noise
    by Yves Béhar, IDSA
  • Silver and Bronze Packaging & Graphics

• Student Designs
  • The Access Fitness for All
    by J. Ryan Eder, IDSA
  • “Smart Opt” Soldering Stations Reinventing the Workplace
    by Natalie Schraufnagel
  • Universal Toilet Taking the “Dis” out of Disabled
    by Changduk Kim and Youngki Hong
  • Silver and Bronze Student Designs