INNOVATION: Fall 2008 Yearbook of Design Excellence

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Here is the table of contents for Fall 2008 issue of INNOVATION. Articles highlighted in red are available to anyone as PDFs.

2008 YEARBOOK OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE

• From the Editor
  by Gregg Davis, IDSA, Executive Editor of Innovation, Principal, Design Central.
• Patrons of Industrial Design Excellence
• Social Responsibility on the World Stage
  by Bruce Nussbaum, H/IDSA, reprinted with permission from BusinessWeek magazine
• A Celebration of Brazilian Design
  by Joice Joppert Leal
• Show & Tell: International Design Excellence Awards 2008
  by Alistair Hamilton, IDSA, IDEA 2008 jury chair.
• The IDEA 2008 Jury
• 2008 Finalists
• 2008 IDEA/Brasil Winners
• 2008 Index of Winning Firms

2008 IDEA WINNERS

• Commercial & Industrial Products
  • RC 5500 Series Rider Counterbalance Lift Truck Redefining a Classic
    by Craig J. Rekow, IDSA and Roger Quinlan, IDSA
  • RidgeRunner™A Synergy of Old & New
    by Jesse Cotterman, IDSA
  • 3M™ Speedglas™ SL Welding Helmet Red-Hot Innovation
    by Oskar Juhlin and Anna Romboli
  • The Trimble® S8 Total Station Creating an Icon
    by Anna Stern 
  • Silver Winners & Bronze Winners

• Communication Tools
  • iPhone A Tiny Multitasker
    by Lydia Bjornlund
  • Touch Sight Touchable Photo Memories
    by Chueh Lee
  • Silver Winners & Bronze Winners

• Computer Equipment
  • MacBook Air and Apple Wireless Keyboard Smaller Yet Bigger
    by Lydia Bjornlund
  • Silver Winners & Bronze Winners

• Design Strategy
  • One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop Connecting Children to Education
    by Yves Béhar, IDSA
  • Umpqua Bank Design Strategy Design Strategy Pays Off
    by Steve McCallion
  • Silver Winners & Bronzes Winners

• Ecodesign
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Entertainment
  • Flip Video Ultra Series Anytime, Anywhere
    by Smart Design
  • Sony Portable Reader System Read All About It!
  • Zeppellin iPod Speaker Dock Listen Up!
    by Paul Harris and Jan Newel-Lewis
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Environments
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  • National World War I Museum A View of the Great War
  • by Ralph Appelbaum, IDSA
  • Reinventing the Globe: A Shakespearean Theater for the 21st Century, Alchemy & Transformation
    by Barry Richards
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Home Living
  • Adiri Natural Nurser Honoring Cherished Moments
  • David Rockwell for Maya Romanoff Collection, Stitched
    by Jenny Kim
  • Eva Solo Waste Bin Taking out the Trash
    by Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbaek
  • frog Light Bulb Concept Green Harmony
    by frog design
  • Silver Winners & Bronze Winners

• Interactive Product Experiences
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Leisure & Recreation Products
  • SylvanSport GO Mobile Adventure Vehicle Go Light. Go Easy. Go in Style.
    by Thomas Dempsey
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Medical & Scientific Products
  • Balance Sport Wheelchair A Slam-Dunk Design
    by Ricky Biddle, IDSA, Eric Larson and Ben Shao, IDSA
  • Journey Bi Cruciate Artificial Knee System, Retooling Knees
    by Charles Keane
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Office & Productivity
  • BRAZO Workplace Lighting Gets Personal
    by Pablo Pardo
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Packaging & Graphics
  • Design for Democracy: Ballot + Election Design Making Choices Clear
    by Marcia Lausen, IDSA
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Personal Accessories
  • SENZ XL Storm Umbrella Taking the World by Storm
    by Philip Hess
  • Silver & Bronze Winners
     
• Research
  • SizeChina The World Shapes Up
    by Roger Ball, IDSA
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Student Designs
  • Cleanup, Washing Away Landmines
    by Hideaki Matsui
  • FlyingStick, Soaring Memories
    by Tsunho Wang
  • Malaria Must Go!, Catching the Right Solution
    by Katie Taylor and Andrew Stordy
  • OBLO® Didactic Puzzle Learning or Playing?
    by Marko Pavlovic
  • T.E.D.—The Transportable Emergency Dwelling Beyond the Basics
    by Craig Mackiewicz
  • Voice Stick Beyond Braille
    by Sung Woo Park
  • Silver & Bronze Winners

• Transportation
  • Rosenbauer Panther, Eye-Catchingly Tough
    by Daniel Huber
  • Coasting Expereince for Shimano Revealing Ways to Make Wheels Turn
    by Brenda Natoli
  • Silver & Bronze Winners