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Don't Throw Away Your Innovation Budget

by Joe Brown, IDEO
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Jony Ive Leaves Apple
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Core 77: A Design Strategist's Six Rules of Thumb for Design Research

Justin Coble, IDSA
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Innovation's New Realities
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"Real Designers Ship" Is Not a Put-Down. It Is an Aspiration.
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IDSA Members Recognized by Design Alabama's Design200 Project

Read profiles on Chris Livaudais, Executive Director, IDSA, Lloyd Cooper, IDSA and Owen Foster, IDSA
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An In-Depth Article on Raymond Loewy, Product Design Pioneer
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Understanding Apple's New $1,000 Monitor Stand from an ID POV
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Patricia Moore, FIDSA Wins Cooper Hewitt 2019 National Design Award
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David Schlosser, IDSA's Class Designed and Built a Robot

Kent State University at Tuscarawas students unveiled a search-and-rescue robot on finals night.
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Happy Birthday, Dieter Rams

If you haven't already, watch the documentary "Rams," then read this review from WIRED.
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Remembering I.M. Pei, 1917-2019

Universally regarded as one of the leading architects of the late 20th century, I.M. Pei died on May 16, 2019. He was 102.
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How Origami Is Revolutionizing Industrial Design

Read this fascinating article on SmithsonianMag.com.
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Video: Gadi Amit, IDSA Discusses Design Relevancy with WIRED

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Patent Trends Study: Industrial Design

Unlike utility applications, nearly all design patents are allowed with a 99% success rate in recent years.
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Design Census 2019

Understanding the state of design and the people who make it. The survey is open until May 4, 2019.
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A life's work

Check out a short feature with prolific designer and IDSA member, Scott Henderson
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Open Source Furniture

It's as simple as download, cut, build.
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Data Privacy Takes A New Form

Take a look behind the scenes of Helm, designed by IDSA group member, New Deal Design
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Would you work for free?

The debate about paid vs unpaid internships is heating up again. We add our perspective to the story over at Dezeen.com
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The Folding Test

Robots fold Samsung's new Galaxy Fold phone over 200K times to simulate up to five years of daily use.
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This is not a Land Rover

Land Rover wins legal battle in China over Evoque clone, the 'Land Wind X7'
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Senior Spaces

Hey, millennials: You’ll need a co-working space in your 70s, and here’s a sneak peek of what it might look like thanks to Studio Lonk.
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The Vessel Opens in NYC

Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel has just opened to the public in New York’s finally revitalized Hudson Yards. Azure magazine takes a look and highlights 5 other memorable staircases.
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Design Infringement

35% of brands suffer Industrial Design infringement. What can you do to protect your work?
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Ford designs a noise canceling dog kennel
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The Best Office Chairs

Looking for a perfect office chair? Here's a rundown of the 14 best, as reviewed by Gear Patrol ... some of which are designed by IDSA members!
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Best of KBIS 2019

Feast your eyes on the latest and greatest design debuts from the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show.
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Samsung Galaxy Fold

Beautiful ID, will it change the smart phone game forever!?
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Where do good ideas come from?

Freakonomics radio interviews designers including James Dyson and Michael Beruit to explore how we generate new ideas
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The Experience Revolution

IDSA Fellow Brian Roderman talks about the Experience Revolution in a nice video clip featuring INNOVATION magazine
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Redesigning an icon

Take an in-depth look at the design process of the new Porsche 911 with interview commentary from the design team.
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Open Source Privacy

A teachable “parasite” that gives users more control over their smart assistants, both when it comes to customization and privacy.
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A chair made from ocean waste

It’s not just recycled plastic–it’s local recycled plastic, and it’s beautiful.
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Apple & the Innovator's Dilemma
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Download your 2019 SMA Poster!
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Counterpoint to McKinsey's "The Business Value of Design" Report
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Decision-Making

We say that we “decide” to get married, to have children, to live in particular cities or embark on particular careers, and in a sense this is true. But how do we actually make those choices?
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And more from CES

David Byron, industrial design manager of Sundberg-Ferar, speaks on Hyundai’s Elevate walking-car concept.
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Product Designers to Follow

A list of 20 Instagram accounts for finding inspiration and staying ahead of the product design and development curve, including an IDSA member, Yves Behar.
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Inspired by Nature

Kikkerland Design and UncommonGoods partnered with Pratt Institute design students for a product design challenge. You can vote for your favorite design through Feb. 2.
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3 Biggest Trends at CES 2019

The most important discoveries at CES are not things. "As much as I want to have a flying car that does my taxes, laundry and makes the perfect martini, that's obviously BS. However, the timeline discussions on self-driving cars—and how they'll impact our future work—is important," stated Elizabeth Gore.
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931

In 1963, Dieter Rams wanted to surprise his wife Ingeborg with a gift. So, he collaborated with leather companies to produce a one-of-a-kind purse, which is now available for anyone to buy.
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Minimal Chair

A new "minimal chair" can be shipped in a thin flat box and takes just seconds to assemble without tools. Creator of the chair Tong Kim, IDSA, says the chair is part of an effort to transform lean manufacturing with 'smart' furniture and waste and cost reduction.
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Member Wins

IDSA member Charles Choi is part of the award winning design team for the Flexco XP Staple Fastener, a tool used to repair conveyor belts in the mining industry.
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Skills Companies Need

The demand for those who can design something that is both practical and eloquent will never go away.
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2019 Manufacturing

The looming threat of an all-out US-China trade war places a new premium on domestic sourcing. If tensions get worse, highly-scaleable manufacturing platforms will make it easier to open up new factories in the US.
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2018 World Design Rankings

World Design Rankings has announced design rankings of countries and even though China won more awards, United States still takes the first place due to 48 Platinum Design Awards won globally. There’s a high possibility that China could take the first place next year, watch out USA.
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The Recession Influenced Design

During the Great Depression, design was meant to lift the United States out of an economic pit. ID came to the fore when the economy tanked, as corporations looked for new ways to inspire customers to shop.
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A Comprehensive Survey of Rams

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition surveying the career of one of the most influential industrial designers living today, Dieter Rams.
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