Education

Marking Milestones

The vice chair of IDSA’s Florida Chapter, Franco Lodato, PhD, IDSA, is marking some milestones in November 2016. He’s taking on a new position in his 30-year career; the design school he's co-launching has been given the green light by the Florida Department of Education to open next year; and Lodato is organizing events to help promote IDSA and industrial design in the state.

IDSA-NYC Portfolio Review

IDSA-NYC has partnered with Designit to hold Portfolio Reviews for the participants of the Mentorship Program and the wider IDSA community members who are beginning their transformation into emerging designers.

Driving Innovation

It's an opportunity for design students to save money for college. Buildium is accepting applications through Nov.

Invitation to Appalachian State University Portfolio Review

Dear Industrial Design Professional's,

You are invited to Appalachian State University’s chapter Portfolio Review on October 29, 2016.

Industrial Design students pride themselves in their hard work and would be honored to gain from your insight and experience in the professional field. The Portfolio Review will be held October 29th from 12:00pm-5:00pm at Appalachian State in the Student Union. Several other schools will also be participating in our Portfolio Review; SCAD, Virginia Tech, NC State, James Madison, and Auburn University.

Opening Doors

“These guys have opened a doorway for me that I thought was locked."
--Shanan LaFeat, US Army veteran

Auburn University IDSA Student Chapter Faculty Advisor Jerrod Windham, associate professor of industrial design, and his industrial design students are changing lives. 

Be the SHiFT

“It was one of the best speaking experiences ever—literally, under a star filled sky, in front of a sparkling fire. No power points, no visual cues—just primal, authentic storytelling. It was out of this world!” says Jeevak Badve, IDSA, vice president, strategic growth, Sundberg-Ferar—of his first visit to SHiFT Design Camp in Tuscumbia, AL.

Pushing Boundaries

“Today more than ever, industrial designers are in a unique position to facilitate a change in the world. Our role as advocates of the user and their needs leaves us with a great opportunity to create powerful product experiences that push the boundaries currently defined.”

—Tanner Wills, IDSA, IDSA West District Student Merit Award Winner

Impact in ID

“We see how important design—not just industrial but all design—is becoming in our world. It leads to some of the most successful businesses; it solves some terrible and tragic problems facing our world; and it can lead to simple improvements in what people use every day. Design is not only a tool but a way of thinking and we are only beginning to shed light on its understanding and value. That's what is so exciting about it. It’s something so defined, yet so undefined, and in some ways we are pioneers to this conversation.”

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