IDSA News

Design Voices with Stephen Wilcox, FIDSA

IDSA's inaugural Medical Design Conference, The Usability Ecosystem, held at CAMLS (Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation) was very popular. Now, we're bringing some of the best presentations right to your computer as 1-hour, interactive webinars. This webinar is FREE for members and just $19.99 for non-members. 

The Future of Healthcare and What it Means for the Role of Industrial Designers

May 20, 2015 1:00pm EST | Stephen B. Wilcox, PhD, FIDSA

Welcome to the Future of the Future

Imagine this: It is the third week of August 2015 in the midst of a brilliant Pacific Northwest summer. Hundreds of designers from around the world have gathered in Seattle for the IDSA conference, and you are one of them. The city feels alive – a cauldron where the arts, architecture, digital innovations, creativity, music, biotechnology, maker culture, sustainability, multiculturalism, entrepreneurial energy and citizenship engagement are coming together in a potent mix. 

IDSA South at NPE2015

This year, the South District Conference is co-located in Orlando with NPE2015, the world’s leading plastics trade show and conference. We’re excited to offer all attendees of Home Cooking: Designing, Manufacturing and Sourcing in the USA complimentary passes to the exhibit floor to check out the IDSA Design Center.

IDSA South - Bright Design Lighting Competition

This year at the IDSA South District Design Conference we are talking about making. We are excited to announce a new competition to focus on just that! The challenge is to make a lamp. You'll get your materials scavenger-hunt style. The material selection is the main restriction so you can make any lamp you want. Be creative with your design!

Looking Ahead to 2015

Daniel Martinage, IDSA’s executive director, introduces visitors to the redesigned IDSA website. Join him as we highlight key areas and new features of the site.

IDSA South Pre-Conference Design Sessions

These two panel discussions, which will be FREE to attend, take place on the morning of Thursday, March 26 at NPE2015, in Orlando, FL. The panels will run consecutively between 9 am-12 pm, just prior to the IDSA South District Design Conference. For more information on these free sessions, contact Bob Grace at bob@rcgrace.com or 330.289.9488.

Happy Holidays from IDSA!

On behalf of the staff and leadership at IDSA, we wish you a peaceful holiday with friends and loved ones and a Happy New Year!
IDSA will be closed from Dec. 24th – Jan. 1st. IDEA 2015 opens for entry Jan. 5th.

 

Welcome to the New IDSA.org

IDSA holds a unique place in the design community. In a free-market society, design thrives because consumers have choice–and choice drives innovation and excellence. However, there has to be an independent forum for practitioners to discuss and improve their craft while resolving the pressing issues in their field. IDSA is not a private awards company, media company, or even a for-profit conferences and events company. It is simply you. 

IDEA 2015 Jury Named

The IDEA 2015 Jury has been selected!  Leading the panel this year as Jury Chair is Matthew Marzynski, IDSA. Marzynski teaches industrial design at the University of Washington's School of Art + Art History + Design.  He has had a diverse industrial design career that has found him observing surgery, wearing body armor and testing the engineering of makeup, among other experiences. Marzynski more recently led the industrial design team at Fluke, makers of rugged industrial test and measurement tools.

Maintaining Design Data through the Design Process

Maintaining Design Data through the Design Process

December 10, 2014
2:00pm EST

Summary

Bringing great products to market rapidly is often slowed by loss of data between design, engineering and production. Disconnected design tools are used through different stages of the product design cycle that do not leverage the design data that has been previously developed. This creates loss of design intent and stalled design cycles ultimately sacrificing time to market.

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