IDSA News

Test of Time

 

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has filed an amicus brief in Converse, Inc.’s Feb. 1, 2017 federal circuit court appeal of the June 2016 International Trade Commission (ITC) decision on trademarks on the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star shoes.

Pushing Boundaries

A new year welcomes a new IDSA Ambassador—Covestro. Dubbed by its CEO Patrick Thomas as a “one-year startup with a 60-year history”—Covestro, since September 2015, has carried on the tradition of Bayer MaterialScience with global headquarters in Germany and US headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.

2017-2019 IDSA Board Elections

Nominations for the 2017-2019 Board of Directors term is now open. To nominate yourself or someone else, send an email to nominations@idsa.org, by Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A member of the Nominations Committee will contact you (or the candidate you have nominated).

 

The positions open for May 2017–2019 are:

Secretary/Treasurer

Holiday Gala 2016 & Panel Discussion

Mark the end of this year and welcome 2017 by attending the 2016 IDSA NY Holiday Gala! Join us for an evening of food, drink and a panel discussion!

The Panel Discussion: The design Economy
Design is all around us and has been a driver of culture and trade. When we talk of 'design', thoughts and images that pop-up in our minds are mostly aesthetic in nature. However, the fuel that drives the engine of design is commerce. So, how can we approach the discussion of the economic impact of design? We are now stepping into 2017 and IDSA NYC presents a discussion regarding the economics of design from the point of view of panelists from the worlds of retail, design education, economic development, talent recruitment, and design consulting.
Questions we will address: How are businesses that are based on design doing in 2016? How has the nature of projects changed over the last few years and what can they expect going forward? Further, how is design education evolving? How is design impacting the economics of NYC and what can we expect to see in the future? What kind or remuneration can graduates and professionals expect from the world of design today?

Sketchgames II

Register Today

Come join us for the second round of SketchGames on Wednesday, November 30th at Pepsi's Design and Innovation Center. Our first games at Canary were great fun. Once again we’re looking forward to bringing people together for some food, drink and bad ideas.

What is Sketchgames & Bad Ideas?

Diverse Vision

Ti Chang, IDSA, is leading the merger of the San Francisco and Silicon Valley IDSA Chapters, for what’s expected to be a resurgence of the industrial design community in that region. In addition to serving as chair of the new chapter—which is now named only the IDSA San Francisco Chapter (IDSA SF)—Chang has announced the appointment of the following officers:

Material ConneXion Spotlight Event

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The bi-annual MCX Spotlight Event is a chance for designers to meet face to face with some of the most innovative manufacturers in Material ConneXion’s library of over 8,000 innovative, unique and sustainable material samples. Take home samples of the most innovative materials in our collection, network with valuable industry contacts, enjoy cocktails and light bites in our materials library and enter to win a pair of tickets to Interior Design’s Best of Year Awards.

The State of Design

Some of the results are in from the first annual, open-source Design Census to benefit designers with data and insight about the rapidly evolving profession. About 9,600 people in more than a dozen design and related fields took part in the online survey that was open for 18 days in December 2016. The collaborative resource will help designers understand the complex economic, social and cultural factors shaping design today.

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