Member News

How to Succeed as an IDSA Chapter Leader

When IDSA asked me to write a 2019 recap for our chapter, IDSA Kansas City, I instead started reflecting not just on 2019, but also the three years before that. It seems fitting, as new leadership is set to take the reins of our chapter, to look at where we are and how we got here.

New Design School at UT Austin Hires Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness, IDSA

Member Spotlight: Allen Samuels, L/IDSA

Who:
Allen Samuels, L/IDSA began his career as an industrial designer in 1966. Over nearly five decades, he has designed award-winning glassware, furniture, microscopes, medical and scientific instruments, public transpotation, heavy industrial equipment and more for corporations such as Corning Glass Works, Bausch + Lomb, Black & Decker, Westinghouse and 3M.

The Brainstorm Sketch, Perfected

During my years of professional industrial design experience, I have seen many design ideas developed and pitched using a variety of methods and media: from the cliché ‘napkin doodle’ to fully rendered product experience videos and many techniques in between. By far, my favorite method is the large-format Post-it sketch.

Jonah Becker Named IDEA 2020 Jury Chair

IDSA Membership Meeting - 2018 Year In Review

IDSA's Executive Director, Chris Livaudais, took some time during IDC 2019 in Chicago to provide an update to membership on the state of the Society. We use this annual opportunity to share important information with membership in a public forum. The full presentation is shown in the video below. Highlights from this presentation include: