Member News

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. 

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:

Member Spotlight: Todd Kauranen, IDSA

 

Who: Todd Kauranen, IDSA is an industrial designer for DISHER and the Chair of IDSA's Michigan chapter. Based in Ann Arbor, MI, Kauranen has over 33 years of product development experience. 

Member Spotlight: Jonathon Kemnitzer, IDSA

 

Who:
Jonathon Kemnitzer, IDSA, is a co-founder and principal of KEM STUDIO. He was an IDEA juror in 2018 and served as Board President of the Center for Architecture and Design from 2017-18. 

Member Spotlight: Dipali Aphale, IDSA

 

Who: 
Dipali Aphale, IDSA is a California-based designer.

Recently, she graduated from a dual-masters program between Royal College of Art (MA) and Imperial College London (MSc with Merit). 

IDSA Partners with New TV Series “California by Design: Innovations"

 

IDSA announced its partnership with “California by Design: Innovations” during the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Ceremony & Gala on Aug. 21, 2019.

“California by Design: Innovations” will air Sunday mornings in March-April 2020 on the FOX Television Network in Los Angeles and the San Francisco / Bay Area. The countdown format television show will feature IDSA as an industry partner and longtime IDSA members Dan Harden and Ti Chang as co-presenters.

2019 IDSA Award Recipients

 

On August 21, 2019, IDSA announced the latest recipients of the IDSA Awards. These honors are presented in recognition of significant contributions to the Society or the industrial design profession, excellence in academic advancement or personal achievement. 

The winners this year include industrial design educators, business leaders and a non-profit that supports the next generation. We are honored to celebrate the work of our members each year through this program. Please join us in congratulating the 2019 IDSA Award recipients.

Women in Design 2019: Event Recap

 

As an organization, IDSA has the unique opportunity to innovate within our industry by paving the way for thoughtful conversations and disruptive dialogues. We spend our careers building a better future for those around us, and the Women in Design Deep Dive, held in San Francisco on May 3, 2019, offered us the chance to build a better future for ourselves too.

The designers gathered in San Francisco were rehearsing the future of the industry—an industry of diverse perspectives and lived experiences with a powerful passion for bettering the world. 

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