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Declaring “it’s an exciting time to be a designer,” IDSA member and Apple's first industrial design director Robert Brunner served as the keynote speaker on April 14, 2015 at the 9th annual US Patent and Trademark Office’s Design Day at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

USPTO staff, design patent attorneys and representatives from corporations and design firms across the country discussed “Designs Worth Protecting.”

Brunner, the son of an engineer, initially considered a career in engineering, but soon found his calling in ID. “For me, industrial design made perfect sense,” he told the full house.

The latest articles from IDSA Affiliate Member Robert Grace have been posted in a key publication.

Grace reviews the two sessions that were offered free to attendees of the South District Design Conference 2015 in Orlando: "How to Talk Designer" sponsored by PolyOne and "Designing the Future: How Materials Can Change the World" sponsored by SABIC.

Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2015 features some of the best and brightest design minds, including IDSA members Tim Brown, CEO and president of IDEO (IDSA Patron) and Bob Brunner, founding partner of Ammunition.

West Michigan Design Week, with planners including IDSA Michigan, Chapter Chair Craig Mackiewicz and Vice Chair Paul Martus, is taking off April 6-11. In its second year, the annual event is celebrating industrial design’s connection to culture, education and business.