The mobile “Huo-Yan” series provides a set of prevention and diagnosis products for nucleic acid testing for the prevention and control of epidemics in various countries. The solutions include laboratories and isolation wards that can quickly respond to outbreak needs through an internal negative-pressure environment and a stowable, foldable format. The testing equipment is prefabricated inside the Huo-Yan Cube Laboratory,
Metaphase Design Group (an IDSA Ambassador) and I.V. House, Inc. jointly received prestigious SILVER 2019 Edison Award in the Medical/Dental category for the design of TLC Splints. The Edison Awards, named after Thomas Alva Edison, recognize and honor the world’s best in innovators and innovations. The Edison Awards Gala was held last night, April 4, 2019 in New York City. Metaphase Design
Join IDSA MSP for a drink and a complimentary headshot at BlackStack Brewing in St.Paul. Meet and network with new designers or chat with old friends. Whether you’re updating your LinkedIn profile, portfolio, or personal website, take advantage of a free professional headshot. We’ll have photography equipment set up and will coordinate delivery of your photos after the event. IDSA
After over 50 years working as an Industrial Designer, I am retired. That is, I no longer seek to make a living as a designer and I no longer seek clients and sponsored projects. However, I do continue to design products. My self-initiated projects deal with issues important to me: poverty, disasters, the disabled and the aged. I work to identify
Industrial Designer and Engineer David James is a mechanical engineer, industrial designer, maker, and a dedicated advocate for inclusive and climate-conscious design. He currently splits his time between working as an engineer and honing his design practice. David attended the University of Colorado Aerospace Engineering program and went on to study industrial design virtually — most notably being a part
Bill Moggridge was the director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. He designed the first laptop computer, the Grid Compass, which launched in 1982. He described his career as having three phases, first as a designer with projects for clients in 10 countries, second as a
The relaunch of the Craftsman brand, which was purchased from Sears in 2017, represents the largest product launch in the history of not only Stanley Black & Decker but the arguably the entire power tool industry. In less than 18 months, the brand was rebuilt from the ground up. Its complete user experience was overhauled and reimagined, including the products,
Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, DE has received a $95,000 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a program affiliate of the National Archives and Records Administration. The grant will be used to process the collections of design pioneers Ken White and Marshall Johnson, L/IDSA—the former chair of IDSA’s History and Archives Committee and a former
Spencer Nugent is a Jamaican-born designer and educator based in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he runs 5050.design—an experimental studio split between personal exploration and client-driven work. He’s the founder of Sketch-A-Day.com and IDSKETCHING.COM, platforms that have provided free, high-quality design sketching tutorials and workshops since 2008. Through his daily YouTube streams and the Sketch-A-Day Instagram, Spencer continues to share
Who: Ignacio Urbina Polo, IDSA is an industrial designer, educator and curator. He is a tenure professor of industrial design at the Pratt Institute and general editor of the website www.di-conexiones.com. He also is a founding member of the Ibero-American Design Biennial, created in 2007 in Madrid, Spain. What: Polo curated the exhibition IDB_ve 2019 in Venezuela, with the partcipation of
