HERNDON, Va., Jan. 28, 2013 – This spring IDSA will explore the changing landscape of design from five different perspectives at its “5 District Design Conferences” to be held across the U.S. between April 5 and April 19. Business executives and design visionaries will share first-hand stories, discuss strategies for success and highlight methods, new ideas and insights into the evolving practice of design.

The conferences will consider the following themes at these locations and dates.
•    Revitalize with Design: April 5-6, Raleigh, N.C.

HERNDON, Va., Jan. 3, 2013 – The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the world’s oldest and largest membership organization for industrial design, chose association executive Daniel Martinage, CAE, as its new executive director after an extensive search. He will start on Jan. 4.

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 9, 2012 – On Dec. 3, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) will open its International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA) 2013 competition to designers, students and companies worldwide. For 33 years, IDEA has recognized design excellence in products, sustainability, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. For the fourth year, The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., will house the winners in its permanent collection.

A jury of independent design experts will use the following criteria in selecting winning designs:

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 13, 2012 – The Industrial Designers Society of America’s (IDSA) Catalyst Case Study Program is accepting applications starting today through Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, for design success stories that have made an impact on industry, the environment and society. A panel of thought leaders in business, design and academia will review the submissions.

Nike Captures Top Honor for Design Excellence

HERNDON, Va., Aug. 27, 2012 – On Aug. 18, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) unveiled the Best in Show for the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) at its annual international conference in Boston. Nike claimed the Best in Show nod for its Nike+ FuelBand.

Honorees Foretell Future Trends

HERNDON, Va., June 25, 2012 – “The Future Is…,” the theme of the Industrial Designers Society of America’s (IDSA) 2012 International Conference, will draw from thought leaders from business and design to discover the future people can create together. In addition to the main keynotes, the conference will feature five multi-session tracks: The Business of Design, Future Cool, Medical and Health Design, Sustainable and Social Design and Design Education.

HERNDON, Va., March 9, 2012 –This spring IDSA will explore “Evolving Design Practices” from five different angles at the “5 Design Dialogues Conferences” held in five different cities between March 30 and May 5. Executives from Bresslergroup, Chrysler Automotive Group, Ecco Design, frog design, General Motors, IDEO, Lextant, Masco Corp., Research in Motion, Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, Sundberg-Ferar Inc., Teague, TEAMS Design, Techtronic Industries North America and Whirlpool Corp. and more will share the secrets of getting design right for business success.

DULLES, Va., Jan. 17, 2012 – The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has assembled this year’s International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA®) jury to choose the IDEA 2012 honorees. Nineteen international design experts from design consultancies, corporations and universities compose the jury.  The jury members include:

New categories introduced for 2012