Jason Morris

Jason Morris, IDSA | Western District VP | Western Washington University

IDSA Western District VP: 2011–2013

WORK

Western Washington University
Associate Professor
September 2004 – Present

tool. inc.
Principal
May 2000 – August 2004

Loeffler-MacConkey
Industrial Designer
February 1997 – May 2000

WORDS
"A designer must decide whether their new design is going to specify the newest or old, existing technologies. A new technology would perform better but would be incompatible with the existing infrastructure, leading to a very short product lifetime. An old technology may not work as well, but it would be understood, acceptable and would have compatibility with available parts and tools and therefore repaired and used for a longer time."

Excerpted from:

Design with the Majority: The Collaborative Design of a Cargo Bicycle for Uganda.

Janson has joined the 2011-2013 IDSA Board as the Western District VP in January of 2011 and can be reached at 360-650-2514 or jason.morris@wwu.edu.