Women in Design SEA: Counterweight

Seattle Women in Design's inaugural event navigates fostering our own creativity amidst the unknown with Kay Kim and Clare Duffy. As designers, we’re expected to have an endless supply of creativity, but how do you cultivate a source for this? For our two speakers, it comes from exposure to new ideas and willingness to show […]

IDSA SF: Design Stories with Jeff Smith and Gerard Furbershaw

Jeff Smith and Gerard Furbershaw Co-Founded LUNAR Design in 1984 and lead the firm together as its CEO and COO respectively, for 30 years. Partnering together with a symbiotic balance of complementary skills and personalities they accomplished a great deal with their design firm. When LUNAR was acquired in 2015, Wired the magazine reported first […]

IDSA SYR: Designing a Post-Pandemic, Sustainable Future

What is sustainability? How can we design better futures? Studies have shown that following major economic downturns like the one caused by the COVID -19 Pandemic, the rate of resource consumption and environmental degradation increases significantly. With scientists predicting that we only have a decade left before irreversible climate damage, how can designers create products […]

IDSA Chapter 2021 Pantone Party

2021's colors of the year are Ultimate Grey and Illuminating! Join us as we kick off 2021 with the spirit, verve, and joy we have come to expect from an […]

IDSA ATL: The Elf on a Shelf Story

IDSA Atlanta and Toy and Game Design Atlanta feature two guests from The Lumistella Company, the home of The Elf on the Shelf (yes, the iconic Christmas tradition!). Co-owner and […]

IDSA SF: Multidisciplinary Teams, Multicultural Design

Designers face daily various psychological, sociological and cultural challenges. How important is diversity in a team especially when designing for a global audience? And how to change our mindset to […]

IDSA SYR: Design At Play

Design At Play: The journey of discovering your creative super powers with Danielle Chen.