The UW-Stout Industrial Design Senior Show will be held in two locations on two upcoming dates: May 5th, 6-9pm, at the Applied Arts Building at UW-StoutMay 11th, 5-9pm, at P-Soup in the Twin Cities. Also note that this show is dedicated to the memory of Noah Norton – hope many of you can make it
Please join us at the closing party of the Midwest District Conference in Milwaukee on Saturday, April 29, 2017. IDSA-WI/MN will be sponsoring the first couple hours of drinks for conference attendees at the Milwaukee Alehouse in memory of Noah Norton, who passed on April 7th. Noah was an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at […]
You can empathize with users, you can strategize about colors, you can even sculpt form with NURBS. But once in a while you’ve just got to rip something apart to do it right. Sometimes the knowledge gained is very specific to the project, but other times you gain a trick to include in your long […]
It’s about Kansas City. It’s about design. It’s about a week long. (8 days, really) It’s all about coming together for events, workshops, parties, talks, explorations, a big dose of the fabled surprise & delight. It’s inspiration, connecting, discovering that, sure enough, DESIGN WAS HERE. Just about everywhere, all week long. Join us Apr. 6–13, 2017 […]
What: Women x Design: Panel discussion Join Designit & IDSA NYC for a conversation with five incredible and accomplished women who are making waves in the design world! This panel will explore the varied issues faced by women in design and offer insights into the challenges, successes, and journey that got them where they are […]
You are a designer of things, and also a designer of experiences. If you are like most, you craft both of these for others in return for pay – all the while daydreaming about how you might do it better if key decisions were up to you. Craighton Berman doesn’t daydream any more. Craighton is […]
We’re excited to collaborate with UIC IDSA, MIAD IDSA, Advanced Design Sketching, and Lost Arts to have an IRON SKETCH BATTLE during the pregame party of this years IDSA Midwest Conference which will be held at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). This event will have BBQ food, drinks, karaoke, and games like: giant […]
Everyone is creative in their own way, but how to do you unlock creativity from the crowd and translate that into innovative, user-centric ideas which can be the foundation for meaningful solutions? Join IDSA for our interactive workshop around the design research methodology of Co-Creation; a process where designers co-design with users as creative partners within the […]
Our first quarter event will be will be held March 9th over at AMACO here in Indianapolis. Check out their website if you can't wait any longer to know more about them. VERY awesome stuff, who knew they were based right here in Indiana? And until the not-so-distant past, right next to the Indianapolis Motor […]
Join the Advanced Design Sketching group on Saturday, March 4th, 2017 as they’ll be hosting Newell Brands Industrial Designer Jacob Ballard, also known as Sketchfresh (on Instagram). This event will be interactive for both students and professionals alike – Jacob will show us a timeline of his sketches; from his early days as a student to his current […]
My deadline had come… and was just rolling past me, taillights still in view. The latest issue of INNOVATION was sitting beside me, tackling the theme “The Story Behind The Design” – a compelling topic for sure. I certainly heard a lot of my colleagues make references to how important storytelling was, but examples of […]
