Join us for an in-person Masterclass where expert Deana McDonagh dives deep into how to create inclusive designs that empower. Join IDSA's Chicago Chapter for an exciting event featuring speaker and master class runner Deana McDonagh as she explores the world of inclusive and empathic design. The event consists of a talk (learn) and Q&A […]
FORMATION OPEN STUDIO! The IDSA Transportation Section is pleased to present Formation Open Studio .Please join Formation Design Group, Twisthink, Audality, and IDSA Atlanta for an evening of networking and a special presentation by Joyce Tan of Airbus. Joyce Tan, Head of Research & Technology at Airbus Americas, will be speaking about sustainability and sharing […]
In this reoccurring series, we will hear from leading professionals who will share stories of their design journey, the challenges they have encountered and overcome, how they have managed to progress their careers. We will also learn about any unforeseen gaps in their professional development and how they best approach any situation to manage and […]
In the United States, design patents have become considerably stronger since the 2008 Supreme Court decision Egyptian Goddess. Yet many clients and ID professionals aren't aware of what changed in that decision, and how it affects the protection your clients can obtain with design patents. Join Patent Agent Kevin Prince, who has obtained over 2,500 […]
A presentation and discussion on product development methodologies that help merge physical and digital product experiences in healthcare. Design in Healthcare: Merging Physical and Digital Experiences from IDSA on Vimeo.
John Skabardonis will guide participants through an interactive session, exploring some of the latest functional integration technologies: The cool electronics we love have traditionally been made possible by electromechanical components which can be bulky, made of dissimilar materials and which have a significant carbon footprint. Functional integration aims to transform these electromechanical components into thinner, […]
Enjoy the recording of this event. This panel discussion will highlight the design education barriers faced by students with disabilities, and the ways which the industrial design community can help support equitable academic opportunities. This session is proudly presented by the IDSA Milwaukee (MKE) chapter. Industrial Design education is a demanding pursuit for all students, […]
When management of people, process and content constantly knocks on your door, It's sometimes hard to implement improvements. Taking snapshots of the status quo of your design function and picking the low hanging fruits is a quick way to retain good quality level. In this hands on interactive workshop, we will provide you with tried […]
The Industrial Designer’s Society of America (IDSA) is thrilled to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of NYCXDesign by honoring the diversity within the industrial design field with IDSA Communities! IDSA Communities are led by industrial design professionals who provide continuing education and professional development opportunities to advance knowledge of industrial design . Join our community leaders from […]
IDSA Chicago Chapter and the Housewares Section for panel of leaders in housewares design critiques the innovation (and lack thereof) in the industry. Enjoy the recording: https://vimeo.com/710895342
What is Your Food Waste Solution? A new World Wildlife Fund report estimates U.S. school food waste totals 530,000 tons per year and costs as much as $9.7 million a day to manage (39 pounds of food waste and 19 gallons of milk thrown out per school per year), based on the results from a 46-school […]
In this reoccurring series, we will hear from leading professionals who will share stories of their design journey, the challenges they have encountered and overcome, how they have managed to progress their careers. We will also learn about any unforeseen gaps in their professional development and how they best approach any situation to manage and […]
Julia is an entrepreneur, designer, healthcare executive, board member and a young woman living with a rare medical condition. She is the Founder, President, and Chief Strategy Officer of SOLUtion Medical — a life science company developing a one-step, pre-filled reconstituting autoinjector that will make patient-injected drug delivery safer, more efficacious, and overall easier. She […]
Learn how the mind works, and its implications for the design of controls, displays, IFU's, information architecture design, and more. Cognitive Human Factors for Designers Many product designers have never taken a university-level class on cognitive human factors or cognitive science. This set of one-hour workshops is designed to remedy that. It provides a crash […]
In this reoccurring series, we will share insights, information, case studies, models, and methodologies, amongst a variety of other assets, to help inform and inspire you in the professional practice of Design Management. This series will host a variety of events, including learning from leading practitioners in this field, facilitate knowledge sharing amongst the event […]
Section experts (Transportation and Mobility, Design Management, and Materials and Processes) share information about their communities. Take a deeper dive into the Industrial Designer’s Society of America’s (IDSA) Sections! Experts from the Transportation and Mobility, Design Management, and Materials and Processes Sections, connect the dots between Industrial Design and their topical communities. Participants will have […]
The Design Management Section will take participants on a journey to enlighten them in the professional practice of Design Management, and the Materials and Processes Section will share how material choices enable sustainable design. Recorded on November 17, 2021. https://vimeo.com/656751464
Exploring how the mind works, and its implications for the design of controls, displays, IFU's, information architecture design, and more. Many product designers have never taken a university-level class on cognitive human factors or cognitive science. This set of one-hour workshops is designed to remedy that. It provides a crash course on how the mind […]
In this reoccurring series, we will hear from leading professionals who will share stories of their design journey, the challenges they have encountered and overcome, how they have managed to […]
What does designing for 'one planet living’ look like? Guests Morag Gamble, Founder of Permaculture Education Institute, and Chhaya Bhanti, Founder and Creative Director at VERTIVER, a women-owned social enterprise, have deep expertise in this area. Learn from their inspiring journeys designing with communities for a more sustainable, fair, and cleaner world, through their diverse work encompassing six continents on ecological design […]
Design Research Section Event: Working with Questions from IDSA on Vimeo.
A Virtual Round Table Discussion about the shortage of healthcare professionals in the U.S. Recorded on June 30, 2021. https://vimeo.com/580879221
Join the IDSA Design History Section for this double event, which includes a screening and online discussion! Acclaimed Industrial Designer, Carl Gustav Magnusson, IDSA shares a colorful, informative video presentation, which takes viewers through the chronology of the scientific and cultural influences on design . https://vimeo.com/564180351
Host Başak Altan, IDSA talked with guests Anne Cocquyt, Startup Founder of GUILD, and Merry (Rheim) Constantino, IDSA, Founder of ProductLogic LLC, about how data bias impacts female entrepreneurship. As mentors and influencers in the product innovation space, Anne and Merry shared perspectives of their own entrepreneurship journeys, along with advice to empower women in design and business. https://vimeo.com/555388071
Andrew Maier leads a workshop on Mental Modeling, an essential research analysis method that was created and popularized by Indi Y. Recorded May 17, 2021 https://vimeo.com/555402678
Join us for this engaging event hosted by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)’s Section leaders! Sections are community groups of IDSA members with expertise and interest in specific areas of industrial design. There are many segments of the industrial design profession, ranging from digital to furniture to medical design. Our members are experts […]
Guests Ode Ozlem Dessauer-Siegers, Design Lead – UX CoE at VodafoneZiggo, and Dr. Geke van Dijk, Co-founder and Director of STBY at REACH Global Design Research, shared with host Başak Altan, IDSA both their professional […]
Johannes Lampela, Director of Industrial Design and Cheryl Pelly, Lead CMF designer (Designworks, A BMW group company) will present on transportation design, mobility and the role of customer experience with […]
Help generate solutions for circular design challenges in a fast-paced, simultaneously visualized ideathon. Challenge topics will include the design with circular materials, electronic product longevity, reusable packaging, sourcing credible carbon […]
Donald Burlock, Jr., IDSA, author of “Superhuman by Design,” Ayana Patterson, IDSA, Leader on IDSA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, and Jasmine Kent, IDSA, Apparel Designer at Under Armour, shared their stories and […]
A discussion on design’s influence on democracy and politics, as well as its social implications, with host Başak Altan, IDSA (design strategist, educator and future thinker) and uests Lisa Kay Solomon, Designer in […]
Hosted by Shruti Parikh, IDSA, Associate Director, Takeda Pharmaceuticals with: Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group, Inc. Peter Minor, Innovation Lead, Carbon180 https://vimeo.com/507388386
Hosted by Philip White, IDSA, Professor, The Design School, Arizona State University with: Anna Queralt Fuentes, Engagement Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Bridget Croke, Managing Director, Closed Loop Partners https://vimeo.com/507360040
Creativity is a hallmark of human evolution. We are uniquely wired to transform imagination into reality, moving from “what if?” to “here it is!” Somewhere along the way, though, we […]
An empowering conversation about how innovative design thinking is transforming the Fashion Industry. Learn how emerging industrial designers can shape the post-pandemic future by using technology, sustainability and human centered practices. Hosted by Rob Price, Senior Design Consultant and Creative Director at Price Design NYC, with: Keith Kirkland, Co-founder of WearWorks Lizz Hill, Business Development at Formlabs https://vimeo.com/473214497
A dialogue built to explore recent design patent cases and their rulings as a way to understand and expose the impact those cases have on us as industrial designers, both individually and as a profession. Hosted by Charles L. Mauro CHFP, IDSA, President & Founder, MAURO Usability Science, with: Joel Delman, IDSA, Industrial Design Consultant and Design Expert Witness Elizabeth Ferrill, Partner at Finnegan, […]
A conversation exploring current trends and emerging technologies taking hold in the world of transportation design, and how designers are leveraging both to envision and realize the future of mobility. Paul Priestman focuses on what the future holds for the transportation sector and the role of collaboration in innovation, while Mary Lombardo covers the subject of creativity in collaboration with mechanical […]
Join three designers turned queer storytellers for a Design Voices Pride event, in which they share their personal journeys on designing from their own unique perspectives. Hosted by Vanessa Melendez, Principal Designer- Global Baby Care at Procter & Gamble, with: Cory Fites, Associate Design Director, Strategy & Innovation – The Clorox Company Nicholas Lo, Industrial Designer – Method https://vimeo.com/435964705
For function-oriented designers, “beauty” can seem like a dirty word. It’s marked by the stigma of frivolous ornamentation and embracing the ephemeral in rejection of rationality and the timeless. What is often overlooked in the classic debate between form and function, is that beauty is a function in and of itself. We select, cherish, and […]
Presenter: Stephen Wilcox, PhD, FIDSA The presentation starts with a summary of the changes that have taken place in healthcare, particularly with medical devices, over the past 30 years, then provides predictions of what will happen in the next 30 years. Medical care has changed dramatically; many of the procedures that we take for granted today […]
Presenter: Clay Marsh, MD To sustainably improve the health of our population, health and healthy choices in communities need to become the norm. This presentation discusses our approach to this goal targeting the dimensions of health that include exercise, food, sleep, stress, social networks and family. We believe that the areas of Design and Design Thinking […]
Presenter: Bill Evans, IDSA What kinds of medical information-oriented products will designers be working on in 5 years time, and how can we rise to the patient and clinician ‘engagement’ challenges? Based on years of FDA/EU regulated UI design experience, Bill Evans gives his predictions and recount 5 lessons from the device UI world to help […]
