Design Voices: Perspectives on Race & Design

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 […]

Design Voices: Design for Democracy

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 […]

Design Voices: Close That Loop Part 1: Circular Business Models

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

Design Voices: Conquering the Chaos of Creativity

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 […]

Design Voices: How Industrial Design Can Save Fashion

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

Design Voices: IP / Design Protection

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 […]

Design Voices: Intersections: Design and the Queer Mind!

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

Design Voices: Beauty in Design

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 […]

Design Voices: The Future of Healthcare and What it Means for the Role of Industrial Designers

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 […]