We'll start with a tour of Blu Dot furniture's design studios at 4, then head next door to Bauhaus Brew Labs at 5 for libations and socializations!
Author and curator Vicki Matranga has researched Chicago’s design history since the 1990s. Get introduced to designers who served clients in consumer, commercial and industrial markets during 1920-1970. Early Chicago […]
Come join us for a cross chapter event and a long overdue in-person happy hour with University of Houston Industrial Design students and professors. Students are eager to learn any […]
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 […]
Thursday, July 7, 2022 to catch up on all things design. Sign up to get monthly invites if you’re not already!
IDSA and AIGA are joining forces with the monthly AAF and Ad2 recurring series, hosted at different locations every third/last Thursday of the month. Grab a drink or a bite and meet some old friends and new faces in the local ad community!
For many people, our current era, Industry 4.0, is the fourth Industrial Revolution. This is focused on the joining of technologies like artificial intelligence, gene editing, and advanced robotics which blur the lines between the physical, digital, and biological worlds. Join us on Zoom at noon on 6/29 to discuss our changing times with other […]
Safe Spaces - A sketching event coinciding with Pride month. Designers are encouraged to gather at Easy Tiger (north location) to sketch and discuss what the idea of a "safe space" is not just in terms of LGBTQ+ but maybe society as a whole, and how we can create products within a space that unifies […]
You may know that Earl Bakken worked on pacemakers and founded Medtronic, but did you know he also collected vibrators and questionable weight-loss devices? Join us for a private tour of the Bakken Museum’s collection of antique medical instruments and some quackery, too! Afterward, we’ll head over to nearby Steel Toe Brewing.
Dr. Bilton will share examples of projects and designs by CGEN students that have led to positive impact in communities in the Global South. Design is often conducted in the developed world for the top of the income pyramid. However, more than half of the world’s population earns less than $10 per day, posing unique design […]
