Design Voices: Perspectives on Race & Design

Donald Burlock, Jr., IDSA, author of ā€œSuperhuman by Design,ā€Ā Ayana Patterson, IDSA, Leader on IDSAā€™s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council,Ā andĀ Jasmine Kent, IDSA, Apparel Designer at Under Armour, shared their stories and […]

Design Voices: Design for Democracy

A discussion on designā€™s influence on democracy and politics, as well as its social implications, with hostĀ Başak Altan, IDSAĀ (design strategist, educator and future thinker) and uestsĀ Lisa Kay Solomon, Designer in […]

IDSA NL: Relentlessly Inclusive

A conversation with Leā€™Spencer Walker, Sr. Operations Manager + Product Engineer at Target Recorded on February 3, 2021 https://vimeo.com/575909907

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, weā€™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 […]

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

Hosted byĀ Philip White, IDSA,Ā Professor, The Design School, Arizona State UniversityĀ with: Anna Queralt Fuentes, Engagement Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Bridget Croke, Managing Director, Closed Loop Partners https://vimeo.com/507360040

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 […]