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 Residence at Stanford d.school, and Jeroen van Erp, professor at Delft University of Technology and co-founder of Fabrique, Netherlands. https://vimeo.com/516906793
A conversation with Le’Spencer Walker, Sr. Operations Manager + Product Engineer at Target Recorded on February 3, 2021 https://vimeo.com/575909907
Seattle Women in Design's inaugural event navigates fostering our own creativity amidst the unknown with Kay Kim and Clare Duffy. As designers, we’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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
A casual networking virtual conversation with Denver area designers.
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
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 IDSA event. Register here for the virtual party on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 7pm Eastern. The IDSA host chapters (Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas-Fort Worth, […]
On November 17th, IDSA SEA and TACTILE launched a sketch competition for any and all interested to submit their best ideas for AR/VR headsets and controllers, contending for 3 design prize packs or the coveted Oculus Quest 2 grand prize! We're carefully tabulating scores for all the fabulous submissions and we will be contacting winners […]
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 lose touch with our innate creativity, as we lack an understanding of how to access and properly harness it. This session is a practical, problem-solving […]
