Our quarterly publication providing in-depth coverage of industrial design issues and communicating the value of design to business and society at large.
Themes and release dates
Dates subject to change without notice.
SPRING: None of this is real: AI + ID
Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands to be one of the most revolutionary technologies to impact the field of industrial design (and nearly every other aspect of life as we know it) in recent times.
In print, April 2023
SUMMER: Design Entrepreneurship & IDC 2023 Preview
Designers take the helm to found businesses, create new product lines, establish consultancies, and more.
In print, June 2023
FALL: 2023 Yearbook of Design Excellence
Profiles of the 2023 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) winners and Featured Finalists, as well as IDSA Award recipients.
In print, November 2023
WINTER: Industrial Design Education – SWOT Analysis
An in-depth look, framed as a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of the current and future state of industrial design education. Includes profiles of the 2023 Design Foundation Scholarship Recipeints, IDSA Student Merit Award winners and school finalists.
In print, December 2023
Contribute to INNOVATION
All of the content in each issue of the magazine is written by members of our community who offer their time and talent to share their ideas in the form of stories and articles. Most often, IDSA’s staff editorial team invites individuals to contribute based on specific topics or industry experience related to the theme of each issue. We also accept content ideas year-round for consideration by the editors.
If you are interested in writing for INNOVATION magazine, please send an email to [email protected] providing some detail on what type of article or ideas you’d like to share.
Not all submissions can be accepted. All submissions are reviewed by the editors of INNOVATION for quality and approprate fit for the magazine. Business solicitations are not accepted, nor are articles which overtly serve as promotion for a business, product, or service. Details on advertising in the magazine can be found here.