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Conferences Coming Soon

2009-01-26T20:20:00.001-08:00

IDSA is strongly committed to advancing the profession of industrial design through education. In 2009, the Society will offer a diverse menu of educational programs—national and regional conferences, face-to-face seminars and other issue-related conferences, online webinars and a revitalized Designer Spotlight Series. Keep an eye on this page as further information about upcoming events becomes available.

IDSA International Conference and Education Symposium
Each year, between 600 and 800 design practitioners, educators, students, business leaders and vendors working with designers from all over the world gather for IDSA's International Conference and Education Symposium. These events combine provocative speakers with practical information and solutions, as well as plenty of time for building personal and professional connections.

2009 International Conference and Education Symposium
Bruce Claxton, FIDSA, Conference Chair
September 23-26, 2009
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Miami, FL

2010 International Conference and Education Symposium
Sohrab Vossoughi, IDSA, Conference Chair
August 4-7, 2010
Hilton Portland and Executive Tower
Portland, OR

To view web sites and other information from previous IDSA national and education conferences, visit http://www.idsa.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=3904&z=50.

District Conferences
Practitioners, students, educators and business leaders come together to learn and network at the IDSA District Conferences. Five separate events are held in the Northeast, Southern, Mideast, Midwest and Western Districts that focus on topics of regional interest and feature the presentation of the Student Merit Awards. Area designers take advantage of these events to get to know the students who will be tomorrow's design stars.

2009 District Conferences

Mideast District Conference
May 1-3, 2009
Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel—Pittsburgh, PA

Midwest District Conference
April 3-5, 2009
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis—Minneapolis, MN

Northeast District Conference
March 27-29, 2009
Hyatt Regency Cambridge—Cambridge, MA

Southern District Conference
April 3-5, 2009
Hilton, St. Charles—New Orleans, LA

Western District Conference
April 24-26, 2009
Sheraton Delfina—Santa Monica, CA

Solar Car in Portland

2009-01-14T09:19:00.000-08:00

Special Event - Globe trotting Solar Car comes to Portland

Hot off the presses!! The Power of One Solar Car Project is coming to Portland this Thursday.

The Power of One Solar Car Project, or xof1, is a project to develop and build a solar car and set a new world record for distance. The catalyst for the project, Marcelo da Luz, was inspired to create xof1 after learning about the World Solar Challenge.

Come see the car and attend a presentation about this amazing adventure and cause this Thursday night (1/15/09) at the Ecotrust Bldg.

To learn more about this event and to RSVP click here

Learn more about the xof1 project at www.xof1.com

xof1 at the Arctic Circle

xof1 on the open road

From: www.solaroregon.org

New Design Competition

2009-01-14T09:17:00.000-08:00

New entries deadline: April 2nd, 2009

Registration is now open !

Competition: In this conceptual design competition, we welcome all designers around the world to create products that reflect new ideas for the beach, sea, terrace or swimming pool spaces, involving aspects such as comfort, pleasure, recreation, cleaning, environment protection, etc.

Jury: Prospero Rasulo (Italy), Jeff Miller (USA), Michael Sodeau (England), Jeannette Alther (Lievore Altherr Molina Studio) (Germany/Spain), Constantin Wortmann (Germany), Marco Acerbis (Italy), Harry Paul Van Iesel + Camila Vega (Harry & Camila Studio) (Netherlands/Chile), Carmen Fiol(Spain), Helen Kontouris (Australia)

Prizes:First Prize: $ 3,000 USD, Second Prize: $ 1,000 USD, Third Prize: $ 500 USD, Honorable Mentions: There will be 5 honorable mentions

Enter: http://www.thedesigninstitution.com/bp2008/
Contact us: bp2008@thedesigninstitution.com
Poster: http://www.thedesigninstitution.com/bp2008_poster/Poster.jpg

From: thedesigninstitution.com site

SolidWorks Workshop

2008-12-29T13:03:00.000-08:00

January Workshop

We would like you to join us for a hands on SolidWorks workshop. Try out SolidWorks by performing a parts modeling with the assistance of our qualified engineers. Get a better understanding of how SolidWorks performs and how it will benefit you. Seats are filling up quickly, Please feel free to contact me via phone or email with any questions or to get you signed up. Hope you are able to attend.....

Great Design Starts Here

Try SolidWorks at our Quick Start Training and experience for yourself just how easy designing in 3D is.

SolidWorks 3D modeling software offers the most advanced innovations available to help engineers and designers slash design time, reduce design costs, minimize production errors and build better products.

Directions

Location:
Shounco Design Studios
1600 N.W Compton Drive, Beaverton, OR 97006

Parking is FREE for this Quick Start Training

Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Date: Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

We still Have a few seats available, Hurry cause they wont last!

Sincerely,
Ticia
_______________________________________________
Ticia Hanmer |Business Development Team
Shounco Design Studios |Email: ticiah@shounco.com
Toll Free: + 1-877-746-8626x.208

Interaction Design Workshop

2008-12-03T17:23:00.000-08:00

As the boundaries between the design of objects, information and environments continues to blur, teams creating the interactive products and services of the future will need increasingly sophisticated methods for prototyping and exploration with hardware as well as software. Join the IIT Institute of Design on Saturday, January 17, for a day-long, hands-on workshop on interactive hardware prototyping in the age of ubiquitous computing, led by Professor Anijo Mathew.

Thinkering with Hardware:
interaction design workshop

Saturday, January 17, 2009 | 9:00am5:00pm
IIT Institute of Design
350 North LaSalle Street | Chicago

OVERVIEW
This workshop will help interaction designers learn to thinker through tinkering with physical computing artifacts. The idea is to bring together talented individuals from the realm of interaction design, introduce them to new concepts/artifacts in the realm of physical computing, and allow them to put the two together. Most importantly, it will be an opportunity for interaction designers to get their hands dirty with electronics, soldering, and wiring, and learn how to interface hardware artifacts with virtual interactions. Each participant will receive a customized interactive hardware kit to work with and take home.

FORMAT
Registration is limited to 20 participants. The first half of the workshop will bring designers and programmers in teams which work together to solve short problems linking physical computing platforms, programming environments, and traditional interaction software such as Flash. Once the basic concepts of physical computing are covered, participants will work together to come up with the design of an interactive system based on the resources available at the workshop. Teams will then split once again into separate units that tackle independent aspects of the installation with the end goal of bringing these individual units into a cohesive whole. A possible outcome of the workshop (for example) could be an interactive game at the scale of a room which employs both physical sensory objects and virtual environments. The workshop will conclude with a demonstration and exhibition of the workshop installation at a public reception hosted by the Institute of Design.

'THINKERING'
John Seely Brown, former Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and Director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), claims the process of tinkering with physical objects is what allows us to evolve from using tools as instruments to using tools as conduits for productive inquiry. While some of this ability of ours to tinker was lost when product design became cognitively impenetrable, the digital era is bringing it backthrough a culture of participation that includes tinkering, building, remixing & mashing up. The Thinkering Spaces initiative at ID, led by Dale Fahnstrom, T.J. McLeish, Heloisa Moura and Greg Prygrocki, takes this one step further: tinkering promotes more than just learning about the topic of inquiry; it promotes the development of critical thinking skills that will prepare us for more complex scenarios that may be unrelated to the current object of our tinkering. According to the Thinkering Spaces team, this process of thinking while tinkering inevitab
ly leads to thinkering a semantic conjunction borrowed from Michael Ondaatjes The English Patient where the term is used to suggest collecting a thought as one tinkers with a half-completed bicycle.

FACULTY
Anijo Mathew is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. After his professional BArch from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, he went on to complete an MDesS from Harvard Universitys Graduate School of Design. Prior to joining ID, he was a tenure track Assistant Professor at Mississippi State Universitys College of Architecture, Art, and Design (CAAD) where he taught in the graduate program and led the interaction design track at the Design Research and Informatics Lab (DRIL). He is currently working on a PhD at the Open University in the UK exploring the intersection of computing and design.

REGISTRATION
Price: $625 per person; $525 for ID alumni
Includes breakfast, lunch, reception, and interactive hardware prototyping kit.
Limted to 20 participants. Register by January 12, 2009. Sorry, no refunds after January 5, 2009. Substitutions allowed.

register now:
www.id.iit.edu/917/

Questions? Contact Vincent LaConte, vince@id.lit.edu

Institute of Design
Illinois Institute of Technology
http://www.id.iit.edu

350 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60654
USA

IDSA-OR Weekly Update

2008-12-02T17:15:00.000-08:00

When: Next Monday, December 8 at Jimmy Maks jazz club. Doors open 5:30, starts at 6:00. No cover.

What: Bright Lights discussion series, sponsored by Portland Spaces and the City Club of Portland. Lorrie Vogel, the head of Nikes sustainability initiative, Considered, will be speaking about sustainable design at our next discussion next Monday, December 8

Come on down!

From IDSAOr
www.idsaor.org

IDSA STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

2008-11-07T20:14:00.000-08:00

Here is the link to the National site.

http://www.idsa.org/absolutefp/student_member.htm

2008-11-07T20:06:00.001-08:00

Designs for a Consumer Culture

October 30, 2008 - January 4, 2009

Raymond Loewy was the most prominent industrial designer of the 20th century. As he once said, his firms created everything from "lipsticks to locomotives." Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture was recently described by the Philadelphia Enquirer as "one of the most enjoyable exhibitions of its kind that one could expect to see." This exhibition showcases Loewy's work, placing it in the wider context of the shaping of a modern look for consumer culture. His career is brought to life by an array of original drawings, models, products, advertisements, photographs, and rare film footage of Loewy at work.

Upcoming Program!

Friday, November 21st @ 5:30 p.m.

Oregon Historical Society Pavilion

Free to OHS Members

Raymond Loewy and Andy Warhol: Commerce, Culture, and Art in 20th-Century America

A lecture presented by the curator of the Raymond Loewy exhibit, Dr. Glenn Porter, Director Emeritus, Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware.

America’s consumer culture was shaped in significant part by the work of the advertisers, industrial designers, and commercial artists who defined much of the nation’s visual landscape in the 20th century. Pioneer industrial designer Raymond Loewy and Pop artist Andy Warhol both spent a full decade as highly successful commercial artists before moving to their principal careers in industrial design and in art. Dr. Porter will examine the commercial art and subsequent careers of these two major figures, who reflected and influenced broad patterns of cultural change in America from the 1920s through the 1960s.

2008-11-07T07:15:00.000-08:00

Mark your calendars for BikeCraft IV!

A scene from last year’s event.
(Photo: J. Maus)

BikeCraft, the bike-lover’s gift bazaar that showcases local, handmade, bike-themed arts, crafts, fashion, and more, is coming next month.

BikeCraft IV will be held on Wednesday, December 10th at Roots Organic Brewing (on SE 7th, just south of Hawthorne) from 5:30pm until late. The location is right off the Hawthorne bikeway so you can stop in on your way home from work!

If you’ve never been to BikeCraft, it’s always a great night to get your hands on fantastic things you just can’t get anywhere else. Last year at BikeCraft we had locally-made “Smittens” bike gloves, bike-themed clocks, original stencil paintings by Tiago DeJerk, earthenware plates with bike motifs, bike-part furniture, messenger bags, cycling caps, t-shirts, zines, patches, stickers, and more! And everything is made by hand in Portland.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 10th and stay tuned for more updates and a list of vendors.

If you’re a crafter, builder, artist, etc… and you’re interested in being a part of BikeCraft, send an email to Elly Blue at elly@bikeportland.org (by the way folks, Elly is now officially working with me here at BikePortland World Headquarters! More on that later).

Original post from bikeportland.org

IDSA Event

2008-11-03T06:35:00.001-08:00

"Behind the Scenes of Getting a Job"
A Webinar with IDSA Executive Director Frank Tyneski
Monday, November 17
2:00 pm ET
$50 for IDSA members/members of IDSA Student Chapters
$75 for nonmembers

Thinking about seeking a job or internship? How can you make your portfolio stand out from the crowd? What are employers looking for?

Get some real advice from a real pro—IDSA's Executive Director, Frank Tyneski. Prior to his arrival at IDSA, Frank staffed design teams globally, from interns to executives, at companies like Kyocera, RIM/BlackBerry and Motorola. He knows what design managers are looking for and how they seek talent.

For this webinar, all you need is a phone and a computer. Gather your entire student chapter or class together to participate (for one price)—or listen yourself! Frank will give you the practical advice you need to get your foot in the door and get that job.

Register now at https://sslserver.com/idsa.org/absolutefp/tyneski_webinar_112008.html.

2008-11-01T10:23:00.000-07:00

Quick Start Training for SolidWorks

Try SolidWorks at our Quick Start Training and experience for yourself just how easy designing in 3D is.

SolidWorks 3D modeling software offers the most advanced innovations available to help engineers and designers slash design time, reduce design costs, minimize production errors and build better products.

“Commuter bike for the masses” design competition

2008-10-28T08:17:00.000-07:00

–enter for a chance to win a Cannondale Bad Boy bicycle-

Those of us who are already cyclists know that riding a bicycle is one of the best ways to get around town. Infrastructure, enforcement, and general traffic safety issues may be the biggest obstacles to convincing people with no real interest in cycling to try riding a bike to work, but the design of the bicycle itself is also an important part of the equation. Some great discussion has taken place on the blog recently about the design of a bike for the many “potential cyclists” out there who do not currently ride. What kind of bicycle, or pedal powered machine, would it take to get those people out of their cars for trips to the store or to work? Building on those discussions, the idea of a transportation-oriented bicycle for the vast “blue ocean” of non-cyclist is the theme of this design competition.

I started thinking about holding a competition like this as soon as I started reading your responses to the aforementioned commuter bike post. The good folks at Cannondale were generous enough to provide a Bad Boy bike (like the one pictured here) for the winner, so the competition is a go. Read on for the details and start thinking about your entry.

Design Brief

Do you have an idea for a bicycle that might persuade the average person, with no prior interest in cycling, to park the car and pedal to work? That is the main idea behind this competition. The scope is up to you- choose to come up with a whole new form factor for a pedal powered machine, or focus on specific details that you consider key to accomplishing the goal of getting the average non-cyclist to consider riding a bike for transportation. Don’t be constrained by products that are currently on the market, but do make sure that your concepts are based in reality (don’t break the laws of physics, etc) and that they are manufacturable using existing technology. All concepts submitted will be considered, so be creative and have fun.

A jury of 6 industrial designers and 1 journalist will review and discuss the submissions to choose a winner. The jury will be looking for creative and sound concepts that are clearly defined, original, and innovative. Presentation counts too, so do your best to sell us on your concept.

Entry Requirements

Create and submit two jpeg presentation layouts, horizontal format at a size of 800 x 600 pixels (at 72 dpi). Higher resolution files may be requested if you are chosen as a finalist.

* The first image board should show development sketches, drawings, support images etc.
* The second image board should primarily show a final rendering or prototype photo.
* Write a short description of your concept in English- 200 words max (save as a .doc file or include in the body of your email)

In addition to the 200-word explanation, you may also include text/ notes in the composition of your images to clarify the details of your design. Keep in mind that the images will be sized for the web if posted; so make sure any text on the images is large enough to be legible.

Send the 2 jpegs and description in an email to bicycledesigncontest@gmail.com with “Commuter bike competition entry” in the subject line.

The deadline for entries will be Friday, December 5th, 2008 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard time.

Prize

1 Grand Prize, a Cannondale Bad Boy bicycle valued at around 1,000 U.S. dollars, will be shipped directly to the winner from Cannondale.

Note: If the winner is in the U.S., the prize will be the Cannondale Bad Boy Disc model. For the rest of the world, it will be the Cannondale Bad Boy 700 (European version)

Jury

The winning design will be chosen from all submitted entries by a jury that will include:

* James Thomas (me)- Industrial Designer and the blogger here at Bicycle Design
* Torgny Fjeldskaar- Director of Industrial Design & Advanced Products Division at Cannondale Bicycle Corporation
* Mark Sanders- Principal of MAS Design Products Ltd and designer of the Strida and IF Bikes
* Steve Zwonitzer- Principal/Founder of Propane Creative; a strategic brand + product design consultancy
* Agnete Enga- Senior Industrial Designer, Smart Design/ Femme Den, NYC
* Michael Illukiewicz -Automotive designer
* Carlton Reid- Editor at BikeBiz, Quickrelease.tv, Bikeforall.net, and BiketoWorkBook.com

Rights

Intellectual property rights will remain with the designer, but by participating in the competition, you agree to allow your design to possibly be posted at bicycledesign.blogspot.com, and therefore made public. The jury will review all entries received and the winner will be announced on the blog after the contest closes. After the contest closes, the decision of the jury will be final.

Eligibility and requirements

This competition is open to anyone18 years of age and up, worldwide. Needless to say, I am not eligible to enter and neither are the other jurors or employees of Cannondale.

All submissions must be original work by the designer, created for this competition, and not currently in production. Do not submit any images that contain reproduced or copyrighted work. No brand names should be visible in your images. Submissions with logos or copyrighted artwork will be disqualified.

Remember, the competition closes on December 5th, so get to work and have fun with it. Good luck to all of you; I can’t wait to see the ideas that you come up with.

FROM:

http://bicycledesign.blogspot.com/2008/10/commuter-bike-for-masses-design.html

IDSA Event | THE SOCIAL | October 29, 2008 | Wednesday | 6-8:30pm

2008-10-27T16:02:00.001-07:00

IDSA Oregon presents: The Social - a monthly after work meetup for Portland area designers and the people who love them. This month's location is Holocene.

Location: Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Portland, OR Phone: 503.239.7639

Oregon Manifest Bike Show

2008-10-06T10:19:00.000-07:00

Oregon Manifest Bike Show

Friday - Sunday, October 11th - 13th

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Leftbank Greenroom

240 N. Broadway, Portland

$10 entry for one day, $15 for both days

Set within the heart of Portland's legendary cyclocross scene, Oregon Manifest will feature an unconquerable mix of custom framebuilders, bike-centric vendors, bike culture squads, and blowout parties, crowned with a Sunday cross race to bring home the glory.

Oregon Manifes is the collective vision of Portland, Oregon's cycling and creative communities who have come together to dream up and develop the most original, spirited, and spectacle-laden boutique bike show in the nation.

Friday, October 10th

Action time. Meet some of the finest handmade bikes in the world and the personalities behind them. From bikes built in Portland to bikes built across the country, this show will highlight what can be created with two hands, a set of tires, a thousand degrees of heat, and a valiant heart. Builders will be showing their bikes, sharing their stories, and collectively demonstrating the depth and breadth of American cycling culture. This is not your average pipe-and-drape experience: this is a rare opportunity to experience builders and their bikes, up close, raw, personal and powerful. Oregon Manifest is intent on being more than just a showcase for superior craftsmanship. It seeks to display the fortitute, unrivaled pluck and indomitable spirit that burns in the heart of the artistan bike builder.

If you have a custom bike, ride it to the show. Special bike parking will be available to custom bikes, creating an ever-evolving installation immediately outside the show venue.

Saturday, October 11th

The show continues. This will be your final opportunity to meet the builders in the extraordinary atmosphere of the Greenroom.

Rapha Cross Roller Race

Saturday, October 11th 8:00 PM

Held across the street from the show venue, these aren't your average roller races - they're cross style. Running, dismounts, and full-on mayhem. Riders will be selected from the Teams of Portland with wildcard entries chosen the day before. Winners of the mens and womens categories will each walk away with a custom built frame of their very own, and every top placer from OBRA racing categories will get a call up at the Cross Crusade race the following day. Entry fee is $10.

Sunday, October 12

Cross Crusade/Oregon Manifest Cyclocross Race

You want cyclocross? We got yer cyclocross! The legendary Cross Crusade is the best, biggest, most lunatic cross race series in the nation. Racers come from all areas of the region, just to get a piece of it. Fast riders, classic courses, and a whole lotta cowbell!

Held at the Dammasch Hospital, home to a former insane asylum, this race will feature a special Builder’s Exhibition Lap (that’s right, some of those pretty show bikes are going to get dirty), and an Oregon Manifest exhibit featuring before and after custom built cross rigs.

Entry fee: $22 per race

SW Ravenna Loop, Wilsonville, Oregon

8am to 6pm

www.oregonmanifest.com

Google Design Project

2008-10-04T17:27:00.000-07:00

Want your designs to have a huge impact?

Here's your chance...

http://www.project10tothe100.com/index.html

Project 10¹⁰⁰

About the Project

Q: What is Project 10¹⁰⁰? A: Project 10¹⁰⁰ (pronounced "Project 10 to the 100th") is a call for ideas to change the world, in the hope of helping as many people as possible.

Q: Why is Google doing this? A: The short answer is that we think helping people is a good thing, and empowering people to help others is an even better thing.

Q: How many ideas are you funding? A: We have committed $10 million to fund up to five ideas selected by our advisory board.

Q. Why the name 10^100? A: 10¹⁰⁰ is another way of expressing the number "googol," a one followed by one hundred zeroes. Our company's very name expresses our goal of achieving great results through smart technology that starts small and scales dramatically over time to have a tremendous long-term impact. Project 10¹⁰⁰ is a similar attempt to produce those kinds of scalable results by harnessing our users' insights and creativity. We don't know what ideas would help the most people. This project's premise is that maybe you do.

Sketch Night at Cosmic Monkey!

2008-09-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

Cosmic Monkey Sketch Event

Held on the last Sunday of the month (September 28th).

6pm-9-9:30pm

More information contact:
Justin Farmer jcf386@stu.aii.edu

Please join us for our weekly meeting!

2008-09-02T16:55:00.000-07:00

IDSAip Meeting tomorrow in the ID Shop at 4:30pm

Updates on future events for the Fall 1/4!

Please join us!...Spread the word with your fellow students.

Thanks

Freddy Weigle
IDSAip Chairman

Sketching...Website!

2008-08-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

NEW! SITE!

http://www.idsketching.com/

Adidas Design Academy

2008-08-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Join the adidas Design academy!

Do you want to join a world leader in the sporting goods and fashion industry and be part of a program where you will work with the industries’ best designers?

adidas is looking for design graduates with a passion for sport and/or fashion to come join our Design Academy at our global Headquarters in Germany. Whether it be apparel or footwear, across a range of sports categories, we offer you the opportunity to work with the best.

Here are some of the highlights:

		Join an international Design team with studios in Germany, Shanghai, Tokyo, and the US.

		Learn from and meet design legends such as Stella McCartney and Yohji Yamamoto

If you can demonstrate a genuine commitment and passion for the business, you will go a long way with us.

For those who join the team, the next 18 to 24 months are guaranteed to be an exciting time. If you want to shape the future of Sport and Fashion, then adidas is the place to be!

We are looking forward to hearing from you!"

From Adidas Website

www.adidas-group.com/en/careers/design_academy/default.asp

IDSA National Conference

2008-08-14T07:38:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 to Saturday, September 13, 2008
Phoenix, AZ

http://www.idsa.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=3636&z=150

SKETCH!

2008-08-14T07:33:00.000-07:00

ID SKETCH Site!

http://www.idsketching.com/

Brand spanking new!

A must for all to see!

Website for IDSAip

2008-08-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

Be apart of the new website for the IDSAip...

Ideas, Suggestions...etc. Let us know your thoughts!

How can we make a website that you have to view everyday?

Please post any and all ideas on the blog.

Thanks

Freddy

IDSAip Meeting next Wednesday

2008-08-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

Hello,

We are not going to meet next week...But...Please attend the Summer Speaker Series...

Wednesday, August 13th 5 – 7 pm
John Schreiber, VP Creative Director CRACK
IDL worldwide
www.idlww.com

Wednesday, August 27th 5 – 7 pm
Gene Yanku, Partner / VP Products
Highgear, Inc.
www.highgear.com

Thanks

Freddy

Learn more about Materials

2008-08-01T17:54:00.000-07:00

"Material is what design is made of. Space is what's limited. Don't miss out."

ASM/Mtrl presents a two-day workshop on Materials for Designers:

Select one of these dates and locations:

Columbus OH		Aug. 11-12 - Sparkspace
Seattle WA		Sept. 18-19 - Experience Music Project at Seattle Center
Boston MA		Oct. 16-17 - Institute for Human Centered Design at Adaptive Environments
Los Angeles CA		Nov. 13-14 - W Hotel
Miami Beach FL		Dec. 15-16 - Doubletree Ocean Point Resort

Seminar content:

• Sensory and Aesthetic Design Considerations
• Material Properties Underlying Sensorial Behavior
• Overview of Manufacturing Processes
• New and Emerging Materials and Processes
• Material and Process Selection Databases and Software

Processes will include the following, and more:
• Die Casting
• Sheet Metal Forming
• Extrusion
• Injection Molding
• Rotational Molding
• Thermoforming
• Sustainability Considerations in Design and Materials Selection

Materials Selection:

• CES Edupack software basics (Evaluation copy provided to each attendee.

• Identifying Metals and Polymers in Consumer and High Design Products

Class hours are 9:00 am-4:30 pm daily.
The first day of this workshop will include an afternoon tour of a local firm featuring unique materials processing, tooling and design considerations. Transportation is provided.

Pricing
Our registration fee includes seminar materials, field trip to local manufacturing firm, lunch and refreshments.

Professional Fee: $549
Student Fee: $199

For more information, updates, location and registration details, contact John Cerne at 440-338-5417 or via e-mail john.cerne@asminternational.org

www.asminternational.org/mtrl/

Nike Designer Interviews

2008-07-25T15:42:00.000-07:00

Follow this link to an "A to Z" catalog of how Nike designed a variety of pieces for the upcoming 2008 Olympics.

www.nike.com/nikelab/site.html?en_US#/product/akribis

2008-07-21T23:21:00.000-07:00

OFFICE 3rd Anniversary Party

More info at www.idsaor.org or www.officepdx.com

THURS JULY 31 - SAT AUG 23 / GROUP SHOW: QWERTY!

07/31/2008 - 08/23/2008
LAST THURSDAY art opening from 7 to 9 PM sponsored in part by New Deal Vodka. Join us for QWERTY: I love typewriters - a special show featuring new art that celebrates an OFFICE PDX favorite - typography, typewriters and industrial design. Featured artists include illustrator Jennifer Doheny of Urban Bird Designs and Tony Secolo of OFFICE PDX.

WED AUG 6 / EVENT: ANNVERSARY PARTY / 7 to 10 PM

08/06/2008 - 08/07/2008
OFFICE PDX ANNIVERSARY PARTY
WED AUG 6
FROM 7 TO 10 PM
This is the biggest event of the year! Includes:
SPECIAL SALE (25%) off all laptop bags + portfolio covers (the only time in the year we do this)
An introduction of new product lines and brands.
COMPLIMENTARY COCKTAILS created by the mix-masters of LAURO KITCHEN and Portland’s own New Deal Vodka
Special guests -- artists, designers, the media, city officials and other VIPS
SELECT GIVE AWAYS from the brands you know and love, like ACE Hotel, Egg Press, HOW Magazine, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art.

Last Year, Chris Walla from Death Cab for Cutie played, members of REM stopped by, City Commissioner Sam Adams welcomed the party and gave us a special thanks; this year promised more of the same! NOT TO MISSED; RSVP required: info@officepdx.com -- must be 2!+

2008-07-21T23:17:00.000-07:00

RYZ Sneaker Design Contest

Our designs are created by artists, DJs, poets, students, dreamers, doers and other unique individuals like you. But that doesn't stop them from achieving design immortality – or sharing in the profit, each winner receives $1000 + $1 for every pair we sell online.

We'll post the design entries online and let our community decide what’s hot and what’s not. The design that receives the most votes wins. It’s produced and sold to adoring fans from around the world. Bragging rights and a share of the profits included.

Yes, this is a popularity contest – and like all democracies, participation is important. So download your template, create your design, then tell everybody you know to vote early and often. And may you RYZ to the occasion.

www.ryzwear.com/design

2008-07-21T23:16:00.001-07:00

Multi-disciplinary Design Charrette

Introductory Presentation

July 23, Noon, Room 366

Learn about the process that exhibit development teams use to create successful interactive exhibitions.

Design Charrette:

July 24, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, OMSI

Help OMSI brainstorm ideas for an immersive, 5,000 square foot exhibit, Design Studios, opening summer 2010.

Free Omnimax tickets and OMSI passes for participants.

www.omsi.edu

2008-07-21T23:14:00.000-07:00

Free root beer floats in Pioneer Square!

Wednesday, July 23 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Thomas Kemper Soda Company will return to Pioneer Square this year for an afternoon of Thomas Kemper Root Beer and Soda float samples!

IDSAip meeting & Student Involvement Fair

2008-07-21T23:05:00.000-07:00

Please join us in the Industrial Design Shop this coming Wednesday 7/23/08 at 4:30pm. This is an informal meeting to discuss what's happening with our ID program. Please spread the word to all your classmates.

Also, we will be representing the IND program as well as our IDSA student chapter (IDSAip) at this Thursday's Student Involvement fair in the student commons from 11:45am to 12:45pm. We need projects to show....If you have one of your very best that you would like to show to the other students bring it by. We ask that you drop it off and pick it back up. We will not be responsible for any projects that are displayed. Any questions please email me at (freddywiggle@me.com)

Thank You

Freddy Weigle
IDSAip Student Chapter Chairman

Textbooks and Tutoring

2008-07-14T13:11:00.001-07:00

Hello all at AiPD~

After three years at this school, I've accumulated a number of textbooks. Anyone in IND can borrow them, just email me at hijokaze at gmail dot com. I'm going to see if I can leave them at the shop (you still have to email me), and I'm working out a system to keep track of my books. In the meantime, here is my book list:

Fundamentals of Precalculus – Dugopolski (Trig/Calculus with Greg Tyler)

Industrial Plastics: Theory and Applications – Lokensgard (Materials and Processes?)

The Western Heritage Vol. 2 – Kagan/Ozment/Turner (HMC?)

A History of Interior Design 2nd Edition – Pile (All HMC classes)

Frames of Reference (used to be for Art and Ideas)

Beginner's Guide to Solidworks 2007 – Alejandro Reyes (CAD 3D)

A Type Primer - John Kane (Typography I)

Mastering Digital Photography 2nd edition – Busch (Photography)

Documents of Western Civilization – Jackson Spielvogel (For HMC with Archer)

The New Central Asia – Olivier Roy (History of Central Asia)

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors – Kilmer (Drafting)

Books I have but prefer not to loan unless you give it back to me in the exact same condition:

The Design of Everyday Things – Donald Norman

How to Draw the Human Figure – Louise Gordon (Figure Drawing/Anatomy)

Chinese Art/ Japanese Art (For Japanese and Chinese Art History class, w/e it's called)

I am also up for tutoring in computer classes, mostly Image Manipulation and Digital Illustration, and Intro to Computer Graphics. I can also help with the beginner drawing classes (Color theory, Drawing, Anatomy if you happen to be taking it)

-Melanie Ujimori

30 Essential Books for Industrial Designers

2008-07-13T16:10:00.000-07:00

Check out this site!

http://www.designsojourn.com/30-essential-books-for-industrial-designers/

If you have books that you would recommend please respond to the post.

What do the statistics tell us...?

2008-07-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder if there will be a job out there for you when you graduate?

Check out all of the information from the...

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos290.htm

Autodesk Educational

2008-07-09T13:15:00.000-07:00

Whether you are a middle school, community college, or university, Autodesk has a design solution to meet your needs. Autodesk’s innovative educational programs reflect our commitment to academic achievement and lifelong learning. We offer programs and specially priced software-purchasing options tailored to educational institutions, students, and faculty. We also offer classroom support, including standardized curricula developed by educators, instructor development, and a rich assortment of online learning resources.

usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=9271542

2008-07-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

Industrial Design
Summer Speaker Series
Local Design / Local Flavor

Wednesday, July 16th 5 – 7 pm
Wendie Siverts, Principal
FlatHED Design
www.flathed.com

Wednesday, July 30th 5 - 7 pm
Toren Orzeck, Principal
FUSE
www.fuseid.com

Wednesday, August 13th 5 – 7 pm
John Schreiber, VP Creative Director CRACK
IDL worldwide
www.idlww.com

Wednesday, August 27th 5 – 7 pm
Gene Yanku, Partner / VP Products
Highgear, Inc.
www.highgear.com

All presentations will take place in the Industrial Design shop @ 722 NW Couch.

Pro's Night

2008-07-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

Project Images

2008-06-13T10:58:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone...

Please post pictures of your projects. Have a great break keep blogging. See you all July 14th!

Freddy

Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem

2008-06-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

Don't miss this next CHIFOO Meeting • Wednesday, June 11

Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem

presented by Bill Buxton,Microsoft, author of *"Sketching User Experiences:**Getting the Design Right and the Right Design*"

Design luminary Bill Buxton will be in Portland, this Wednesday, June 11, to speak on "Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem."

Winner of this year'sSIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award with years of accomplishments too numerous to mention here, Bill is currently the Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. He is the author of "Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design" not to mention recent Business Week article "A New Mantra for Creativity" . This lecture is presented by CHIFOO in partnership with Cascade SIGGRAPH.

The number of books, articles, and conferences on innovation, creativity, and design is staggering. Yet, there is still precious little on what designers actually do, how they do it, and how they interact with the other disciplines involved in bringing concepts to fruition.

This talk is based in the premise that design is a distinct discipline with specific skills and practices. Furthermore, the physical and cultural ecosystem in which designers work has a huge effect on their ability to exercise these skills.

This talk aims to shine some light on design skills and their relationship to various aspects of this ecosystem. The purpose is not to make everyone a designer; rather, it is to help both designers and non-designers better understand how and where they fit into the larger mosaic that makes up the partnership required to go effectively from concept to practice.

SCHEDULE & LOCATION
Please note: We will not be meeting at the usual Beaverton locations.

5:00 pm Book signing at Powell's Technical Books, 33 NW Park, Portland (see map)

6:30 pm Networking and social hour, Light refreshments will be served in the lobby of the Portland World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon (see map)

7:00 pm Programat the bridge level auditorium of the PortlandWorld Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon (see map)

COST
Just like all the other CHIFOO meetings, this excellent program is FREE for CHIFOO members; non-member admission is $5.
Annual CHIFOO membership costs just $20 and offers benefits galore!

Our 1st 1st Thursday....

2008-06-07T17:27:00.000-07:00

The doors were open and the people came to see our work! This past Thursday we opened the doors to the public. Lots of folks stopped by to see the work we all have been so diligently completing.

This was the 1st time we had student work out on display in the shop to show to the public. It was a great success for a stormy night. This is yet another great opportunity to get out and meet some folks and show off your work. The items on display were all chosen via your instructors and Jamie. If you would like to participate and see your work on display work hard to fulfill and surpass your class projects so that they might be selected to be displayed at the next 1st Thursday. To the right are some photos of the evening.

Updated Calendar

2008-06-03T17:54:00.001-07:00

IDSA Oregon and local organizations updated Calendar is now posted...Summer break is great time to catch up on all kinds of events. Scroll down and to the left to see the list.

Fix innovative and functional furniture design show

2008-06-03T07:27:00.000-07:00

Want to show of your furniture designs...? Here's your chance!

Show2008

innovative and functional furniture design

Show2008, a biennial exhibit, promises the public over 30 examples of unusual and stimulating furniture design and provides designers/fabricators/makers with a place for peer and public recognition and dialogue. Show2008 will take place at Portland State University's Shattuck Hall in October and is presented by fix.

OCTOBER 2008
Portland State University
Shattuck Hall
1914 SW Park (at Broadway and Hall)

http://www.showpdx.com/index.html

2008-05-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

Thursday Night Sketch Party!

This Thursday May 22nd from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in the Industrial Design Shop (NW Couch & 5th) the IDSAip is having a Sketch Party.

Refreshments, snacks, Scott Robinson videos and much much more!

Come see The Great Jeff Deuchler and The Amazing Tracy compete in a no holds barred Sketch OFF!

Come one come all tell a friend and a fellow ID Classmate!

The Art institute of Portland Events Website

2008-05-14T19:42:00.000-07:00

It's here! This brand new site is your link to our schools events!

http://ab3810.aisites.com/

Bikeoff...Designing Out Crime Case Study

2008-05-14T19:41:00.000-07:00

The link...

www.designcouncil.org.uk/en/Case-Studies/All-Case-Studies/Bikeoff/

Design can be used not only to reduce the risk of products being stolen, it can also be a way of encouraging more people to use a product if they think it is secure. This case study shows how the design process has made bike stands more secure because it involved watching how people used bike stands, how criminals abused bike stands and how secure locking practices could be made easier.

Build something

2008-05-14T19:30:00.000-07:00

Here is the link...
http://students6.autodesk.com/?nd=challenge_ind

Here is the info...

Challenge extended – entries accepted through June 15th!

Do you dream of creating sleek new tech toys that outdo even today’s most stylish cell phone and MP3 players? Enter the Industrial Design category of the Autodesk Student Design Challenge where you get the opportunity to win great prizes, while building designs for your future career portfolio. Take a product that is currently on the market and redesign it with an enhanced look and feel (new lines and edges, better colors, etc.) and a design that improves the overall functionality using Autodesk AliasStudio™ software.

The Autodesk AliasStudio™ product line provides a comprehensive set of tools for conceptual design and design realization. AliasStudio provides industry-leading surface description capabilities supported by best-in-class sketching and visualization tools that let you capture and communicate design intent. AliasStudio streamlines consumer product and transportation design workflows, maximizing your productivity to deliver successful products without impeding creativity.

IDSA Undergraduate Scholarship

2008-05-13T17:33:00.000-07:00

Want Some Free Money for School?

Again this year, IDSA will award two $2,500 Undergraduate Scholarships and one $1,500 Gianninoto Graduate Scholarship to eligible design students. Could one of those recipients be you or one of your students?

Undergraduate Scholarships will be awarded to two full-time industrial design students in their next-to-final year (third-year in a four-year program or fourth-year in a five-year program) who have earned a "B" or better cumulative average since entering the program. Applicants must also be a member of a current IDSA Student Chapter and be a US citizen or US resident. Scholarship applications are due June 1, 2008; application guidelines and forms can be found at http://www.idsa.org/absolutenm/ templates/?a=120&z=49.

IDSA's Gianninoto Graduate Scholarship was originally established by a contribution from famed package designer Francesco Gianninoto, FIDSA, a founder of the Package Design Council and creator of iconic designs such as "Elsie Daisy" the Borden Cow and the mid-1950s Marlboro cigarette package.

The Gianninoto Graduate Scholarship will be awarded to a senior industrial design student currently applying to graduate school, a student currently enrolled in a graduate industrial design program or a practicing professional applying to return to graduate school. Scholarship applications are due June 1, 2008; application guidelines and forms can be found at http://www.idsa.org/absolutenm/ templates/?a=3260&z=131.

For more information on either scholarship, please contact Larry Hoffer at 703.707.6000 x119 or larryh@idsa.org.

Industrial Designers Society of America

email: jillr@idsa.org

phone: 703.707.6000

web: http://www.idsa.org

IDSA Western District Conference videos update

2008-05-12T11:30:00.000-07:00

OK i have some of the video of the student merit presentations up and posted on YouTube. The rest are on there way so far i have been able to post two a day. they all well be up soon though. http://www.youtube.com/vwbusgromit66 is the website again. enjoy.

Western District conference videos

2008-05-10T09:15:00.001-07:00

OK the videos are being posted on YouTube. you can see them here http://www.youtube.com/user/vwbusgromit66. Not all of them are up yet but will be soon.

2008-05-02T21:40:00.001-07:00

Please see the link below to get to a PDF from RitaSue Siegel

Go to this website:
http://www.idsa.org/

On the right hand side you will see this link to download the info.

Getting a Design Job, 2008

What do you need to get the job of your choice? Headhunter RitaSue Siegel, IDSA, shares observations from working with clients and candidates around the world in this newly-released edition of her book, which you can download for free.

2008-05-02T21:39:00.000-07:00

IDSA Western Conference at Art Institute of Portland.

If you all missed it...there is still time to plan for and attend the IDSA National Conference. See link for more details http://www.idsa.org/polaropposites/overview/

Huge Thank You to Jamie Hurd for all her hardwork and organization!

Please help me as well to Thank everyone who helped to organize, plan, setup,...IDSAOr, Scott Peterson, Janna Kimel, Steve Prastka, Jamie Hurd, Carl Alviani, Kimberly Horner, Zara Logue, Olivia Williamson, Jennifer Marik, Ken Sprick, Jill Richardson, Art Institute of Portland, ID Students at the AIP booth-You know who you are!...if I missed anyone...THANK YOU!

Congratulations to Kevin Rucier on being the 1st ever to represent the AIP Industrial Design program for the IDSA Western Student Merit Award. Awesome!

As you see we have a new location to get the information out. Please take part in the blog. Lots is a happening please check back hourly...ok daily.

Welcome to all!

Freddy Weigle
IDSAip Student Chapter Chairman

IDSAOr Social at Art Institute of Portland ID Shop October 2007

2008-05-02T21:28:00.000-07:00

Video Problems

2008-04-30T20:16:00.000-07:00

OK having trouble uploading video. I will try again tomorrow.
sorry guys

IDSA Western District Conference videos

2008-04-30T20:12:00.000-07:00

Well for anyone who missed the conference I have video of all the student merit winners. I also have the video from the scoop meeting but I am just going to watch it and make notes for the meeting on Friday. If anyone wants it I can send any of the videos to them

Software

2008-04-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

Looking to find the latest deal in Design software...

usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=9271542

This is a great site for faculty and students.

IDSAip

Conferences Coming Soon

Solar Car in Portland

New Design Competition

SolidWorks Workshop

Interaction Design Workshop

IDSA-OR Weekly Update

IDSA STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

IDSA Event

“Commuter bike for the masses” design competition

IDSA Event | THE SOCIAL | October 29, 2008 | Wednesday | 6-8:30pm

Oregon Manifest Bike Show

Google Design Project

Want your designs to have a huge impact?

Project 10100

About the Project

Sketch Night at Cosmic Monkey!

Please join us for our weekly meeting!

Sketching...Website!

Adidas Design Academy

IDSA National Conference

SKETCH!

Website for IDSAip

IDSAip Meeting next Wednesday

Learn more about Materials

Nike Designer Interviews

Free root beer floats in Pioneer Square!

IDSAip meeting & Student Involvement Fair

Textbooks and Tutoring

30 Essential Books for Industrial Designers

What do the statistics tell us...?

Autodesk Educational

Pro's Night

Project Images

Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem

Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem

presented by Bill Buxton,Microsoft, author of "Sketching User Experiences:Getting the Design Right and the Right Design"

Our 1st 1st Thursday....

Updated Calendar

Fix innovative and functional furniture design show

Want to show of your furniture designs...? Here's your chance!

Show2008

innovative and functional furniture design

The Art institute of Portland Events Website

Bikeoff...Designing Out Crime Case Study

Build something

IDSA Undergraduate Scholarship

IDSA Western District Conference videos update

Western District conference videos

IDSAOr Social at Art Institute of Portland ID Shop October 2007

Video Problems

IDSA Western District Conference videos

Software

Project 10¹⁰⁰

presented by Bill Buxton,Microsoft, author of *"Sketching User Experiences:**Getting the Design Right and the Right Design*"