IDSA Fall Kick-off Party!

Hey kids! Come join us for some bowling on us! Click the image for details:

Upcoming IDSA event - invite ANYONE!

On July 1st (a great way to start off the July 4th weekend) we have secured one of the REI Flagship store Conference rooms for our next meeting. There will be food/drink/fellowship and hopefully to match our first meeting at the beginning of the year. In other words, lets make this a BIG to DO! : )

Please mark your calendars and pass the word on to IDSA and Non-IDSA people. Yes, this is also to include people interested in learning more about the outdoor industry and what life is like as a designer in this field.

I'll be putting out more of a formal PDF the week of June 1st. However, this is to get your taste-buds going! : )

So - here's the plan:

1. Meeting at REI Flagship - Denver, Colorado
2. Food and Beverages at REI (come hungry)
3. EVERY STINKING DESIGNER that either currently as their own design or the company they're working for on the floor currently at REI in the Colorado region NEEDS to be there!
4. If you don't have anything currently on the floor but did last season, bring along this example and we'll give you the opportunity to discuss and explain etc.
5. We will put pods together in order to circulate around the REI floor. 10-15 minute rotations ect. TIME Frames are subject to change!
6. Head off into the sunset in search of more beer! good time to talk more in a different setting!

Overall macro vision = to give students, design professionals, non-design professionals and the community a glimps into what PRODUCT DESIGN is like for the "outdoor" industry.

YES! This is great way to network and explore other areas of design that non-outdoor industry people aren't familiar with!!!!

I NEED your help to pull this event off! REI has a 3 month waiting list and I finally got the go-ahead last week. Let's make this REALLY cool! Something for our neighboring chapters to envy!

Please pass along the word to others as I am missing about 75% of emails from our fellow designers that fall into this above category! Again, you guys have to help me - I can't pull this off alone! : )

Thanks in advance for all of your efforts and helping to make this event even better then our first one!!!!


If you have any questions please contact any MSCD-IDSA student officers or Ted Shin, or Jason Belaire, IDSA RM chair.

Jason P. Belaire, IDSA
Design Manager

BOSG - Boulder Outdoor Specialty Group

IND on News 9

This spring semester 2009, the Advanced ID studio and Intermediate ID studio classes participated in a sponsored design project for Pride mobility, a manufacturer of home health care devices. The goal of the project was to develop an innovative wheel chair or adaptive device for Bryan Anderson, who lost both of his legs and his left hand serving in Iraq, to pursue his sporting activities. The final projects were featured on News 9 on May 12, 2009.

We came, we saw, we got an autographed poster...

Pecha Kucha Night

What is Pecha Kucha Night?

Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

Denver Volume #5

at Buntport Theater

21 April 2009

START 20:20

DOOR suggested $5 donation

"Objectified" - oh yes!

Hello All,

As some of you might know, the Gary Hustwit Design documentary film
"Objectified" will be coming to Denver this April, 27, 2009. This
event will be at the Mayan Theatre for one night only! Gary has asked
if IDSArm would sponsor this event along side with AIGA and ADC
Members. This will be a great opportunity to network for members and
non-members.

Those who are paid up IDSA members/students will be entitled to a
$5.00 discount for this showing. Normal price is $20.00 per. Tickets
can only be purchased on http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/special-screening-in-denver/
website. It is a first come first serve basis - so act on this
soon!!!!

This is a GREAT opportunity to support the efforts of Gary and his
interpretation of Industrial Design and it's effects/processes on
visible and non-visible levels. Also, after the showing there will be
a Q&A session. Please see http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/linda-tischler/design-times/new-design-film-sickens-inspires
for a write up for more information.

If you miss this event... no worries, the DVD will be out this summer
some time. However, to miss out on discussing point blank our
profession with Gary would be a bummer! : (

Thank you all in advance for supporting this event! Please get the
word out!

Gary Hustwit
www.helveticafilm.com
www.objectifiedfilm.com

Meeting @ the Nature and Science Museum

Mac users: Help bring AutoCAD to the MAC!

Autodesk is seriously considering creating a Mac version of AutoCAD. Please click here and take 5-10 minutes to let them know that this is a great idea.

Design Wisdom From UTS Grads

1. It’s called referencing, NOT copying!
2. Whoever says being pretty is not a function?
3. Good artists copy, great artists steal
4. [Insert buzzword] is the new black
5. If you can’t hide it, make a feature of it
6. If you cannot use it, then call it art
7. Simple is hard
8. Power is nothing without ctrl-z
9. Live trace is for cheaters
10. Measure twice, cut once
11. Form follow function
12. Don’t try to be original, just try to be good
13. Be brave enough to live creatively
14. Design is in everything we make, but also between those things

Merit Practice Presentation

Hey All-

Metro's Merit Award Winner, Jason Robinson, will be giving his first practice presentation before the conference. Come and see what he's got and give him your support and advice.

Thursday April 9th at 7pm.
Most likely in the Plastics Lab.

See you there!