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More posts to come.
IDSA CSU Long Beach Student Chapter
Design Revolution came to Art Center on Tuesday night and a good sized group of CSULB ID majors were there to see the products, talk to the organizers and eat the food.
Emily Pilloton, founder of Project H Design, is on a road trip with an airstream trailer filled with 80 design examples to inform and inspire. The event at Art Center was organized with the good people from Good Magazine.
The Long Beach Crew missed the 1:00pm talk because of class but we got to see the speeches made by president of Art Center Lorne Buchman and Emily Pilloton. The Trailer was a great chance to get our hands on a lot of award-winning designs that we have only been able to see in blogs or in magazines like Good.
Check out Design Revolution
ALSO if you are kicking yourself for missing a great chance to see Art Center and enjoy some top-notch hors d'oeuvres email us and keep an eye on the IDSA board!
Emily Pilloton, founder of Project H Design, is on a road trip with an airstream trailer filled with 80 design examples to inform and inspire. The event at Art Center was organized with the good people from Good Magazine.
The Long Beach Crew missed the 1:00pm talk because of class but we got to see the speeches made by president of Art Center Lorne Buchman and Emily Pilloton. The Trailer was a great chance to get our hands on a lot of award-winning designs that we have only been able to see in blogs or in magazines like Good.
Check out Design Revolution
ALSO if you are kicking yourself for missing a great chance to see Art Center and enjoy some top-notch hors d'oeuvres email us and keep an eye on the IDSA board!
OxO measuring cup, OLPC
Josh with adjustable glasses
Tim with Emily Pilloton
So we've been hiding out a bit these past weeks, but it's for a good reason! We made enough money selling books on half.com believe it or not, and so we went and got some materials to design and screen print our own accessories!
We bought a screen printing kit at Art Supply Warehouse, then stopped by at JoAnn's fabrics, but decided that was way too expensive (1 zipper $2.00?!) so we went to LA's fabric market! I actually loved that place, it reminded me of China!
We bought a screen printing kit at Art Supply Warehouse, then stopped by at JoAnn's fabrics, but decided that was way too expensive (1 zipper $2.00?!) so we went to LA's fabric market! I actually loved that place, it reminded me of China!
There, we found zippers for 10c each, snap fit buttons, elastic string, canvas fabric...
Back home, we met again with our friend at Human Being Inspired who gave us another design for our re-thought set of accessories.
I (Alix) am in charge of sewing, so I prepped the sewing by cutting out all the patterns, ready for printing!
It took Tim a few days to prep the screen printing, but guess what, he's at it right now!
He's going to finish all of one accessory tonight, we'll let it dry, and while I sew that together, he's going to start the design on another accessory...
I'll get some photos of that process in just a little moment...in the meantime, here is what we're screen printing, from Human Being Inspired.
Back home, we met again with our friend at Human Being Inspired who gave us another design for our re-thought set of accessories.
I (Alix) am in charge of sewing, so I prepped the sewing by cutting out all the patterns, ready for printing!
It took Tim a few days to prep the screen printing, but guess what, he's at it right now!
He's going to finish all of one accessory tonight, we'll let it dry, and while I sew that together, he's going to start the design on another accessory...
I'll get some photos of that process in just a little moment...in the meantime, here is what we're screen printing, from Human Being Inspired.
Also, as a reminder, why are we selling these?
We are selling these because
1. it's something we made out of our own ability, and with the kindness of our heart, for our dear csulb comrades. It's creative, involves friends, students, alumni and working in groups.
2. It's a challenge, we've never done it before.
3. We are raising money to put into general fund to promote participation to events such as the Western District Conference, the Inventors Forum, the CES show, 5D conference. When such events have a fee to attend, we want to contribute the money towards that event to help students get out there and network.
Why is that important? Well, exposure is super important. If you want to succeed, in anything, you need to get out and meet your competition, your peers, the ones hiring you, the future generation, etc.
It will help you gain awareness of what you need to do to prep your portfolio and succeed in life.
We want to help YOU, specifically CSULB students, to attend conferences and events that can help you in your professional life.
We are selling these because
1. it's something we made out of our own ability, and with the kindness of our heart, for our dear csulb comrades. It's creative, involves friends, students, alumni and working in groups.
2. It's a challenge, we've never done it before.
3. We are raising money to put into general fund to promote participation to events such as the Western District Conference, the Inventors Forum, the CES show, 5D conference. When such events have a fee to attend, we want to contribute the money towards that event to help students get out there and network.
Why is that important? Well, exposure is super important. If you want to succeed, in anything, you need to get out and meet your competition, your peers, the ones hiring you, the future generation, etc.
It will help you gain awareness of what you need to do to prep your portfolio and succeed in life.
We want to help YOU, specifically CSULB students, to attend conferences and events that can help you in your professional life.
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The Design Revolution Road Show Hits Pasadena
February 8, 2010
Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103
Location of Airstream exhibition: Sculpture Garden
Open exhibition times: Noon – 10 pm
Lecture time: 1 pm
Location of lecture/presentation: Hillside Campus (1700 Lida Street),
Faculty Dining Room
Evening party brought to you by GOOD with Art Center’s Alumni Office
and Designmatters
6-10 pm
Program @ 7pm
RSVP by Feb 5th to
[email protected]
Join us for an evening of celebration, dialogue and Airstream worship
at the Project H/Design Revolution Road Show stop at Art Center.
Food+Drink+Music+Books! Brought to you by GOOD with Art Center’s
Alumni Office and Designmatters.
GOOD is a collaboration of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits
pushing the world forward. www.good.is
Designmatters is the social impact design department at Art Center
College of Design artcenter.edu/designmatters
The Design Revolution Road Show: 25 schools. 75 days. 6300 miles. 1
vintage Airstream trailer. 40 humanitarian products and projects.
designrevolutionroadshow.com
We believe design can change the world. Come and see how.
The Design Revolution Road Show Hits Pasadena
February 8, 2010
Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103
Location of Airstream exhibition: Sculpture Garden
Open exhibition times: Noon – 10 pm
Lecture time: 1 pm
Location of lecture/presentation: Hillside Campus (1700 Lida Street),
Faculty Dining Room
Evening party brought to you by GOOD with Art Center’s Alumni Office
and Designmatters
6-10 pm
Program @ 7pm
RSVP by Feb 5th to
[email protected]
Join us for an evening of celebration, dialogue and Airstream worship
at the Project H/Design Revolution Road Show stop at Art Center.
Food+Drink+Music+Books! Brought to you by GOOD with Art Center’s
Alumni Office and Designmatters.
GOOD is a collaboration of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits
pushing the world forward. www.good.is
Designmatters is the social impact design department at Art Center
College of Design artcenter.edu/designmatters
The Design Revolution Road Show: 25 schools. 75 days. 6300 miles. 1
vintage Airstream trailer. 40 humanitarian products and projects.
designrevolutionroadshow.com
We believe design can change the world. Come and see how.
5D | Design is Change – Event 3: Ensuring the Future of Humans on Earth is a Design Problem
1-3 pm, Sunday, February 14, 2010
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, California
PLEASE RSVP and email inquires to [email protected]
Human activities have set Earth onto a trajectory that will lead to a very different Earth by 2050 and certainly by 2100. It may be an Earth that will be inhospitable to support life as we know it, including human life. The two biggest challenges are the ways we grow and harvest our food and the kinds and amounts of energy we use. To avoid the collapse of ecosystem services needed to support human life, we will have to challenge conventional wisdom and employ bold strategies including geoengineering the Earth’s climate system and producing genetically-modified crops.
How can designers work with scientists to set the stage for a major shift in our Earth’s trajectory by visualizing new possibilities through storytelling and immersive experience?
http://www.5dconference.com/category/events/
1-3 pm, Sunday, February 14, 2010
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, California
PLEASE RSVP and email inquires to [email protected]
Human activities have set Earth onto a trajectory that will lead to a very different Earth by 2050 and certainly by 2100. It may be an Earth that will be inhospitable to support life as we know it, including human life. The two biggest challenges are the ways we grow and harvest our food and the kinds and amounts of energy we use. To avoid the collapse of ecosystem services needed to support human life, we will have to challenge conventional wisdom and employ bold strategies including geoengineering the Earth’s climate system and producing genetically-modified crops.
How can designers work with scientists to set the stage for a major shift in our Earth’s trajectory by visualizing new possibilities through storytelling and immersive experience?
http://www.5dconference.com/category/events/
Avery and his daft punk costume
Yesterday we had an IDSA event on how tin design competitions by our famed CSULB winner Avery Holleman, who graduated just 2 years ago.
He was won awards such as the NextGen PC sponsored by Microsoft and won the $20,000 cash prize, as well as an honorable mention in the Housewares Competition, and several others.
This is what he has to say:
How To Win a Design Competition
Get to know the competition:
Learn all of the requirements, make sure you fulfill them
Study past winners, why did they win? What could they have done better?
Find out who the judges are, what is their occupation, what are they known for, what will interest them?
Have a gimmick (your concept):
Keep it simple, it should illicit a “why didn't I think of that”
Keep it pure, one idea. Don't feature creep
Solve a real problem, show the problem, show how your concept solves it
Your presentation must include:
The All-In-One
This page should explain the entire concept in one image with no words (or less than 10 if needed)
If you could only submit this one page it should be able to win on its own
Show your concept as if it were real, use real photography wherever possible
Show your concept in its most iconic use scenario, play off of your gimmick
The Gimmick
This page should be a piece of graphic poetry, use real images, play off of emotions / nostalgia
This page is to explain why your concept is special and give insight on where the idea came from
If you could only submit two pages, the all-in-one would show the concept and the gimmick would explain it
Usage scenario
This can be a few images or just one, but keep it simple and straight forward
Tell a story, use scenario examples or story boarding
Show the user interacting with your concept, make it look natural
Try to use full humans, avoid using disembodied human parts unless you have to
All the other stuff
Research, sketches, mock ups, colors, materials, manufacturing, drafting, etc.
Select only the best, you should be proud of every single thing you include
Keep it simple and concise, one thing per page, one page per thing
Some general tips:
Use real photography, find (or create) studio quality images
When in doubt, bleed everywhere
Never string together more than 3 short sentences
Use as little text as possible, try to replace text with graphics or images
HIERARCHY CONTRAST ALIGNMENT
He was won awards such as the NextGen PC sponsored by Microsoft and won the $20,000 cash prize, as well as an honorable mention in the Housewares Competition, and several others.
This is what he has to say:
How To Win a Design Competition
Get to know the competition:
Learn all of the requirements, make sure you fulfill them
Study past winners, why did they win? What could they have done better?
Find out who the judges are, what is their occupation, what are they known for, what will interest them?
Have a gimmick (your concept):
Keep it simple, it should illicit a “why didn't I think of that”
Keep it pure, one idea. Don't feature creep
Solve a real problem, show the problem, show how your concept solves it
Your presentation must include:
The All-In-One
This page should explain the entire concept in one image with no words (or less than 10 if needed)
If you could only submit this one page it should be able to win on its own
Show your concept as if it were real, use real photography wherever possible
Show your concept in its most iconic use scenario, play off of your gimmick
The Gimmick
This page should be a piece of graphic poetry, use real images, play off of emotions / nostalgia
This page is to explain why your concept is special and give insight on where the idea came from
If you could only submit two pages, the all-in-one would show the concept and the gimmick would explain it
Usage scenario
This can be a few images or just one, but keep it simple and straight forward
Tell a story, use scenario examples or story boarding
Show the user interacting with your concept, make it look natural
Try to use full humans, avoid using disembodied human parts unless you have to
All the other stuff
Research, sketches, mock ups, colors, materials, manufacturing, drafting, etc.
Select only the best, you should be proud of every single thing you include
Keep it simple and concise, one thing per page, one page per thing
Some general tips:
Use real photography, find (or create) studio quality images
When in doubt, bleed everywhere
Never string together more than 3 short sentences
Use as little text as possible, try to replace text with graphics or images
HIERARCHY CONTRAST ALIGNMENT
Jonas Vollmer Named Vice Chair of Newly Formed IDSA China Chapter December 1, 2009
Jonas Vollmer, president of TEAMS Shanghai, has been appointed Vice Chair of the IDSA's new chapter in China – the historic first IDSA chapter to be founded outside of North America. The chapter, which already counts 30 members, is expected to grow rapidly within the design community in China.
Along with fellow Vice Chair Yao Yingjja of Lenovo, Vollmer will be working to establish this new network of designers while organizing conferences, seminars, and networking events. Already being arranged are a holiday party and China's first Fight Club, an informal forum for lively debate.
Jonas Vollmer, president of TEAMS Shanghai, has been appointed Vice Chair of the IDSA's new chapter in China – the historic first IDSA chapter to be founded outside of North America. The chapter, which already counts 30 members, is expected to grow rapidly within the design community in China.
Along with fellow Vice Chair Yao Yingjja of Lenovo, Vollmer will be working to establish this new network of designers while organizing conferences, seminars, and networking events. Already being arranged are a holiday party and China's first Fight Club, an informal forum for lively debate.
This was my first time attending an IDSA LA chapter meeting. It took place at Max Beach's design studio (Impact Design Associates) in Culver City.
A few things we talked about:
- social events
- "If you want to interview or get to know someone important, celebrate them!" and create an event FOR them!
- what are student chapter bylaws
- women groups
- writing blurbs about events to get some presence on the monthly IDSA magazine
- Art Center's industry night
- the Western District Conference is in Denver
- the Duncan Anderson Speaker Series, coming up next year at CSULB!
A few things we talked about:
- social events
- "If you want to interview or get to know someone important, celebrate them!" and create an event FOR them!
- what are student chapter bylaws
- women groups
- writing blurbs about events to get some presence on the monthly IDSA magazine
- Art Center's industry night
- the Western District Conference is in Denver
- the Duncan Anderson Speaker Series, coming up next year at CSULB!
IDSA Fall 2009 CLASH event / student chapters of IDSA
LA Area ID Student mixer
Saturday, November 21, 5-8 PM
CONTINUUM
901 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
Designing in LA Today:
What does it take to make it here in Southern California, right here and now?
Speakers from a variety of fields will share their experiences, share a bit of the rich local design history (don’t let anyone ever tell you that LA ‘doesn’t have any history!’), and muse where design in LA might be headed.
Mix and mingle with students from the local area design schools and industry pros, then head out with old and new friends to explore the exciting Abbot Kinney area!
LA Area ID Student mixer
Saturday, November 21, 5-8 PM
CONTINUUM
901 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
Designing in LA Today:
What does it take to make it here in Southern California, right here and now?
Speakers from a variety of fields will share their experiences, share a bit of the rich local design history (don’t let anyone ever tell you that LA ‘doesn’t have any history!’), and muse where design in LA might be headed.
Mix and mingle with students from the local area design schools and industry pros, then head out with old and new friends to explore the exciting Abbot Kinney area!
On October 16th, we went to Otis for an IDSA event on creative ownership laws, how to patent your ideas, cpyrights, etc.
There were 5 panelists: Melissa Dagodag, Krystina Castella, Mark Plager, Steve Boyer and Eric Rose.
Some things that I wrote down were:
As a young designer, it's best to spend more time on creating many products to have more chances in getting a license with a company.
They talked about getting a licensing proposal vs. a business plan.
In trademark and copyright issues,
1. avoid expensive lawsuits
2. protect your creations from being ripped off
3. create a remedy in case it happens
4. create ownership rights
Register products with US customs office to protect products from overseas from coming in with your same idea.
If you're a contractor, you own your work.
The difference between registering a Copyright with the Copyright office and just writing Copyright on your work is that with a registered one, you can actually go to court and pursue someone.
There is a group called inventorsforum.org that meet and discuss creative copyright laws and such. Check it out if you have any questions about your projects and how to protect them.
Alix
There were 5 panelists: Melissa Dagodag, Krystina Castella, Mark Plager, Steve Boyer and Eric Rose.
Some things that I wrote down were:
As a young designer, it's best to spend more time on creating many products to have more chances in getting a license with a company.
They talked about getting a licensing proposal vs. a business plan.
In trademark and copyright issues,
1. avoid expensive lawsuits
2. protect your creations from being ripped off
3. create a remedy in case it happens
4. create ownership rights
Register products with US customs office to protect products from overseas from coming in with your same idea.
If you're a contractor, you own your work.
The difference between registering a Copyright with the Copyright office and just writing Copyright on your work is that with a registered one, you can actually go to court and pursue someone.
There is a group called inventorsforum.org that meet and discuss creative copyright laws and such. Check it out if you have any questions about your projects and how to protect them.
Alix