I will be writing about this at the airport, but enjoy the gallery in the meantime!
IDEA Awards Videos
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MNML + Ziba
Thanks to the hosts for a great night, great food, and fantastic conversation! Enjoy the gallery!
On iterative development and corporate DIY
Martijn van Tilburg gave a really wonderful talk about an iterative, DIY process. Like many of the other speakers at the conference, DIY is a side endeavor. In the presentation, Martijn gave us a great view of a project he was working on in his free time. He had been developing a CNC manufactured gender [...]
DIY, a spectrum of interpretations
Friday morning proved to be quite interesting after having a day to think about what it all means. We were fortunate enough to have some fantastic speakers. Though their presentations varied wildly, in relation to DIY, the panel discussion afterwards brought it all together. Dale Dougherty, of MAKE Magazine, gave a very inspiring talk that [...]
Afternoon breakout sessions
Thursday afternoon’s breakout sessions kicked off with a great talk by Thomas Lockwood from the Design Management Institute. After hearing so much about the DIY culture from the perspective of the individual or artist, it was really refreshing to hear the business perspective. There was a great slide deck with a lot of content (below).
Opening Keynote
Great talks from John Jay (Wieden + Kennedy), Jay Rogers (Local Motors), and John Hoke (Nike). After having most of the day to think about the significance of the opening session, I must conclude that there is not consensus around the DIY culture. In fact, I think there is a spectrum of belief and ideology [...]
Eastman Breakfast
This morning we had a great sponsored breakfast from Eastman Innovation Labs. Aside from a pretty nice meal (an omelet with smoked salmon and spinach), we got to hear from Sotera Wireless Inc. about a product they are working on called Guardian Angel. It is a wireless monitoring device for patients and medical staff that [...]
IDSA 2010 begins.
Wednesday night kicked off with the annual awards ceremony and opening remarks from IDSA members. There were some great, and inspiring, talks from industry and academic leaders. The discussion began by trying to explain the relevance of the conference theme to the location, Portland. It was a really interesting concept that Sohrab Vissoughi brought up: [...]
CES 2010 begins with Microsoft.
After waiting in line for 2 hours and dealing with some power problems (they blew a couple of projection tubes), the Microsoft keynote was underway. While the room was filling up, I felt like I was in a night club. Mos Def, Franz Ferdinand, Black Eyed Peas, and some other electro-pop-new-wave music blasted through the [...]