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 [...]
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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 [...]
The Meaning of (ID) Life.
Probably one of the most understated speakers at the conference, Paul Hatch, gave one of the most thoughtful presentations Saturday afternoon. The meaning of (ID) life. Paul presented a new idea that really captured the audience. With a soundtrack of several Radiohead tracks, a unique presentation on the value of Industrial Designers and their makeup [...]
David Bentley
An ex-GM, ex-Chrysler, ex-Ford, and ex-Autodesk designer presented an inspiring display of sketching and digital painting Saturday. David Bentley has had a fantastic history within the industry, and has gone far beyond it. His presentation included up and coming trends in 3D sketching and digital sculpting for design, which provided plenty of eye-candy for the [...]
Friday Night Keynote
The keynote presentation on Friday night was fantastic and full of information. Steve Diler, one of the authors of Making Meaning, presented a brief overview of the application of meaningful thinking as it relates to consumer products and experiences. It was an extremely fascinating exploration into the use of a designed, meaningful experience. Some of [...]
Making Meaning Panel Discussion
The panel members, tonight, spent a majority of the time mulling over high level concepts and semantic differences. However, towards the end of the discussion, Steve Diler began a rather interesting conversation. His point was best illustrated by the question, “Can meaning provide companies with a more successful offering to consumers?” The application of this [...]
I was expecting so much more from Scott Robertson.
Scott Robertson, an Art Center graduate (circa 1990), gave a lackluster presentation to open the conference. Having heard his name on countless websites and seen his DVD’s on the Gnomon Workshop site, I had expected his presentation to be full of information and process specific to ID. Instead, I was rather disappointed. The majority of [...]
IDSA Midwest Conference 2009 is go.
I arrived in Minneapolis a little past midnight. Tomorrow morning I’ll get registration underway and, provided there is wireless in the conference area, I will get to live blogging sessions.