naef toy competition 2009/2010

swiss wooden toy maker, naef, has announced their second competition for virginia tech design students.

more information, as well as submission guidelines and forms, can be found here or on the posters throughout the a+d studios.

the deadline is march 5th!

ron named most admired educator

congratulations to our program chair, professor, and IDSA advisor, ron kemnitzer for being named one of the most admired educators of 2010!

ron, along with four other professors from virginia tech's college of architecture and urban studies, is among 25 design educators listed in the 11th annual america's best architecture and design schools study by "DesignIntelligence".

check out the news story on vtnews.

ardica competition winners

congratulations to all of the third year students for sweeping the awards for the 2009 "power to the people" ardica design contest!

several teams attended the judging and awards ceremony last week in san francisco, and they all came back winners!

for more information about the contest and judging, check out the ardica website.

first place winners

second place & people's choice winners

third place winners

student special recognition prize

photos are (cc) Kenneth Yeung - www.thelettertwo.com

IDEA 2010 competition

IDEA2010 is now accepting entries! The IDEA® (International Design Excellence Awards) program, sponsored by IDSA and Fast Company, is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. For 2010, IDEA has partnered with The Henry Ford. Winning and finalist submissions will become part of the Museum’s permanent collection.

Visit idsa.org/idea for more details!

Deadline for entries is JAN.25.2010.
the deadline has been extended to february 1st!

IDSA holiday potluck

objectified movie screening

in honor of world usability day, idsa and the human factors and ergonomics society will be showing "objectified" on thursday, november 12th at 7:00p in hancock 100.

dr. rex hartson, who has been doing a lot of research in the field of usability and user interface, will be giving an introduction to the film.

sean denham & renovo bicycles

check out the core77 post. check out sean's coroflot.

halloween party wrap-up

congrats to our costume contest winners! jon allen as billy mays & the second year crew as a set of prismacolors!

and thanks to ron and all the other ID faculty for judging!

tailgate wrap-up

thanks to everyone who came out to the first annual IDSA tailgate!

nc state portfolio review

NC State is hosting a portfolio review for all ID students on November 14th.

Registration is $10. And you can register online here.

IDSA will be posting a sign up in studio to set up carpools for the ride down.

Check out thie NCSU IDSA blog for more information.

tailgate this thursday

branding 101

a HUGE thank you to professor jane machin for her awesome lecture on marketing and branding.

if you couldn't make it, you definitely missed out. but have no fear! you can download a copy of her lecture right here!

calendar of events

click and print for your own personal copy of our upcoming events! details for each event are sent out to the idsa listserv. be sure to check out the giant wall calendar on the kiva for the semester for all the latest and greatest.

foam modeling

a big thank you to ed for running the foam modeling detox session!

if you missed out, be sure to download the handout here. it's a great step-by-step guide on making great models!

for access to the plastic shop after studio hours, please contact the plastic shop assistant, elliott crompton [crompton@vt.edu].

how to join

interested in joining idsa? it's simple, just pay the $20 dues to our idsa treasurer.

so what does $20 get you? well, a whole lot of stuff!

• 1 year idsa membership
• addition to the virginia tech idsa listserv [that's how you get your updates!]
• eligibility for winning vt idsa competitions
• admission to a ton of workshops
• detox sessions!
• friday lunchtime lecture series [sometimes we even feed you!]
• social events
• assistance with trip costs to the idsa southern district conference in the spring

.... and that's just the beginning!


see your nearest idsa officer for more details.

idsa officers

president - ashley brooks
brooksa@vt.edu






vice president - chris grill
grillce@vt.edu






treasurer - dani gershon
dgershon@vt.edu






secretary - daniel calabrese
dcala07@vt.edu






outreach chair - roger cobb
rcobb2@vt.edu

faculty advisor - ron kemnitzer, IDSA
rkemnitz@vt.edu

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