What IDSA membership really means to us?

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Will this dead horse ever get up?

Who else thinks IDSA is a big waste of money?

“IDSA talks big but as far as Ive been able to see its just a giant circle jerk where the same group of designers pat each other on the back for another great year of status quo.” (MMJOHNS) from another thead. This quote was great! I’m not sending $339 to renew. 4 magazines and some emails aren’t worth the price.

IDSA Survey for Masters paper

Purpose: I am currently developing a paper for my Masters of Design class at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The overall goal of the paper is to use the methodologies of Craig Vogel and Jonathan Cagan found in Creating Breakthrough Products. I am attempting to use the same techniques in the development of innovative services. My chosen “client” is the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). Disclosure: As many of you know I have had a long association with IDSA as a member (18 y…

Core IDSA?

I’ll go out on a limb and suggest that I may not be the only one that is upset with how the IDSA is run when compared to other profession orientated organizations. Not only are we expected to pay heavy dues for membership, we are also expected to pay heavy entry fees into various IDSA events (National Convention being the most expensive). On top of that, the IDSA website offers nothing extraordinary and certainly nothing worth $300/year. Possibly the most positive experience IDSA provides is …

IDSA

as a student should we join the IDSA? any thoughts? any one use the mentor from the IDSA? did it help you in any way?

Should we make it harder to get into Industrial Design?

I think it’s great that the profession is receiving more press and hopefully more respect. Granted, many design schools are working hard to be accredited by IDSA and that’s great for setting standards. But should it be made even tougher as only about 20% of new grads even find a job in the industry? Law school has the BAR, medical school is ridiculously hard, interior design has a test, etc. Why doesn’t industrial design (through IDSA) have something similar? This would limit the amount of…

Is it time for a new design award?

I just reviewed the 2006 IDEA award winners. Although I’m happy to say that my firm is one of them, overall I am incredibly disappointed by the quality of the selections. Even our firm’s best work was passed over for a project we put in only because it had a good ‘hook’ not a good design. I’m hoping someone will provide an alternate to IDSA. We need judges trained in design criticism and given ample time to consider the thousands of entries submitted. More importantly, I’m looking for a compet…

Industrial design board exam

Industrial design board exam poll should there be a board exam for industrial designers.