Events

    • Local Motors Competition & Event.

      The event: Thurs, May 28, 7PM, Wentworth Blount Auditorium 550 Parker St. Boston MA

      Join IDSA Boston and Local Motors to hear their story and see the winner of their latest design competition. It could be you! Enter now: www.local-motors.com/competition.php

      RSVP for the event!

      Submissions will be accepted: Wednesday May 20th (00:00, est)

      Submission Deadline: Tuesday May 26th (23:59, est)

      Winner Announcement: @IDSA Boston Event! May 28th 7pm

      Local Motors is a next generation American car company. It is the first disruptive entrant in the US automotive industry in decades and it is the first of its kind.

      Local Motors will design, manufacture, and bring to market innovative, safer, more functional, lightweight, efficient cars through a revolutionary, local assembly and retail experience. These cars will revolutionize not only automobiles, but also the very structure of auto-making, auto-selling, and auto-servicing.

      The competition: Custom Car Skins® Competitions will become an avenue for Local Motors customers to host competitions on the design of their LM vehicle exterior. If you didn?t know, all Local Motors vehicles are vinyl wrapped instead of painted because this process is more sustainable, cost effective, and customizable. Such a process also lends itself really nicely to Custom Car Skins®.
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      05/18/2009
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      • Beyond the Underlay: MassArt Student Exhibit

        Mon, May 18, 6-9:00PM, MassArt, 621 Huntington Ave. Pozen Center, Boston, MA 02115

        Please join MassArt for an exhibit showcasing final works from the Senior through Sophomore Industrial Design classes. Food and drink will be provided. Bring your family, friends and anyone up for a great Design opening.

        6-9pm
        Senior, Junior and Sophomore final work will be on display.

        8-9pm
        A presentation by Mass Art’s Product Development Lab in collaboration with Northeastern’s School of Technological Entrepreneurship will be held.

        05/03/2009
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        • Design Research Workshop w/ lextant.

          Thurs, May 14, 7PM, MassArt Trustees Rm. 11th floor , 621 Huntington Ave. Tower Building MA 02115

          IDSA Boston and lextant present

          Design Research Workshop:

          People can tell you what they want: design research workshop

          free for members and non-members

          workshop presentation will be limited to 50 registrants
          rvsp on evite to secure your spot!
          refreshments will be provided

          For the last two decades ethnography has become the popular method of design research. This has coincided with a belief that since people cannot tell you what they want the best insights come from observing unmet needs. Implicit in this thinking is the assumption that unmet desires can be extrapolated from current behavior as well.

          Participatory design or co-creation research enables people to express what they want in an actionable and inspirational manner.  While this approach has been used in design research for almost two decades it still lacks thorough understanding and awareness.

          In this hands on workshop attendees will experience this approach.

          RSVP NOW.

          The workshop will be lead by Marty Gage. more »

          04/28/2009
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          • Spring Social Event

            Spring Social Event: ICA Boston and Drink

            Thurs, Apr. 30, 7:00PM, ICA Boston, 100 Northern ave and 9:00PM, Drink, 348 Congress St

            Join IDSA Boston for the Spring Social Event on August 30th. The event will begin at the ICA, where you can meet up with friends and colleagues and view the Shepard Fairey exhibit for free. We will meet at 7:00 in front of the gift shop. This will be followed by a gathering at Drink at 9:00, down the street at 348 Congress St. Hope to see you there!

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            04/13/2009
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