You’ve found the central source for information regarding the activities of the Wisconsin chapter of the Industrial Designer’s Society of America. The last year has marked significant progress for IDSA-WI, witnessing the start of standards we plan to continue through the next year and beyond, specifically:
Regular monthly planning meetings at varying locales throughout the region, allowing the general membership to directly participate in chapter planning.
Innovation Sound-Off quarterly meetings, fostering local discussion on topics covered in our society’s professional journal.
Launch of IDSAWI.ORG, an overdue resource for our membership that is actively updated with upcoming event information as well as photos and summaries of past activities.
In addition to these ongoing activities, there have been several other events and workshops, including:
- Presentation and tour hosted by Pevnick Design.
- Participation in the Miller Ride for the Arts - a charity bike ride supporting the United Performing Arts Fund.
- Presentation and tour hosted by DCI-Marketing.
- Annual Tri-chapter Summer Picnic in coordination with IDSA-CHI and IDSA-MN.
- One-day Power Drawing workshop with Jim Orr at MIAD.
- Research roundtable with Madison-area User and Marketing Research discussion group hosted by Design Concepts.
As you can see, it has been a busy year – and a significant advancement for our chapter. For 2005 it is our plan to build upon the momentum established in 2004 while delving into deeper content. As always, if you have any comments or suggestions you wish to share to help us in our goal, please feel free to contact us.
Douglas Carpiaux
IDSA Wisconsin Chapter Chair 2004-05
January, 2005