Guset Speaker group picture

Guest Speaker

Hello everyone,

We have a guest speaker coming in to give a presentation about special effects. The date is set to Monday 5/24/2010 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm in room 815 on the 8th floor.

Mike Dinetz: 2003 IDT Alum

After graduating from Aiph he went on to attend a prominent make-up school in Hollywood and then began a career in make-up and special effects for film and tv in Los Angeles. In 2007 he formed a larger company with two partners, which expanded to the far east with a workshop in China. He spends most of his year working on films in China. Recently he has been asked to teach at a prominent make-up school in Beijing. Mike’s work can be seen at www.studiodds.net

We hope to see you there!

Ai IDSA

Guest Speaker

Hello everyone,

We have a guest speaker coming in to give a presentation about special effects. We are still working out the details although the date is set to Monday 5/24/2010.

Mike Dinetz is a 2003 alum who has made quite a name for himself in the special effects industry. He is coming in to talk about his experiences and share what he has learned while working in the industry.

Please feel free to send us an email if you have any questions regarding this event.

Also just a reminder we will be holding a meeting this Wednesday 5/19 in room 815 at 4:45pm.

Ai IDSA

Meeting + Announcements

Hello everyone,

Ai IDSA is looking to hold a meeting next Wednesday, May 19th at 4:45pm in room 815. During this meeting we will be discussing officer positions & duties and the goal for the club for the summer quarter. If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming an Ai IDSA officer please attend this meeting, or send an email and we can set up a time to talk.

I will also talk about my experiences attending the 2010 IDSA Northeast district conference, and competing in the IDSA student merit award competition. If anyone is interested to compete in this competition next year I will be able to give advice and heads up on what to expect. (Tom Perrone)

Feel free to send an email if you have any questions.

We hope to see you next week!

Ai IDSA

Final Meeting + Announcements

Hello everyone,

Announcing our final meeting of the winter quarter Wednesday 3/10/2010 at 4:45pm-6:00pm in room 815. During this meeting we will be wrapping up the quarter and talking about plans for the spring quarter.

We hope to see you there

Furniture Show Announcement-

Its that time again! The furniture is the 27-28th of this month with the opening party on the 26th (for those who would like to pay to go). We will also need to arrange students to sit in our booth. We should have a good spread of work to choose from. Please pass the word along to students that it is approaching. They have not given me our official set-up time yet and we will pass that along to you all as soon as I have it ‘in- hand’. As discussed at the 12th week meeting, this one is being done differently than in previous years since we didn’t have a class in rotation available to officially attach it to. As such we are counting on a more diverse range of projects subject wise but that is always exciting. There will be a faculty Jury, see Don. and Collab lamps, Chairs from Georges class, rain barrels, clocks from Fabrication etc will all be considered.

IDSA Merit Award Announcement-

PhilaU would like to host the IDSA Merit Awards judging this year on March 30, 7-10, at the Kanbar Student Center.

This is the probable date for the IDSA merit awards. Faculty will need to select three students from those wanting to participate. Interested students should contact Wendy to schedule a faculty review of their presentation.

This is for students that are members of Ai iDSA and are graduating in 2010.


Ai iDSA

3D Modeling Demo Pictures

Modeling a martini glass in Rhinoceros, final render in HyperShot.

Ai iDSA

Ideation Sketching Competition WINNER!

Congratulations to Young-chul Ro,
winner of the Ai iDSA Ideation Sketching Competition.

The product chosen for the competition was a bottle opener.

Great Job!!

Ai iDSA

3D Modeling Demo

Hello everyone,

Announcing our third meeting of the winter quarter Wednesday 2/24/2010 from 4:45pm - 6:00pm in room 815. We will be going over some Rhinoceros modeling and possibly some HyperShot rendering techniques. Also if anyone has anything specific that they would like to learn in these programs feel free to make a request.

Upcoming event-

The Philadelphia furniture show is coming up, and we are looking for students who have projects that they would like to submit into the show. If you would like more details on the show, contact Carl Bean, cbean@aii.edu and Don LaJeunesse, Donladon1@hotmail.com.

Ai iDSA

2010 James Dyson Award competition

Now in its fifth year, the James Dyson Award is an internationally recognized design competition, which aims to support young people and their product designs.

Started by inventor James Dyson in 2002, the mission of the James Dyson Foundation is to inspire young people to study and enter the fields of engineering and design. The JDA plays an important part in the Foundation’s efforts to increase awareness about design engineering across the world. The design competition launched last week, February 2^nd, and is open to university level students and recent graduates in 18 countries.

www.jamesdysonaward.org

Check it out!

Ideation Sketching Competition

Hello everyone,

Due to the weather we have rescheduled the competition.

Announcing the Ideation Sketching Competition, Wednesday 2/17/10 at 4:45pm-6:00pm in room 815.

The purpose of this competition is to work on industrial design style sketching. Students will be giving one hour to sketch as many concepts / variations as possible of a given product. After the hour is complete all work will be posted up, critiqued and judged. Gift cards will be awarded to the first, second and third place contestants. Don't forget to bring your favorite sketching tool of choice!

Image from IDSketching.com

Helpful links> Check these out!!
http://www.idsketching.com/
http://www.sketch-a-day.com/
http://www.core77.com/
http://www.coroflot.com/

We hope to see you there!

Ai iDSA

Alumnus Visit

5 Successful Practices For New Grads

http://www.productdesignhub.com/articles/36-tips-a-advices/39-5-successful-practices-for-new-grads

Guset Speaker

Hello everyone,

This week we have a guest speaker coming in to give a presentation, Wednesday 2/3/10 at 4:45pm in room 815. Bradford Waugh is an AiPH Industrial Design alumni, and he is coming in to share his experiences.

Brad is going to talk briefly about his school experience, share about his working experience and what he learned from it. He would like to share an article he wrote for Product Design Hub which covers 5 points new grads and all design students should know and work on apart from design skills. The last thing he would like to do is offer a portfolio review. Depending on the time left over he would like to take a look at student work and give some feedback. So students are welcome to bring in some of their work if they would like to receive feedback.

For more information visit- http://www.bradfordwaughdesign.com/

We hope to see you there!

Ai iDSA

First Meeting Recap

Today we welcomed new members and talked about up coming events and competitions planned for the winter quarter. Next week we are having a guest speaker come in to give a presentation, more information will be posted shortly.

Ai iDSA

First Meeting

Hello everyone,

Announcing our first meeting of the winter quarter, Wednesday 1/27/10 at 4:45pm-6:00pm in room 815. During this meeting we will be disusing upcoming events and competitions. We will also be talking about the up coming Philadelphia furniture show which takes place at the navy ship yard.

A guest speaker is scheduled to come in Wednesday 2/3/10 at 4:45pm-6:00pm in room 815. He will be sharing his experiences working in the Industrial Design field after graduating. He also would like to take the time to look at your work and give feedback.

Ai iDSA has some open officer positions. We’re looking for someone dedicated enough to step up and become the secretary, historian, and president. If you’re interested then send us an email with a brief bio and a statement as to why you think you would be a great fit for this position. This is a great chance to become part of the Industrial Design department and a great way for you to help teach and lead others! Not to mention it looks great on your resume.

Also, if any club member is interested in giving a demonstration on the topic of your choice, please send us an email.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Ai iDSA

iDSA merit scholarship competition

Coming up there will be a iDSA merit scholarship competition. Anyone who is graduating in 2010 is eligible to submit a digital portfolio for faculty review.

The process is-
1. Faculty review, three students from Ai are chosen to present their work to the Philadelphia IDSA chapter.

2. These three will compete with the three from each of the other design schools in Philadelphia that have student chapters. Three of these students are chosen to present at the Northeast Regional IDSA meeting.

3. The Philadelphia chapter pays expenses to the regional meeting.

4. The National IDSA meeting presents the work from the students chosen at each of the regional meetings. Expenses for those students are paid by the regional meetings. One is chosen as the National merit scholar.

All student chapter members from Ai are welcome to attend any of these events and meetings.

Follow this link for more information
http://www.idsa.org/absolutenm/templates/?z=205&a=2782

Winter 2010!

Hello everyone, welcome back!

Club night is next week, Wednesday 1/20/10 at 4:00pm in the annex. If you are available, join us at our booth to help greet new students. Also if you would like to bring along some of your projects to make are booth look more presentable that would be great! There will be refreshments.

Meetings this quarter will be held on Wednesdays at 4:45pm-6:00pm in room 815.

1/13/10 - First week of classes, Welcome Back!
1/20/10 - Club Night
1/27/10 - First Meeting
2/3/10 - Sketching + Marker Rendering Demo
2/10/10 - Second Meeting / Ideation Sketching Comp.
2/24/10 - Third Meeting / 3D Modeling + Rendering Demo
3/10/10 - Fourth Meeting / Paper Plane Comp.
3/24/10 - Finals Week!

Ai iDSA has some open officer positions. We’re looking for someone dedicated enough to step up and become the secretary, historian, and president. If you’re interested then email
aiph.idsa.awesome@gmail.com with a brief bio and a statement as to why you think you would be a great fit for this position. This is a great chance to become part of the Industrial Design department and a great way for you to help teach and lead others! Not to mention it looks great on your resume.

The goal for Ai iDSA in the winter 2010 quarter is to continue providing an organization to bring the industrial design students together. We provide helpful tips on a wide range of topics such as sketching and rendering techniques, to fabrication techniques, and personal presentation. We also hold competitions which help promote teamwork, and we have invited a Industrial design alumni to come in as a guest speaker. During the winter quarter we are also planning on holding an industrial design show at Liberty Place to help promote the program and allow students to show off their work.

Also, if any club member is interested in giving a demonstration on the topic of your choice, please send us an email.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Thanks for your time

Ai iDSA