NEWS & UPDATES

May 2012: Prof. Jason Morris planned the design conference Breaking Boundaries, the IDSA Western Design Dialogue, Seattle, WA.

Ryan Hume is awarded ID senior of the year and the IDSA student merit award winner.

April 2012: Prof. Jason Morris delivered the keynote presentation "Encouraging Creativity" at the Northwest Council of Managers of Educational Technology annual conference.

March 2012: WWU ID Juniors design interaction and UX concepts featured on Youtube.

February 2012: WWU ID Juniors design unique space designs, translating sculptures into restaurant and store designs.

January 2012: WWU ID students win multiple design awards at the Shaggies, the Northwest Design Invitational Awards 2011. Larisa Schulze won a Silver, Samuel Martin won a Bronze, and Thomas Kloucek won Bronze.

December 2011: WWU ID Juniors worked with Extrasport/Necky Kayak on new concept designs for personal flotation devices for kayaking. Extrasport awarded two kayaks to the top designers!

December 2011: Prof. Oslapas just returned from 3 months in Kathmandu, Nepal working with local craftsmen on creating new designs for a Western market.

September 2011, New Orleans: WWU ID Prof. Del King was awarded the IDSA educator of the year at the IDSA International Conference.

Prof. Jason A. Morris presented his research on The Consumate Professional: Walter Dorwin Teague at the IDSA International Conference 2011.

July 2011: WWU ID student, Kristen Barcheski wins 1st Place in the Student Design Scholarship for Rotationally Molded Products 2011.

June 2011: WWU ID sophomores win $6000 in scholarships from Mount Baker Plywood. The students designed, built and donated plywood furniture for local non-profit organizations.

WWU ID Senior Exhibition was held at Mithun Architects, 1201 Alaskan Way #200, Seattle, WA.

Prof. Jason Morris was on the panel of the Design Debate: "Can Design Save the World?" June 17th, Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park

May 2011: Prof. Morris planned the design conference Social Impact, the IDSA Western Design Dialogue Conference, May 6th and 7th, 2011.

April 2011: WWU ID students judged best in the Northwest by IDSA professionals. Sarah Blott was awarded Senior student merit winner and best senior in show. Anna Perella was awarded the WWU Junior of the year. Ryan Hume was named best junior student in show.

April 2011: Prof. Morris's documentary film Designing For People has been selected for the NW Projections Film Festival 2011. See some of the augmented reality designs on our Youtube channel.

February 2011: ID Seniors worked with Microsoft on new user experience applications of the X-Box Kinect technology.

Walter Dorwin Teague Documentary is in Development. Learn about the progress. Follow it on Facebook.