Masters of Industrial Design

Department Picnic at the Waterworks

At the end of our last week of classes on May 7 our department had a gathering at the Waterworks near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we had some great snacks thanks to Monica, our department superhero. There was lots of bocce, some tight-rope walking, football and glamor shots (you just had to be there to understand.) It was great to get the chance to unwind with all the ID peeps, especially since a lot of grads and 2nd years are moving on to awesome jobs. We wish everyone the best of luck and hope you come back to visit in the fall!

Setting up the UArts PORTAL

Design Does, the exhibition we have been working on for the past few months finally opens today!  We have really put our heart and souls into this show, so if you're in the area come and see this awesome display of MID might!  Here's a picture of one project to give you an idea - a giant touchscreen to serve as a portal for the UArts. community.  The show is at the Icebox Gallery of the Crane Arts building located at 1400 N. American Street here in Philly. 

Getting to the crane gallery from michael barakat on Vimeo.

Check out this video to promote our opening at the Icebox gallery next Friday.  We filmed it last week with a bunch of students from ID, MID, Graphic Design, Museum Studies and a few students that just happened to be standing in front of our building.  Our crack videographer, Mike Barakat edited it, added music and the text.  See all the videos we made and more info about the show here: http://dsnx.uarts.edu/

People are finally getting excited about the show, it's gonna be great!

Garden Party Invite

Today is the big day! From 5-7pm the Garden Party will be taking place on the roof of the Gershman Y. Come out to see the new garden, designed by seniors, John + John. Browse through the new Growlots Philadelphia website, an urban agriculture resource website designed by grads Megan + Victoria. We look forward to seeing you all there!

EVENT: "Garden Party in the Living Room"
LOCATION: 401 S. Broad Street, Gershman Y Building (Rooftop)
DATE: April 22nd, 5-7pm.

We recently ran a Vizthink workshop, hosted by Jonny Goldstien, at UPenn Wharton School of Business.  We worked with a small group individuals from multiple different professions, to find a collective purpose focusing on visualization as our central theme.

January 22, 2010 marked the grand opening of NextFab Studio. NextFab Studio describe themselves as a membership-based, high-tech workshop and prototyping center- a “gym for innovators”.  A resident of the University City Science Center, located in West Philadelphia at 37th and Market, the state of the art facility offers "everything necessary for you to invent, repair, create, and innovate". NextFab boasts an impressive list of equipment available for member use.

StudioNEXT panel discussion about design education. Between 5 - 7pm at the Industrial Design Department, 5th Floor, Terra Hall, 211 South Broad Street, Corner of Walnut. Open to the public.

http://www.studionext-uarts.org/

Kick-off for Studio NEXT, a laboratory shared by several design disciplines at UArts who have committed to actively explore collaboration over a period of four weeks during the Fall 2009 semester. The Studio is conceived of as a working prototype for new models, initiatives, and pedagogical strategies for design education at UArts