Institute of Design Archive

  • Institute of Design Presents a Panel on What Design Can Learn From Failure

    Institute of Design Presents a Panel on What Design Can Learn From Failure

    October 4, 2013
    Join The Institute of Design for an "In the Loop" panel event "What Design Can Learn From Failure", Monday, October 14, 2013, 6 pm at 350 N LaSalle St, 6th floor.

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  • Register for the 12th Annual Design Research Conference

    June 20, 2013
    The 2013 Design Research Conference "Exploring Creative Balance in Design" hosted by IIT Institute of Design will be held Tuesday, October 8 through Wednesday, October 9 at The Field Museum in Chicago.

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  • Logitech Acquires Kickstarter-funded TT Design Labs, a Startup Founded by IIT Institute of Design Alumni

    June 7, 2013
    Less than two years ago Derek Tarnow and Zahra Tashakorinia began developing their first product, TidyTilt, as part of a class project at IIT Institute of Design in Chicago. In June 2013, Logitech acquired Tarnow and Tashakorinia's TT Design Labs and the products they have developed since the initial launch.

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  • IIT Institute of Design Open House

    May 23, 2013
    You are invited to IIT Institute of Design on Wednesday, June 12 to learn about the methods and frameworks we teach, to talk with faculty, students and alumni, and to find out how design makes a difference.

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  • MDes Student Aaron Otani Wins KPCB Fellowship

    May 17, 2013
    Congratulations to IIT Institute of Design Master of Design student Aaron Otani, who beat out 2,000 applicants from more than 200 universities to win the Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers fellowship this summer. You can check out Wired magazine's scoop on what Otani will be up to by clicking here.

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  • IIT ID End of Year Show: “Making the New”

    May 14, 2013
    Join IIT Institute of Design as it celebrates diverse student projects that examine what it means to design across cultures and technologies, in both local and global contexts. Be immersed in research and exploration that push the boundaries of new.

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  • Meet an Innovative Faculty Member: Laura Forlano and the urban environment

    April 26, 2013
    Laura Forlano's research could change the way we interact with the urban environment. By collaborating with entrepreneurs and community leaders, she and her IIT Institute of Design colleague Anijo Mathew explore ways to embed Wi-Fi routers, QR codes, and more to make everyday city life a little easier.

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  • ID Strategy Conference: Special Rate for IIT Students, Faculty and Staff

    April 24, 2013
    IIT Institute of Design Strategy Conference brings together thought leaders from industry, civic organizations and government to see and discuss new ways of working that fit the volatility of today. Our distinguished list of speakers includes Autodesk CEO Carl Bass, The Paradox of Choice author Barry Schwartz, Evernote founder Stepan Pachikov and Creative Commons CEO Catherine Casserly who will talk with us about emerging ideas in design and innovation.

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  • “In the Loop” with Lucas Graves, Disruptive by Design: Fact-Checking in the News

    “In the Loop” with Lucas Graves, Disruptive by Design: Fact-Checking in the News

    April 5, 2013
    Multiple fact-checking organizations have emerged in the United States over the last decade, groups which use trained staff and dedicated resources to assess the truth of public claims. Discussing his current research, Lucas Graves will examine a set of emergent practices, and an accompanying journalistic discourse, which have coalesced into a reform movement reaching to the center of the elite news media.

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  • Design Summer Camp

    Design Summer Camp

    April 2, 2013
    Each summer IIT Institute of Design hosts two sessions of Design Summer Camp, a five-day immersive experience into the design process that draws professionals from corporations and not-for-profit institutions from around the world. Participants learn to incorporate design methods into how they build new business offerings and enhance existing brands.

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