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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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IIT Institute of Design Wins Rotman Business Design Challenge for Second Consecutive Year

March 25, 2013
IIT Institute of Design has won the Rotman Design Challenge for the second consecutive year. The Challenge brings together top talent from leading business schools around the world to solve a business design challenge posed by an innovative and forward-thinking sponsor. This year's competition was held March 2–3 in Toronto, Canada.
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Institute of Design Strategy Conference, May 14-15 (Early Registration Ends March 18)

March 15, 2013
IIT Institute of Design Strategy Conference brings together thought leaders from industry, civic organizations and government to see and discuss news ways of working that fit the volatility of today.
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Harvard Magazine reports on xDesign, the university’s university-wide design conference, where IIT Institute of Design Dean Patrick Whitney delivered a keynote lecture, in which he talked about how we are “moving from that into an age of responsive design.”

January 31, 2013
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Jeremy Alexis Appointed IPRO Director

January 29, 2013
Jeremy Alexis has been appointed Director of the Interprofessional Projects Program (IPRO) at Illinois Institute of Technology. As IPRO Director, Jeremy will be responsible for all aspects of the IPRO Program and the Idea Shop.
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IIT Institute of Design Assistant Professor Kim Erwin and Visiting Assistant Professor Tomoko Ichikawa shared their thoughts with Forbes about the new American Airlines logo design announced last week.

January 22, 2013
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Silicon India News reports on the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Global Strategic Design Summit 2013, where new design initiatives for the nation were discussed and IIT alumnus and Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. CEO Jamshyd N. Godrej noted the country has already “introduced a new initiative on design thinking in partnership with the IIT Institute of Design…to bring about the required mind-set change in the way we approach problems in a company level and at a country level.”

January 7, 2013
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Crain’s Chicago Business reports on Peapod Labs, and educational technology startup founded by Guillermo Krovblit and Junyoung Yang, who first met and began designing education apps while students at IIT Institute of Design.

December 6, 2012
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Crain’s Chicago Business reports that Invenergy CEO Michael Polsky donated $8 million to the University of Chicago’s entrepreneurship program, noting that the gift has already funded the D4Lab, a new workshop series and project-based fellowship program developed in a partnership with IIT Institute of Design.

December 5, 2012
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IIT Institute of Design Offers Special Pricing for Design Research Conference

September 5, 2012
Register now for IIT Institute of Design's Design Research Conference (DRC), to be held October 9–10 at the Spertus Institute, 610 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Loop.
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Institute of Design Archive

Design Summer Camp

IIT Institute of Design Wins Rotman Business Design Challenge for Second Consecutive Year

Institute of Design Strategy Conference, May 14-15 (Early Registration Ends March 18)

Harvard Magazine reports on xDesign, the university’s university-wide design conference, where IIT Institute of Design Dean Patrick Whitney delivered a keynote lecture, in which he talked about how we are “moving from that into an age of responsive design.”

Jeremy Alexis Appointed IPRO Director

IIT Institute of Design Assistant Professor Kim Erwin and Visiting Assistant Professor Tomoko Ichikawa shared their thoughts with Forbes about the new American Airlines logo design announced last week.

Crain’s Chicago Business reports on Peapod Labs, and educational technology startup founded by Guillermo Krovblit and Junyoung Yang, who first met and began designing education apps while students at IIT Institute of Design.

IIT Institute of Design Offers Special Pricing for Design Research Conference

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