Industrial Design Department

Crowd funding, idea development and product marketing were on the minds of attendees at an Industrial Designers Society of America regional event.
“Designer as Entrepreneur” was the theme for the April 12-13 design conference of the IDSA western district in Long Beach.
Jason Morris…

Western Washington University students received second place in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Challenge on March 19 in Long Beach, Calif.

The team consisted of 15 members, who worked to create a manufacturing process for an item. This year the team created a…

At the urging of his friends, my buddy Layne Southcott was inspired to have an exhibit of works by his dad, Marvin, who died in February.

Moving with his family to Bellingham from California in 1969, Marvin began developing an industrial design program for what was then Western Washington…

Western Washington University sophomore Tai Geng, of Issaquah, and a team of five other industrial design majors at Western are among 20 finalists out of 170 entries from around the world still competing in Boston’s Street Seats Design Challenge.

Western Washington University sophomore Blake Morton of Bothell and a team of five other Industrial Design majors at Western are among 20 finalists out of 170 entries from around the world still competing in Boston’s Street Seats Design Challenge.

Juniors in Western Washington University’s Industrial Design program have completed their annual ReMade projects, with this year’s designs featuring products for the household.
The goal is to transform industrial waste items into viable commercial products that can then be sold.