Krysti, Adam & Ed working in the ID Studio (photo: Dan Cuffaro)
2004-05 | Collaboration & Raising Awareness
CIA Teaching:
3rd Year ID Studio (3cr - FA), 4th Year ID Studio (6cr - FA), Ceramic Design (3cr FA), 3rd Year ID Studio (3cr - SP), 4th Year ID Studio (6cr - SP).
Spoke at the Wednesday CIA artists lecture series - presented a vision of a local/grassroots version of IKEA.
Held the Design Language Project presentation at CWRU/WSOM to promote collaboration.
Worked with Ceramics Faculty to create a Ceramic Design collaborative course.
CIA Service:
Planned the Design Studio clean-up and set-up.
Begin working with the Chair of TIME (Jurgen Faust) on the Future Center Proposal. Future would be the funded project office for CIA and aligned with the masters program professional partnership program.
Meet with Cleveland Clinic Innovations, began collaborative relationship.
Hired additional faculty with non-CIA background and international perspective.
Developed an ID budget planning & tracking system.
Requested that Automotive Design Courses fulfill open studio electives (at the time, these courses did not fulfill any degree requirements - approved.
Member of Graphic Design Curriculum Committee, co-planner of a Design Summit that included James Victore, Paula Scher & Steven Heller.
Invited Brian Matt of Altitude and Duane Smith of Vessel to speak at CIA.
Initiated discussion for Design Management partnership with CWRU/WSOM.
Engaged Rubbermaid, which sponsored a funded project.
Invited to speak at the Weatherhead School of Management intrapreneurship course.
Worked with Institutional Advancement, Chrysler and Ford to restructure scholarship money to better meet the diversity objectives.
Prepared a piece for Innovation Magazine Education Issue that highlighted CIA.
Coordinated development of a CIA IP policy.
Participated in Open Houses/Accepted Student Events.
Modified Auto Show Events to include a broader range of speakers.
Assisted with Spring Design Show planning & promotion.
Committees: Future Center Director Search, Design Historian/Theorist Search.
Professional:
Participated in CIA Faculty Exhibition.
Invited to present at the Regional Economic Initiative event.
Board member of the County Entrepreneurial Loan Fund.
Won Fall ‘05 and Spring ‘06 team-teaching awards.
Lectured, CWRU Weatherhead School of Management – discussion of creative process with engineering management and MBA students.
Speaker, IDSA Mideast District Conference (Apr) - topic: changing design education.
Speaker, University of Brighton, UK (Jan) - Sculpture and Design Symposium.
Winner, 2005 Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) Gold Award – Niton XRF Scanners.
Media:
Authored, Innovation Magazine (Fall) – “Charge It!” (documentation of DEWALT Worksite Radio/Charger development process).
Radio interview, WDOK Cleveland Connection (Apr) - discuss CIA Industrial Design program.
Quoted, Crain’s Cleveland Business (Jan 3) – “A Healthy Dose of Design” (Crain's)
Quoted, The Plain Dealer (May 19) – “Art Institute Students Take Logic and Build on it”
Misc:
6 International Housewares Competition Awards ($3,000 in prizes) - Arthur Hamling (2nd place), Michel Alverez (3rdplace), Zack Simmering (Honorable Mention), David Pehar (Honorable Mention), Travis Hosler (Honorable Mention), Christopher Leatherman (Honorable Mention).
3rd place in the Dyson International Design Competition ($1,000 prize) - Arthur Hamling for Cut Kit.
Bronze IDEA/Business Week Award - Hornbeek for Sink Sponge.
1st place in the Engineers Without Boarders Shelter Competition - Lucas Nene, Richard Glenny (interiors), cash prize and concept published.
IDSA Mideast District Student Merit Award Winner - Michel Alverez, wins trip to DC for the national IDSA conference to present.
ID Magazine Award - Stephen Hornbeek for Sink Sponge (Honorable Mention).
International Housewares Show Design Honoree - Kelly Simpson, for product designed during InterDesign internship.
Hosted party for graduating ID students.