WWU 2010 Junior & Senior Shows

In case you missed them, the WWU Industrial Design 2010 Junior & Senior shows were held recently at Artefact & Mithun Architects. To catch a glimpse of the work and events, check out the WWU IDSA flickr gallery here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43678372@N08/sets/72157624343303808/

2010 Mt. Baker Plywood Furniture Design Competition

Make sure to check out the winners of this year’s Mt. Baker Plywood Furniture Design Competition project on Prof. Jason Morris’s design blog here : http://idsandbox.blogspot.com/2010/06/mt-baker-plywood-furniture-design.html. This years sophomores were challenged to design unique storage solutions specifically for another person or organization for their current needs.
Photo & Design Credit / Noah Jack, of Corvalis, OR. for Pitter Patter, an umbrella drying stand for the Whatcom Children's Museum.

Featured ID Graduate: Jennifer Ketler

Jennifer Ketler, WWU ID 07 Grad & Product Developer with Dakine, was gracious enough to send a summer time blog interview. Check it out for some great insight into her experience with the soft-goods industry and some great advice of balancing school and life. Enjoy!

“…Making sure you’re focused on your projects but ‘work smarter not harder’… It’s easy to be consumed by your work and competitiveness that the sophomore year brings but you really need to make time to go outside to play…”