Founded in 1965, the nonprofit Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is one of the oldest and largest membership associations for industrial design professionals. IDSA has thousands of members in dozens of Professional Chapters, Student Chapters, and Special Interest Sections in the United States and internationally. 

Since 1980, IDSA has produced the annual International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA), which remains the world’s most rigorous, prestigious, and influential design awards program. Learn more at IDSA.org/IDEA. 

The Society leads National Industrial Design Day initiatives annually on March 5 and hosts annual events such as the International Design Conference and Deep Dives, bringing together some of the biggest names and brightest minds in industrial design and related fields. Additional programming includes the annual IDSA Student Merit Awards (SMA), IDSA Awards, and Education Symposium.

In 2001, IDSA established the Design Foundation: a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to raising awareness of the industrial design profession and providing educational opportunities for students of all ages. Recently the Foundation has repositioned to more strongly focus on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in design. Learn more and donate at IDSA.org/DesignFoundation. 

Global outreach includes IDSA's designUpdate e-newsletter and INNOVATION, IDSA’s flagship publication. A highly regarded journal within the ID profession, the quarterly print and digital INNOVATION includes the annual Yearbook of Design Excellence, which features IDEA and IDSA Award winners. Learn more at IDSA.org/INNOVATION.

For the latest news from IDSA, visit IDSA.org and follow @IDSAdesign on Instagram.

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Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

Donté P. Shannon, FASAE, CAE

Anahi Moreno

Scott Tsukamaki

Owen Hinrichs

Sophia Tseng

Rebecca Scarbrough

Zackary J. Aziz

Andrew Bowen

Allan G.

Arushi Agrawal

Jerry Layne

Noah C. Jones

Carrie Green

Allan Gordon

Lisa Brenner

The Leadership Team at IDSA comprises key leaders from various chapters, including university representatives and financial oversight. This team is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the organization, ensuring financial stability, promoting chapter engagement, and fostering collaboration among professional and student members to advance the mission of IDSA.

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