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Celebrate the industrial design profession with a gathering over food and poster designs.
World Industrial Design Day (WIDD) is observed annually on 29 June in recognition of the profession of industrial design. First declared in 2007 on the occasion of ICSID's 50th anniversary, WIDD has been established with the aim of promoting awareness of the profession of Industrial Design, highlighting the contribution designers and academics have made to the discipline and facilitating collaborations that help improve economic, social, cultural and environmental quality of life throughout the world.
Call for Poster Designs:
At IDSA Atlanta, we are joining the celebration and are making a CALL FOR POSTER DESIGNS!
All submitted posters will be printed by IDSA and exhibited at our next gathering on June 29th 6:00PM at West Egg Cafe located at 1168 Howell Mill Road NW Atlanta, GA 30318-0516. At the gathering, all attendees will vote on the best design with the following criteria:
- Creative aesthetics
- Clarity of the information
- Quality of the message
- Applicability of the design to branding materials
To submit your poster design, please meet the following details:
- Posters should be designed to represent intelligently the Industrial Design discipline in Atlanta/Southeast.
- Posters should be designed in a 18x24 inches format.
- Posters can be designed horizontally or vertically.
- Posters can add a 3 dimensional component (e.g. folding, cut out, etc).
- Posters should be submitted as a single PDF.
- Posters can be submitted as individuals or teams, professionals and students are both eligible.
- Poster submissions are due on June 27th midnight at crw@gatech.edu.
The winning poster will receive a prize, presented by Design Within Reach (DWR) Atlanta Studio, and the design will be used as the local branding for the upcoming events/year at IDSA Atlanta. Moreover, the winning poster will be printed in a postcard and sent to all members and friends of IDSA Atlanta.
