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Here's the final edit of Form Function... Form Function , by Jason Morris and Western Industrial Design students.  This purely visual short film shows an industrial design creative process that starts with abstract sculpture and ends with a   functional object .  Music by Moby. Creative solutions are rarely found by using conventional problem solving methods.  Students must be encouraged to try alternative processes for attacking a problem.  Professional industrial design projects begin with a design brief, but because of preconceived notions the brief itself inhibits the designer’s creativity.  This creative process removes hindrances to creativity by restating the design problem in abstract, non-objective language.  This process begins with abstract form creation without knowledge of the design’s purpose. The form creation is done with guidelines made by the instructor, who creates the rules to correspond with the design’s objectives.  ...

Jon Takao was recently hired as an industrial designer for Specialized Bicycle and is a recent graduate of Western Washington University's Industrial Design Program, class of 09.  He will be speaking on Thursday, May 27th, at 5:30pm in room 347 of the Ross Engineering Building.  He will be telling the story of how he ended up getting his dream job within a year of graduation.  (When most of us have to do some crappy point-of-purchase displays before moving on to something better....ahem.)  And his impressions of the cycling industry.  See you there.

Another design concept for SixthSense designed for those with autism. Tim is responding to the concerns of his brother, and sees an opportunity for this technology to meet those concerns.

Senior Industrial Design proudly presents, Vessels A Libatious Design Exhibition Presented June 3rd at 6PM by Western Washington University at Mithun Architects, 1201 Alaskan Way, #200, Seattle, Wa.

Here's Kyle's SixthSense concept for driving, focusing on amateur car racing, yet useful for everyday driving.

This is a design concept by Cecilia Forsgren, our exchange student from Sweden.