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The Walter D. Teague documentary is moving right along!  My last update was in October of 2012 and much has been accomplished since then. Writing and Story Structure Through October, November and December was focused work on writing the script.   In the midst of this process I was alerted to a new discovery. Grandson, Walter D. Teague III, just found and digitized 35 personal letters written by WDT Sr. dating from 1917 to 1942! Most were written to his wife Cecil about his time in a small community in Woodstock, NY where he concentrated on his illustration projects.   With this new information and after many weeks of continuous writing, multiple revisions and reviews, I completed a finished script in December 2012. Visual Evidence With the script in place, I then created a master list of all of the visual evidence that would be needed to communicate his story.  For a 90 minute film, this means about 1300 images and clips of video....

Cesar Millan Collapsible Dog Feeder ERICK MILLAN Creative Director - Cesar Millan Born in Mazatlán, Mexico, Erick S. Millan’s creative nature has always compelled him to explore new ways of life through design. This passion led him to earn his bachelor’s in architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in 2007. While traveling around the world, Millan had the opportunity to study architecture, urban design and digital arts. Cesar Millan Elevated Bowl He has exhibited his work in furniture design at the Parsons School of Architecture in New York. Millan has worked with a number of prominent architectural firms in the Los Angeles area, including Touraine Richmond Architects, WROAD, Langdon Wilson, DMJM Design and Doug Aitken. He is currently the creative director for Cesar Millan’s brands, overseeing all product design as well as branding and marketing strategies. Erick Millan At the IDSA Western Design Conference  (Long Beach, CA, April...

The Magpul Ronin MIKE MAYBERRY Co-Owner Magpul Industries Corp.  and Ronin Motorworks Mike Mayberry is an industrial designer and entrepreneur who has spent his 20-year career working in the firearms, aerospace, bicycle, and outdoor footwear industries. A jack of many trades, Mike is passionate about design and all things mechanical. Mike is co-owner of Magpul Industries Corp., which designs and manufactures components for use by elite military units, law enforcement agencies, and civilian sport shooters. He also owns Ronin Motorworks , a custom motorcycle shop based in Denver. Prior to co-founding Magpul and Ronin, Mike worked as director of product design and development at Boa Technology, helping to establish Boa as the leader in mechanical lacing systems. Boa Lacing System As principal designer at Titus Titanium, he also designed mountain bike frames and components before becoming the lead product designer for Avid, LLC, where he built disc brake systems...

some of the work by Orange22 Design Lab Designer As Entrepreneur: Dario Antonioni The next few posts will be profiles of some of the talented people that will be presenting at the IDSA Western Design Conference at Long Beach, CA April 12-13th, 2013.- JM DARIO ANTONIONI Founder and Creative Director Orange22 Design Lab http://www.orange22designlab.com/ Dario Antonioni has designed award-winning products, retail experiences and brand strategies for clients worldwide. Antonioni’s work retails at luxury retailers like the Apple store to mass market shops like Costco and Sam's Club. His work has been exhibited in Paris, Cologne, Milan, Sydney, Singapore, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. He won the coveted Red Dot award for his Grid-It Technology that is used in over 200 products. His other awards include LG Innovations Award, MIT Innovation Award, Spark Awards, IDEA, Contract Magazine Inspiration Award, and Surface Magazine spotlighted him as a leading designe...

Aidan Borer  created his  Bottl  storage containers from recycled wine bottles and capped them with hand-turned reclaimed fir. The Industrial Design Juniors students at Western Washington University have been hard at work, designing and fabricating new houseware designs made of repurposed materials.  They were debuted at the Ideal shop in Bellingham, WA last week, and are only available there. The project was led by Prof. Arunas Oslapas. Captions were written by the staff at Ideal and photos are by Jason Morris. Each is painted with a band of chalkboard paint to label the vessel's contents. Louie Dawson's Cast Off  yo-yos are made using discarded office chair wheels. Dawson took apart each wheel  and reassembled with an inset made from scrap hardwood. His design uses the existing symmetry of the steel axle of the wheels to produce a top-knotch yoyo. Nick Hanlon's Splash  is a bowl made from styrene spoons, forks, and knives that hav...

Relic was designed and fabricated by industrial design students at Western Washington. The Coasters as a set. They have been designing and producing useful objects as a fundraiser since 2010. Non scratch surface protects your table surface Find these at Ideal in Bellingham, Wa

Martini_Mustang:  This is the rendering for a custom Mustang that was unveiled at the 2012 SEMA Show.  It won Ford’s Best of Show award at that event. Automotive design in the Pacific Northwest? I normally think of Detroit or southern California when vehicle design is concerned, but some industrial designers are breaking the convention, doing it here, and finding their own way. As is the case with Tavis Highlander , he didn't go to Art Center or to CCS, he went to Western Washington  University  for ID. Talent is not restricted to geography or to school. He tells his story:             “The automotive world and particularly the automotive aftermarket has always been one of my greatest interests since I was a kid.  I liked it so much that I set my sights on making a living within that industry.  It was at WWU that I took the first steps towards that goal by creating a unique junior year i...