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This is a conceptual design of a haptic interactive digital object that intimately connects two people.  Designed by Spencer Denton and Carson Massie, junior industrial design students at Western Washington University, as part of my introduction to interaction design project. They found that "technology is amazing, but... Does technology make sense to serve us a foundation for our relationships?  Human interaction on a personal level is not translating well to the digital world." Their problem statement was "Technology has created relationships and social interactions that lack touch and presence.  Create an interface between two individuals, which acts as a platform that fosters intimate communication." digital messages are so easy that they've lost their meaning. How can we use technology to communicate intimacy? Connecting the long distance relationship with technology. Your partners caress can be seen as moving finger prints on a

Carl Ledbetter is Sr. Principal Industrial Design Manager in Microsoft Corporation’s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB).   Carl leads Industrial Design for entertainment hardware experiences including Xbox and Kinect.  Prior to joining IEB in 2006 to design the Zune media player, Carl was part of the Windows Hardware Innovation Group chartered to lead the industrial design vision for next-generation Windows PC hardware experiences.  He also led industrial design for the Microsoft PC Hardware Business where he and his team designed desktop mice, trackballs and keyboards.  Prior to joining Microsoft, Carl held industrial design positions at Fluke Corporation and Patton Design.    Ledbetter is a recipient of numerous national and international design awards and is highly recognized for his contributions to the design community with over 100 patents to his credit.  A longstanding member of IDSA and DMI, Ledbetter graduated with a BS in Industrial Design from Western Washingt

TDK boombox by INDUSTRY David Thorpe is a founding Partner of Industry . Industry is a design and innovation company based in Portland, OR with extensive experience integrating product, interactive, retail and brand design. Industry delivers design that is actionable by creating value for companies looking to disrupt the way they bring innovations to market. Clients include TDK, Nike, Autodesk, Skullcandy, and Swarovski. A sampling of the work from Industry David had previously been with Ziba for over 17 years. As Creative Director of Ziba’s Digital Lifestyle Group, David led strategic creative programs for a wide range of companies such as Technicolor, Sirius XM, Panasonic, T-Mobile, Logitech, HP and Microsoft. David blends a solid technical background with strategic thinking and innovation management expertise to redefine markets through design. He also has led strategy, research, interactive and product development programs for Coleman/Peak1, FedEx, Starbucks, Morrow

Jon Winebrenner Partner, OneOak Design Jon Winebrenner is a design professional who has been working as a designer in various capacities for over 15 years. He's worked in many facets of the design world from wireless product development, to packaging, to being a comic strip artist. He graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design and is currently a partner in a full service product development company (OneOak Design), producer of a DVD for the Design Industry ( www.The Brief DVD.com), and Moderator on the Core77 Discussion Forums (aka ip_wirelessly). Oh, he also has ADHD. Jon will presenting at the IDSA Western Design Dialogue Conference 2012  in Seattle, May 4th and 5th.  His presentation will be about: The Attention Deficit Designer "Designers around the world have to fight through a cacophony of distractions. From Facebook to squirrels and everything in between, we all struggle with how to balance the flashing lights around

Mark Selander graduated from Western Washington University in 1998 with a degree in Industrial Design. His first creative job was operating a chipmunk puppet named Rudy for a Japanese language program hosted by an outcast member of MTV’s “The Real World”.  He currently works as an industrial design consultant developing consumer products, packaging, and retail spaces for Seattle creative firms Pensar Development, Anvil Studios, Wexley School For Girls, and others. His prior work includes conceptual design on video games and entertainment titles for Microsoft, EA, Capcom, ESPN, UPN, and Nintendo. He was a core member of the team that created the ground breaking trans-media marketing campaign for Stephen Spielberg’s film “AI”, and he has helped develop scores of pitches, concepts, and campaigns that have ranged from dizzying success to being thankful that at least his Mom still loves him. One of Mark's traffic "solutions" Mark will be speaking at the IDSA  West

Stanley Hainsworth Tether Chairman, Chief Creative Officer Tether is a group of friends who are passionate about one thing: telling stories that matter. Tether was born from the desire to work on brands that share the desire to create passionate, emotional connections with customers. Everything that our team of visionaries, strategists, designers and implementers create tethers back to the core of the brands we partner with. Previous to founding Tether, Stanley was VP Global Creative of Starbucks where he oversaw all creative aspects of Starbucks - new products, packaging systems, seasonal promotions, brand campaigns, advertising and collateral materials. Stanley spent twelve years at Nike as a Creative Director working on everything from product launches to Niketowns to the Olympics. After Nike he moved to Denmark to join the Lego Company as their Global Creative Director. There he directed a total visual overhaul of the Lego brand from top to bottom, including packaging, the

Tom Hobbs Interaction Design Manager, TEAGUE As Interaction Design Manager, Tom Hobbs provides inspiration, motivation and direction for Teague’s design team. Originally from the UK, he studied at the Leeds College of Art and the University of Wales. Tom has been in the industry for over fifteen years, working with the legendary Colors Magazine and clients such as Sony, Nikon, Sprint, Verizon, Wells Fargo and Amazon. He joined Teague in 2010 and currently works closely with high-tech giants Microsoft and Intel. Tom has received numerous awards over the course of his career, including accolades from IDEA, iF, and Red Dot. In 2000, he was named one of ID Magazine's Forty Under Thirty. His work has been published in a variety of publications, including The Guardian and The New York Times.  An inveterate globetrotter, Tom has traveled extensively both for work and for pleasure. He’s visited all but one of the world's continents (Australia is yet to be checked off the list)

UX concepts done by Ana's group at Microsoft Speaking at the IDSA Western Design Conference Seattle 2012 is Ana Maria Pinto da Silva, Senior UX Designer, Microsoft, Strategic Prototyping . Ana Pinto da Silva leads design for Microsoft’s Strategic Prototyping and Advanced Strategies Group (StratPro). Her work synthesizes her interests in storytelling, architecture and emerging technologies and her deep passion for creative collaboration. Ana’s previous experience includes game development, architecture, and interactive media. Her work has garnered several awards including the Al Falah Grant from U.C. Berkeley in 2002 and a Webby Worthy Award in 2003. In addition to her media work, Ana has been an instructor at San Francisco State’s Multimedia Studies Program developing and teaching courses on interactive media history and development. She has extensive non-profit board experience including her current work as a board member for Artist Trust and is the founder of Seattle’s

Concept Camera: The WVIL from Artefact on Vimeo . Nikki Pfarr is a Senior Design Strategist at Artefact and a former Ph.D. Candidate at Carnegie Mellon’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute. She is a founding partner of the Brains, Behavior & Design Group, and was previously a UX Designer at Google. Nikki holds a Master's of Design from IIT’s Institute of Design and a B.S. from MIT. She has led workshops on incorporating behavioral economics into user-centered design for the IIT Institute of Design Executive Education summer camp series, the Chicago chapter of the IxDA, and various Artefact clients. Nikki's original research on the implications of behavioral economics on design research practices was published in the 2010 Conference Proceedings of the International Design Research Society. Nikki Pfarr, Senior Design Strategist at Artefact   Nikki will be speaking at the  IDSA   Western Design Dialogue Conference 2012  in Seattle, May 4th and 5th.   Here's