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An Award-Winning Year for WWU Industrial Design [2023] 2023 was an exciting year for the ID students and faculty at Western! Here is a summary of just some of the highlights: January Student Merit Award Winner 2022 Kelsey Leppek was featured in the Winter 23 edition of INNOVATION, the IDSA Student Merit Award Winner 2022! WWU ID class of 2022. She is now working at the prestigious Astro Studios (PA Consulting) in San Francisco. February Guest Lecture: Milwaukee Tool Kevin White and Ian Christianson, industrial designers at Milwaukee Tool and Western ID alumni, visited from Wisconsin. They presented the Milwaukee design team and process, provided lunch, conducted internship interviews, and generously donated hand tools to the ID model making shop. SOL sunrise alarm by Yuanxiang Huang Design Award Honors Yuanxiang Huang and Ray McVicker each win Honorable...

 Luna Production Assistant AI Drone Camera for Content Creators by Madeleine Gerst, Elliot Quasha, and Alexandr Barbaras Problem: Videographers struggle with heavy gear loads, tedious set-up processes for each shot, an intimidating learning curve and high prices for the hardware required to achieve professional grade content. Luna is an AI drone flight camera to reduce equipment load, invite interaction, and be controlled hands free. It records audio and video based on voice commands, following the subject as needed. Then it uploads all files to one location seamlessly. This was project by Western Washington University Industrial Design third year students with Ted Renwick of Logitech. January - March 2022. You can follow these young designers on Instagram: Madeleine Gerst @madeleinegdesign Elliot Quasha @equashadesign Alexandr Barbaras @alexandrbarr

Dylan Willis Bent aluminum sheet chair and side table by Dylan Willis 2022. Constructed entirely from bent aluminum, this compact chair and side table are designed for urban living. By focusing on strict square geometry, the profile makes a statement in any interior. With the materials etched on the side, cushions that are replaceable, and the ability to be unbolted for flat-pack shipping, sustainability through the whole lifecycle is of highest importance. Dylan Willis - Western Washington University Industrial Design Outstanding Graduate 2022 Instagram: @dylanwillis.id   Kelsey Leppek Chair and ottoman of bent steel tubing by Kelsey Leppek 2022. The North Point Chair is designed for comfort--it's the kind of lounge chair you have a hard time getting out of. Designed using powder coated steel tubing and upholstery velvet, the softness of the cushion and the curves of the frame contrast the rigidity of the metal tubing. Kelsey Leppek - Western Washington University Industrial Desi...

This past winter WWU Industrial Design students worked with Logitech on the project "Convergence for Creators 2030" Augmented Animator By Daniel Jones, Brendan Mudd, and Carson Porter-Keese How will animators create content 10 years in the future? The AR design system is intended to create an improved workflow for animators.  Allowing the user  capability to work within inspiring environments, work in three-dimensions, and improve ergonomics. Bringing dynamic and physical assets into animation production.

Rafer Stromme Chair design by Rafer Stromme. copyright 2022 Senior industrial design students at Western Washington University have been working on new furniture design this year.  Finally back in person, they are in the process of fabricating full size prototype models.  Rafer Stromme (@rafer_stromme) • Instagram photos and videos Keaton LoCicero Chair, ottoman and table set design by Keaton LoCicero. copyright 2022. About this design set by Keaton LoCicero: The hugging relationship between the planar aluminum and volumetric wood creates an additional surface to store books, magazines, or a drink.  The contrasting CMF consists of a matte black exterior powder coat and a polished metal interior that reflects the warmth of the wood as well as the interior the set lives in; creating the feeling of more space.  The cantilevered design has been refined using FEA simulations and through rough practical prototyping.  Aluminum series : 606...