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Paul Specht presentation

“This is serious stuff!”
84 year old iconic industrial designer Paul Specht, FIDSA, spoke today about his life, the power of design and his views of the future. Here is a brief bio as written by AU INDD professor Bret Smith:
Paul Specht has practiced design for more than 60 years and holds more than 50 utility [...]

Designing Green 2009

Auburn University’s student IDSA chapter once again hosted their annual Designing Green competition with the Department of Industrial and Graphic Design. This year, after a couple of lectures on sustainable design Thursday morning, Industrial Design and Graphic Design students were divided into 11 teams of 12-13 members each (including a faculty adviser). The teams [...]

Mid-semester update

I haven’t had much time to update the blog this semester. My course load is eating up all of my free time just trying to keep up. Here’s a quick run-down of my typical weekly schedule:

Monday: studio from 8:30-12:00, lunch, World Literature I from 1:00-1:50, back to the studio to work on History time line [...]

Adam Carter presentation

Adam Carter (AU INDD class of ‘07) presented to our Prefessional Practice class this past Tuesday. He shared his insights on negotiating a job offer and shared his experiences during his first 7 months as a Design Engineer at Masterbuilt Manufacturing, Inc. in Columbus, GA. Overall it was a great presentation from a recent graduate [...]

Vacant school building photo shoot

I had to make a run to the recycling center today and decided to stop by Wallace Center (the building on Auburn University’s campus that houses the Industrial and Graphic Design programs). I thought the place might be deserted on a Saturday during Christmas break. I was right and got some very cool photos with [...]