What does industrial design mean?
From designer to student, everyone in the field of industrial design has heard this question. As a discipline that has never been fully defined, we want to explore what it means today. In the past, industrial designer primarily meant being the Maker of Things, but now, the definition has expanded to include the Solver of Problems. The big reason for this change is the need to manage consequences. On the horizon lies change, and designers with a process in problem solving can take a large stake in this future.
With a background that merges art and business, David Kim has maintained Fortune 100 accounts, designed online social networks, managed a modern art museum, founded an experimental art/music/film festival, served as Creative Director for a non-profit organization, and started his own company. He finds inspiration in music, globalization, public space, technologies, and networks.
david[at]clickboompow.com
Fostered with a degree in Environmental Studies, a former career in project management, building planning, and construction, Mike Seto found a way to connect the pragmatic with the idealistic. Focused on enriching the bigger picture, the experience of a lifetime during his graduate studies taught him personal lessons through process, context, purpose, and crossing the lines of inspiration. His design education has empowered him to create positive and meaningful solutions in all his endeavors.
mps1123[at]gmail.com
Advisor: Andrew Schloss
