About

IDSA’s Materials and Processes (M&P) Section provides information, resources and support to the IDSA Membership and the  industrial design community, helping them to become more effective as valuable partners in the product development process. It also serves as a vehicle for designers and engineers representing a wide array of manufacturing and supplier industries to network and exchange information. Its focus is on the creative and technical application of materials and manufacturing processes to design. We hope this blog will serve as a source of information for industrial designers on materials, manufacturing processes and their relationship to the creative process of industrial design.

We’ve also have a LinkedIn group, so join in on the discussion.

Warren Ginn, IDSA, is a product designer with a consultancy in Raleigh, NC with over 15 years experience in industrial design, part engineering and manufacturing consulting. He now serves as Professional Interest Section VP of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and is (still) evangelizing the value of materials and processes education within the industrial design community. He lectures to manufacturers, designers, educators and students across the country. He received his degree in Industrial Design from North Carolina State University.

If you have and comments or suggestions or are interested in IDSA and/or the Materials and Processes Section, you can e-mail: warrenginn at gmail dot com.

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