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2011-2013 ICSID Executive Board Annouced

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:39:49 +0000

The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced the new slate of Executive Board of Directors for the 2011-2013 term, and Michelle Berryman is on it! Congratulations Michelle! Read the full story here.

Next stop, dissertation!

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:49:41 +0000

Congratulations to Echo’s Vicki Haberman, in finishing step four out of five on her way to a PhD at Georgia Tech, officially becoming a Candidate last week! Vicki has been looking at design considerations for improving the mobile phone user experience through device customizations, specifically missing opportunities in ensuring meaningful and memorable experiences by individuals diverse in age and ability.

Straight Talk On American Design

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:57:33 +0000

Michelle was quoted by Fast Company for the story Straight Talk On American Design. Check out her quote as well as other interesting quotes from American designers.

Remote Monitoring & Automation Conference

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:35:57 +0000

Dover Fluid Management will be hosting a Remote Monitoring & Automation Conference in Nashville, TN, on September 20-22, 2011. This event will be held in conjunction with the Remote 2011 Monitoring & Control Conference and Expo, focusing on technology and innovation in multiple industries including utilities, infrastructure, power, oil and gas, telecom, industrial, water and public utilities, agriculture, remote networks and facilities management. Michelle Berryman will be delivering a presentation to Dover executives titled “Technology Isn’t Seductive. The Experience Should Be.” The presentation will introduce user experience design as a value driver that increases market share, reduces customer support needs and builds brand equity with users.

UX Design in a Surgical Environment

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:02:38 +0000

Slides for Vicki & Michelle’s UX Australia presentation are now posted. Audio will be forthcoming from the event organizers in a few days. Until then, enjoy the visuals.

UX Australia 2011

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:15:59 +0000

Congratulations to Vicki Haberman and Michelle Berryman for being selected as speakers at the UX Australia conference in Sydney in August. They will be presenting, User Experience Design in a Surgical Environment, in which they will discuss and identify many of the challenges they have encountered while working in this environment as researchers and designers. They will offer practical advice, interesting visuals and an engaging story or two as well. Finally, they will explain why they believe this is the most exciting and meaningful arena for a user experience designer.

IDEA 2011

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:02:32 +0000

Earlier this month, Michelle Berryman was honored to participate on the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA®) jury at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Started in 1980 by The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), IDEA® fosters business and public understanding about the impact of design excellence on quality of life and the economy. While the IDEA® program is considered the preeminent design competition in the United States, its scope and influence reach far beyond U.S. boundaries.

This year’s internationally diverse jury of 15 men and 5 women, chaired by Davin Stowell, Founder and CEO of Smart Design, reviewed over 1,900 entries in 17 categories. Michelle juried entries in packaging and student work.

Winners will be announced soon and will be honored at this year’s IDSA international conference in September in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Design Turkey 2010 – Responsible Design Conference

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:46:36 +0000

As part of the Design Turkey 2010 event in Istanbul, Michelle Berryman spoke at a conference on Responsible Design. The conference goal was to discuss and celebrate the “benefits of design for society” and “the social responsibility of designers.” Michelle’s presentation, Five Tenets of Responsible Design in the Digital Domain, discussed the mandate designers have in the digital realm to embrace different perspectives, create opportunities for users, encourage engagement, protect user privacy and, above all else, enable delightful experiences.

Design Turkey 2010 – Industrial Design Awards

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:36:43 +0000

In December 2010, Michelle Berryman participated as a juror for the Design Turkey Industrial Design Awards in Istanbul, Turkey. The awards program is a design evaluation system organized with the collaboration of the Turkish Undersecretariate for Foreign Trade (DTM), the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) and the Industrial Designers Society of Turkey (ETMK), within the framework of the TURQUALITY® program. The program emphasizes the benefits good design brings to both society and industry in Turkey by rewarding design excellence that respects user needs and provides value and competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Journeys of Inspiration

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:02:16 +0000

As part of their October 2010 Masters of Design issue, Fast Company Magazine asked Michelle Berryman to participate in a Canon-sponsored photo blog with three other designers to document the things in their worlds that inspire creativity and motivate them as designers. An avid photographer, Michelle’s photos span four continents and include elements of raw nature as well as man-made artifacts and situations.