{"id":135,"date":"2013-03-25T22:01:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T05:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/saravierra\/?p=135"},"modified":"2013-03-25T22:23:19","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T05:23:19","slug":"135","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/saravierra\/2013\/03\/25\/135\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Lives One Design at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A friend of mine recently told me about his plans to pursue an Industrial Design degree at Arizona State next year. I hadn\u2019t heard of Industrial Design (ID) before, so the example he gave me was that of Macbooks. He asked me to describe a Mac in a couple words, and the first ones that came to mind were \u201cpretty\u201d and \u201ceasy-to-use.\u201d He explained that this was exactly what an Industrial Designer did \u2013 made products pretty and easy-to-use for consumers. It seemed like a cool idea, and when I googled it, I realized there is a lot more ID goin\u2019 on than I knew.
\nIDSA.org<\/a> defines ID as \u201cthe professional service of creating and developing concepts and specifications that optimize the function, value and appearance of products and systems for the mutual benefit of both user and manufacturer.\u201d So, basically, pretty and easy to use. But IDS also told stories: one about how text messaging and apps regarding HIV-status was saving babies\u2019 lives in rural Zambia and another about the Embrace Infant Warmer<\/a>, which is basically a sleeping bag \u201cdesigned for premature and low-birth-weight babies to prevent hypothermia in developing countries.\u201d\u00a0I learned that Industrial Designers pride themselves on their commitment to sustainability and cost efficiency.<\/p>\n

I also discovered bedazzled hearing aids aimed at making hard-of-hearing women feel more comfortable and a biodegradable toothbrush that for every one bought, one is donated to someone in the Middle East (similar to the Toms Shoes idea) from IndustrialDesignServed.com. I realized that ID wasn\u2019t just about making things pretty and easy-to-use. It\u2019s more than that. It\u2019s about taking products and technology and improving them. It\u2019s about saving lives.<\/p>\n

This idea of ID design holds the conception of taking older products and making them new and improved for consumers to use. This allows products developed in the past to remain current and a desired product by the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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