Keep the Revolution going!

We are enabaling comments on the site to allow you to continue the dialog with our presenters! Just choose the speaker and add your comments to their post. Did you take good notes? Feel free to post them here. It will help us to remeber the moment and foster a good discussion!

Special Thanks!

This years NED Conference was one of the most succesful district conference to date! With over 450 attendees we shattered previous attendance records. We couldn’t have pulled off an event like this without a great team. So I would like to personally thank the following…

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The Honors go to….

This is the first year of the NED Copesetic Honors Awards. Each year we will honor an educator and a practioner from the Northeast District. This years judges were James Read from Mass Art and Michael Kent from Staples. Selected from the nominations submitted they chose the following…

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Merit Award Winners

Every year we take a look at the top designer from each of the design schools in our district and try to to pick the best of the best to represent the Northeast District at the National Conference. This year that student is Liana Kalushner from University of the Arts. The other merit award for this year were…

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The Revolution has begun!

The conference is off to a great start! We want to capture as much as we can about this years conference. If you would like to share your photos from the conference, feel free to contact me to be able to upload to our flickr site. Also for all you bloggers out there, be sure and use our hashtag #idsaned and be sure to tag your photos and other posts with idsaned

If you’d like to see the Twitter feed from #idsaned, click here:  http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=1414297289&page=1&q=%23idsaned

Hope to see you saturday!

Design Education Revolution

Don’t miss out on this afternoon panel discussion on the state of design education. Is our current system of design education meeting the needs of todays business, or is it time for a design education revolution as well? Become part of the discussion as design educators and business leaders go head to head to discuss this issue. 

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Ecolect Petting Zoo

Be sure and check out the Ecolect the Petting Zoo™, an exhibit tailored for the large community designers, engineers, and business professionals, eager to learn about the latest and greatest in alternative eco-materials. It is a chance to speak with designers, engineers, developers, and the business owners one-on-one about material needs, options and ideas. Ecolect combines ecology and intellect by shining light on alternative material solutions that minimize the creative communities impact on the environment. To learn more about the Petting Zoo™, check out their site!

Rooftop Revolution

Please join www.core77.com, www.sprout.cc, www.whatsnxt.net  and www.malcolmfontier.com high atop Boston’s Skyline for a studio crawl after party. We will have a great local Dj throwing down some killer tracks, beverages, a cool new pulsating shave gel from NXT and bags & wallets from Malcolm Fontier’s new collection to be raffled off as door prizes. Oh and did we mention the VIEW!

DOORS OPEN AT 10:00pm
Valid ID Required -  Please rsvp at rsvp@sprout.cc as space will be limited

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Sunday Morning Portfolio Review

Are you looking for revolutionary talent but couldn’t make it to the conference? Swing by on Sunday morning to take part in the portfolio review! We are opening the doors to local firms and companies to come in and check out the talent on display. It will take place from 9:00am till 10:30am. We hope that we will see you there!

Friday Night Studio Crawl

Just Updated!
Some of Boston’s best studios are opening their doors Friday night from 6:00pm to 9:00pm for you to stop in. The studios are all within walking distance of their nearest T stops. The nearest T stop to the hotel is a short cab ride away, (a little over a mile to walk to) and the fun can begin there.  After 9:00pm the studios have suggested a local neighborhood bar to hang out at afterwards.   more »

Michael Jager - Keynote Revolutionary

Director and President, Jager Di Paola Kemp Design

Killing Curiosity?

Whether amplified or under attack, curiosity is undergoing uncertain transformation. As creators, the choice is ours to destroy, defend, or set in motion a movement that catapults curiosity to a brave new level. Fear not, for we must always find joy on the precipice of the unknown!

“Careful how you move, Mac, you dig me in me back
An’ I’m so pilled up that I rattle
I have got the sharpest knife, so I cut the biggest slice
I’ve got no time to do battle”
-The Clash, “Revolution Rock”
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