‘Profit by Design’ is a two day product development and innovation conference for corporate and organizational strategists responsible for business innovation. Whether initiating product service systems, R&D programs, business innovations, capital investment (angels & VCs) or government and social programs promoting Canada’s value added agenda, stimulating presentations and hands on workshops with the best designers, business minds and investment gurus will inspire you. Benchmark innovations, realize your corporate goals, and improve your re­turn on investment.

Find out more at www.profitbydesign.ca

Commencing mid-August, 2011 the new Product Design degree program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University will require a program Coordinator.
For 2011/2012 the position is a part time position (25%) with the possibility of increased workload to 50% or full time in the future.

The position will include the following:

•    Work with the Dean and other Faculty of Design staff and faculty to develop curriculum for new courses in consultation with industry members and curriculum committee
•    Work with various Kwantlen departments to market the program, manage student recruitment, enrollment and advising
•    Work with the Faculty of Design operations Manager and Program Assistant  to identify facilities furnishings and equipment needs,

While the degree will commence Fall 2012 courses are being offered as part of a transitional year starting in Fall 2011.

The Product Design degree is a new degree at the University and will be offered at the Richmond Campus which is located just off the Canada Line Lansdowne station.  It will focus on the design of soft goods (soft product). It will form part of the existing suite of design degrees and draw expertise and content from our well established degrees and programs in Fashion and Technology, Fashion Marketing, Graphic Design for Marketing, Interior Design, and Foundations in Design as well as other areas of expertise in marketing and consumerism at Kwantlen.  Many courses will be offered in the evenings in order to allow for professionals in related fields who wish to teach part time and/or to expand their areas of interest.

This is an opportunity to be part of a new degree designed to meet the needs of the softs goods and recreational industry in B.C. and beyond while drawing on the resources, strengths and success of our other degrees. Areas of instruction:

•    First year discipline specific courses( May 2012) – Materials and components for  the soft goods industry, technical apparel and soft goods industry  ( Other first year courses are existing courses in our Foundation  in Design  program)
•    Second year (Fall 2012) – Design and innovation studio, computer fundamentals and CAD, specialty wear, textile science, human factors and ergonomics, drafting, sewing and production.
•    Third year ( Fall 2013) – Product development, design and innovation studio, sourcing and production.
•    Fourth year (Fall 2014) – Major project, research and development, soft goods and the global economy, manufacture and production, business practices and developing work experience opportunities.

We provide a flexible interdisciplinary learning environment fostered by an atmosphere of respect and cooperation.  This environment provides opportunities for students to continue to develop individually as they increase their design, production and marketing abilities.

Minimum qualifications include a degree in Fashion Design, Industrial Design or related field, preferably with a focus on soft goods, technical and/or recreational gear.  Five (5) or more years of experience in the soft goods and/or technical and/or recreational gear are required.  Teaching experience at the post-secondary level and a working knowledge of the specific subject is preferred.  Kwantlen will provide applicants with limited teaching experience the opportunity to take instructional skills workshops.

The successful applicant will be a team players committed to a collaborative style of teaching.  This individual will be actively involved in the industry, and related communities.

If you are interested in additional work in this program please see other similar opportunities on this employment website and to view offered Expressions of Interest please see the Faculty of Design website. http://www.kwantlen.ca/design/fashion.html

Please go to http://kwantlen.ca/design for program details and to Kwantlen.ca/HR for details about the position of program Coordinator.

Please forward a cover letter outlining your areas of expertise and interest, resume and verification of credentials, quoting competition number 11-61 by July 11, 2011  to  Human Resource Services, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72 Avenue, Surrey, BC  V3W 2M8; Fax to (604) 599-2111 or email to employ@kwantlen.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Kwantlen Polytechnic University,
However, only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.

What a great reason to head down to Chill Winston in Gastown and enjoy a beverage!

The plan is very casual – meet at Chill Winston at 5pm on Wednesday the 29.
Everyone is welcome.

Chill Winston
#3 Alexander Street
Vancouver

Questions – please contact ernerst@(remove)bullmonkeyid.com

OPEN INVITATION TO ALL ACID MEMBERS:

PLEASE JOIN US ON WEBEX FOR THE ACID 2010 AGM

 Audio + Video Web Presentation + Discussion Period

Scheduled: Friday March 18th, 2011

 9AM EST (6AM PST) – 1PM EST (10AM PST)

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Regards,

Chris O’Brien Wheeler, BCID, ACID

President, Association of Canadian Industrial Designers ACID

Web Site: www.designcanada.org

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Meeting Number: 735 868 459

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Panel discussion: March 17th, 2011 at 5pm in room 320 featuring

• Lukas Scherrer, Swiss Designer from SFO
• Andres Wanner, Lecturer School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) Simon Fraser University
• Heidi Wegener, curator of “Design Preis Schweiz”
• Designer/representative from ECUAD
• Design Journalist as moderator

The Swiss design exhibition opening will be at 6-8pm the same day in the Concourse Gallery.

emily carr university of art + design |  1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver  BC  V6H 3R9

Depuis plus de quarante ans, l’École de design industriel valorise une approche de
l’enseignement et de la recherche caractérisée par une intégration dynamique de la
théorie et de la pratique. Elle offre des programmes de formation professionnelle
(baccalauréat en design industriel et en design d’intérieur, D.É.S.S. en design de jeux)
ainsi qu’un programme de maîtrise « design et complexité ». Partie prenante de l’effort
d’innovation industrielle, économique et sociale au Québec et grande animatrice des
débats internationaux sur le design, l’École s’emploie à apporter une contribution
essentielle aux grands enjeux de notre époque.

L’École de design industriel recherche une professeure ou un professeur à pleintemps
en design industriel.

Principales fonctions

• L’enseignement au baccalauréat en design industriel et à la maitrise « design et complexité
• La recherche fondamentale ou appliquée
• Participation aux tâches administratives et à la vie universitaire

Exigences

• Détenir un diplôme de premier cycle en design industriel ou dans une des disciplines de l’aménagement ainsi qu’un doctorat dans un domaine pouvant contribuer aux activités de recherche de l’École.

- Les candidatures des personnes ayant déposé leur thèse ou en voie de le
faire avant la date d’entrée en fonction pourront être considérées, de
même que celles des personnes dont l’expérience et la formation sont
jugées équivalentes.

• Avoir une expérience de recherche ou de projets dans un domaine relié aux axes de développement de l’École, notamment le design stratégique, le design accessible, le design durable et les nouvelles technologies.

• Posséder les compétences nécessaires à l’enseignement théorique et pratique aux trois cycles des programmes de l’École de design industriel et de la Faculté de l’aménagement, incluant l’encadrement à la maitrise et au doctorat.

Traitement
L’Université de Montréal offre un salaire concurrentiel jumelé à une gamme complète
d’avantages sociaux.

Date d’entrée en fonction
Le ou après le 1er juin 2011 (sous réserve d’approbation budgétaire).

Les personnes intéressées sont invitées à poser leur candidature au plus tard le 18
février 2011 à 16 h, en faisant parvenir leur dossier complet comprenant une lettre de
candidature, un curriculum vitae, le détail des évaluations des cours enseignés (s’il y a
lieu), une liste à jour de publications ou de réalisations accompagnée d’exemplaires ou de
descriptifs des plus représentatives de celles-ci, et un bref exposé du programme de
recherche envisagé incluant les raisons qui expliquent comment les préoccupations de
recherche du candidat complètent celles de l’École. Les candidats sont également invités
à faire parvenir trois lettres de recommandation directement à l’École. Les dossiers
doivent être remis à :

M. Philippe Lalande, directeur
École de design industriel, Faculté de l’aménagement
Université de Montréal
C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville
Montréal (Québec) H3C 3J7
T : (514) 343-7454
michele.parenteau@umontreal.ca
www.design.umontreal.ca
www.ame.umontreal.ca

Conformément aux exigences prescrites en matière d’immigration au Canada, cette annonce s’adresse en priorité
aux citoyens canadiens et aux résidents permanents. L’Université de Montréal souscrit à un programme d’accès à
l’égalité en emploi et invite les femmes, les membres des minorités visibles et des minorités ethniques, les
autochtones et les personnes handicapées à poser leur candidature.

Holiday Mixer - Thursday, December 16, 5-7pm

HOLIDAY MIXER – This Thursday!

Come out and join BCID and ECIDA (Emily Carr Industrial Design Association) members, ECUAD students and faculty in celebrating the season.

Emily Carr senior project presentations will be wrapping up, and everyone will welcome the chance to blow off some steam mixing it up with the local design community.

Come on out to the Backstage Lounge (1585 Johnston St., Granville Island) this Thursday between 5 and 7 pm, and see what’s happening with the future of design!

Vancouver, British Columbia – We live in a fine balance of harmony and chaos. A reality where the most unprecedented challenges face our planet, and in contrast, a tipping point of positive change for our collective future is reaching tidal proportions.

Designers are communicators, makers, shapers, and inventors; with a key insight into systems and an ability to express, we have a unique vantage point in creating harmony in the midst of chaos. And yet, chaos is a key ingredient in pushing us to reshape, reinvent and even rebel. Both harmony and chaos have given way to our best inventions, breakthroughs, and moments of truth as a design community. This year’s Practivism 3 intersects the powerful point between harmony and chaos. Acknowledging that harnessing the fine equilibrium from both sides is the key to our future.

Join the GDC/BC for an evening of dialogue and interaction on how the creative forces of harmony and chaos shape us, and how designers are reshaping the world during these rapidly changing times. An interactive discussion with local thought leaders including Panos Grames (David Suzuki Foundation), Judy Snaydon (Mountain Equipment Co-op), Valerie Elliott (Id2 Communications), and Bruce Haden (Dialog Design) will be moderated by Amanda Gibbs (Director, Museum of Vancouver). The interactive round table discussion will be followed by a keynote presentation by Wendy Jedlicka (President, Jedlicka Design, and author of Sustainable Graphic Design: Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Print Design).

WHEN: Friday Nov 19th, 2010, 6-10pm

WHERE: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver

TICKETS: $20 Students, $25 Members, $30 Non-Members. Tickets include food and entrance to
MOV exhibit Home Grown: Local Sustainable Food. Cash bar available.

http://www.gdc.net/about/store/product_category1.php

For more information about Practivism 3, contact Darren Carcary cgd at pr.bc@gdc.net or visit http://bc.gdc.net/practivism/

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The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) was founded in 1956. The GDC’s mandate is to maintain a defined, recognized, competent body of graphic designers and to promote high standards of graphic design for the benefit of Canadian industry, commerce, public service and education.

Joel Berman Glass Studios, an internationally renowned Architectural Glass Manufacturer located on Granville Island in Vancouver, BC is seeking a hands-on mid-level Industrial Designer with 3+ years experience.

Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of College/Vocational/Technical Training or completion of University in the fields of Industrial, Architectural, Exhibit Design.

Experience: 3+ years: specifically in developing architectural/interior products, sculpture, furniture for public & commercial spaces.
Experience in both Design & Manufacturing environments with site specific product development including; concept generation, graphic design, presentations, quoting, specification & testing.

Specific Skills: Concept design, technical design, communication, problem solving, presentation graphics, model making.

Additional Skills: Graphic design, Industrial, Architectural Design.

Languages: Fluent spoken and written English

Computer Skills: Solidworks, AutoCad, Adobe CS2, and 3D StudioMax or similar

Please email your resume to jbgsgl@gmail.com. We regret that, due to the expected volume of replies, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Alex Steffen
Executive Editor: Worldchanging
7pm Wednesday September 8,
Emily Carr Lecture Theatre

Alex Steffen has been the Executive Editor of Worldchanging since he co-founded the organization in 2003, as the next phase in a lifetime of work exploring ways of building a better future.

In the last six years, Worldchanging has become one of the world’s leading sustainability-related publications, with an archive of over 10,000 articles and a large global audience (Worldchanging was rated the second largest sustainability site on the web by Nielsen Online in 2008). Wordchanging’s solutions-based journalism has played an important role in revealing formerly obscure innovations and groundbreaking ideas, thereby pushing forward the sustainability movement and changing the way we think about the planet’s most pressing problems.

For more information on this lecture and the Emily Carr Speaker Series please visit

http://www.ecuad.ca/about/events/68716

This Lecture is made possible through support by PowerTech Labs Inc.