In the past two years, IDSA has hosted a variety of events to expose students to various professional and interdisciplinary fields.
February 2020
RISD Makeathon brings together students from all majors to form groups, ideate, research, and gain hands-on experience in product development. Professionals with relevant expertise mentor and guide the students in their design process.
October 2018
For the first ever Makeathon at RISD, we created a day of interdisciplinary investigation on cognitive development, risk assessment, and unstructured play into designing playtime. Participants were able to engage and collaborate under the mentorship of distinguished professionals from IDEO, Hasbro, MIT, and more.
2018, 2019, 2020
In our annual Senior Internship Panel, seniors share their previous summer internship experiences with underclassmen who are new to the internship process.
March 2019
IDSA hosted professional UI/UX designs from the Providence based Company Mojotech to teach students about information architecture in user experience design.
April 2018
Puma apparel and footwear designers who shared their personal sights about life at Puma, their design process, key career tips, and a sneak peak at work-in-progress designs.