Design Team Meetings: A year in review
In a busy design studio with deadlines always looming, it can be challenging to find time to keep learning new skills and sharing ideas that are not project-related.
Engineering Internship: What I learned From Tekna and more!
I am extremely grateful that Tekna took a chance by hiring such a young student. Surprisingly, no one seemed to care much about my age when tasking me with projects.
Industrial Design Internship: Ellipses and I have come a long way
How do you start a blog post? On the same day you’re saying goodbye. Like a journey map, I’ll start with my desire for an industrial design internship.
When life gives you lemons
About 2 years ago I tried to shoe ski down a huge, snowy, slick hill on my way to class (as any college kid would), which resulted in me falling pretty hard on some ice.
Bissell Bark Bath: Taking the RUFF out of bathing your dog
Bissell came to us with a concept for a pet bathing attachment that would soon become the Bissell Bark Bath.
5th Annual Corporate Engineering Challenge — Engineering like a girl
The Air Zoo hosted the 5th annual Corporate Engineering Challenge (CEC) put on by several local Southwest Michigan companies and organized by the South Central Michigan chapter of Society of Women Engineers.
Engineering Lunch & Learn: Exploring the fluidized bed phenomenon
At a recent Lunch & Learn session, we wanted to try something a little bit different: a proof-of-theory building exercise. (A fluidized bed occurs in conditions where a solid—in this case sand—behaves like a fluid)
Innovation celebration 2017
Tekna and MIX Southwest Michigan have been long time partners in promoting creativity, innovation, and design within our community
A Common Thread: We love learning new skills together
Over the years, our shared interest in sports, travel, fashion, and exploring national parks has left us curious about the development of the soft-goods products we were using.
Michigan Design Prize 2017 — The fuzzy helmet and sled
This fall, we participated in the second annual Michigan Design Prize, a design education and awareness program sponsored by the Michigan Design Council.