Hasso Plattner Institute of Design

The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford, commonly known as the d.school, is a design school based in Stanford University, in cooperation with the German Hasso Plattner Institute of University of Potsdam.[1] According to the New York Times, the school has become one of the most highly sought destinations at Stanford.[2]

History

The school was founded by Stanford mechanical engineering professor David M. Kelley [1] and George Kembel in 2004.[3] It is a joint project between the university and the Hasso Plattner Institute of University of Potsdam in Germany.[4] Like some other design schools, it integrates business and management training into more traditional engineering and product design education.[5]

Products

Among the products launched from the Institute are the Embrace blanket, a low-cost alternative to neonatal incubators and the d.light, a solar-powered LED light now in use in some third world rural communities.[1] The Pulse News Reader was developed in a class in 2010, and became the highest-selling application at Apple's App Store.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roethel, Kathryn (November 26, 2010). "Stanford's design school promotes creativity". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. ↑ Nicole Perlroth (December 29, 2013), Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design New York Times.
  3. ↑ "George Kembel Profile". Stanford University d.school. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stanford, German institute in research alliance". San Jose Business Journal. August 19, 2008.
  5. ↑ Scanlon, Jessie (August 27, 2007). "Wanted: VPs of Design". Business Week.

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