Institute of Designers in Ireland

Institute of Designers in Ireland
Abbreviation	IDI
Formation	1972
Type	Professional body
Legal status	Non Profit
Purpose	The promotion of the design profession in Ireland
Headquarters	5 Dame Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Location	Republic of Ireland
Region served	Ireland
Membership	1200+
President	George Boyle
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The Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) was formed in 1972 and is the professional body representing designers and design students from different disciplines who practice on the island of Ireland and abroad.^[1] The IDI is one Ireland’s largest and oldest association of design professionals. The Institute is a membership-based not-for-profit organization.

Activities

IDI is multi-disciplinary – representing designers in all design disciplines including Graphic Design, Interior Design, Product Design and across the entire spectrum of design. Its aims and function are to promote high standards of design, to foster professionalism and to emphasise designers' responsibility to society, to the client and to each other. IDI organizes to promote and advocate for Irish design. It works to encourage a universal standard of professional design practice.^[2]

History

The IDI was originally known as The Society of Designers of Ireland (SDI) when it was founded in 1972 at meeting in the Shelbourne hotel in 1972 attended by 60 people. The first committee was set up by election at that meeting. The first President of the SDI was the distinguished Australian-born OPW principal architect Raymond McGrath. Other past–presidents include Robin Walker founder of Scott Tallon Walker and winner of two RIAI Triennial Gold Medals, Frank Ryan, Selma Harrington and Arthur Gibney who was also a former president of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland(RIAI) and president of the Royal Hibernian Academy, RHA.

IDI was part of Design Ireland, established in January 2000, the collaborative body representing the IDI, RIAI, GDBA and ICAD. Design Ireland, was an initiative of the combined representative bodies of the Irish design community, established as a result of the Government review of the Irish design consultancy sector. For a number of years IDI was also associated with initiatives such as awarding The Frank Ryan Travel Bursary for design students ^[3] and the annual William H. Walsh Lecture ^[4] Since the 1990s, the Institute has run an annual IDI Awards and GDA awards programme for both design students and professional designers along with a regular programme of events and training. The IDI Awards is one of the key events in the design calendar in Ireland These design awards are Ireland’s only multi-disciplinary professional design prizes. Since their inception, the IDI Awards have recognised excellence and innovation in creative practice on the island of Ireland.

Membership

Over the course of its four decades, IDI's membership numbers have grown, and in April 2016 it stands at over 1200 members. ^[5] The current IDI President since April 9th is George Boyle, an architect and social entrepreneur.^[6]Its Past-President for 2015/16 is Cork based designer and CIT lecturer Marc O'Riain, who was elected in April 2014. Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, is Patron of The Institute of Designers in Ireland.^[7]

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Design

Outline
Portal
Designer

Disciplines

Communication design	Advertising Book design Corporate design Exhibit design Film title design Graphic design Environmental Postage stamp design Print design Sustainable Illustration Information design Instructional design News design Photography Retail design Signage / Traffic sign design Typography / Type design Video design Visual merchandising

Environmental design	Architecture Architectural lighting design Building design Passive solar Ecological design Environmental impact design Garden design Computer-aided Healthy community design Interior architecture Interior design EID Keyline design Landscape architecture Sustainable Landscape design Spatial design Transition design Urban design

Industrial design	Automotive design CMF design Corrugated box design Electric guitar design Furniture design Sustainable Hardware interface design Motorcycle design Packaging and labeling Photographic lens design Product design Production design Sensory design Service design

Interaction design	Experience design EED Game design Level design Video game design Hardware interface design Icon design Immersive design Information design Motion graphic design Sonic interaction design User experience design User interface design Web design

Other applied arts	Public art design Ceramic / glass design Fashion design Costume design Jewelry design Floral design Game art design Scenic design Sound design Stage/set lighting design Textile design

Other design & engineering	Algorithm design Boiler design Conceptual design Database design Drug design Electrical system design Experimental design Filter design Job design Integrated circuit design Circuit design Physical design Power network design Nuclear weapon design Nucleic acid design Organization design Process design Processor design Protein design Research design Social design Software design Spacecraft design Strategic design Systems design

Approaches

Tools
Intellectual property
Organizations
Awards

Tools	AAD Architectural model Blueprint Comprehensive layout CAD CAID Virtual home design software CAutoD Design quality indicator Electronic design automation Flowchart Mockup Product design specification Prototype Sketch Storyboard Technical drawing Web design program Website wireframe

Intellectual property	Community design Design around Design patent Geschmacksmuster Industrial design rights European Union

Organizations	AIGA Chartered Society of Designers Design and Industries Association Design Council International Forum Design The Design Society Design Research Society

Awards	European Design Award German Design Award Good Design Award (Chicago) Good Design Award (Japan) Graphex IF product design award James Dyson Award Prince Philip Designers Prize