{"id":23862,"date":"2022-07-14T15:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T19:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/2022\/07\/14\/student-brings-home-2022-idsa-top-prize\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:54:19","slug":"student-brings-home-2022-idsa-top-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/2022\/07\/14\/student-brings-home-2022-idsa-top-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Brings Home 2022 IDSA Top Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Master of Industrial Design student Maggie Jarrett has been named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idsa.org\/awards\/student-merit-awards\">2022&nbsp;IDSA Graduate Student Merit Award<\/a> winner for the South District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As demonstrated in <a href=\"https:\/\/maggiejarrett.myportfolio.com\/work\">her portfolio<\/a>, Maggie is a passionate designer with a wide range of interests. She also works with photography, fiber, digital, and traditional media in her spare time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MaggieJarrett_Project1-1024x512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30909\" \/><figcaption>Jarrett&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/maggiejarrett.myportfolio.com\/ecodesign-multi-console-gaming-controller\">&#8220;Pivot&#8221; Gaming Controller<\/a> is one of the designs submitted to IDSA&#8217;s Student Merit Awards. The controller allows users to switch easily between platforms, reducing clutter and incentivizing repair over replacement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IDSA recognizes exceptional student design talent annually through its Student Merit Awards program. The competition highlights the very best creativity, problem-solving and design brilliance in each of IDSA&#8217;s five North American Districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A jury panel of design leaders and educators representing a cross-section of professional practice and design academia is assembled annually to review and select winners. This ensures the highest level of quality and rigor is achieved throughout all process stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two winners are selected from each District for this prestigious distinction, one at the Undergraduate (SMA) level and one at the Graduate (GSMA) level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-highlight with-image\"><h2 class=\"highlight__label\">Related<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/industrial-design\/\" class=\"highlight__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Highlight Block\" data-ua-action=\"Story Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/industrial-design\/\"><div class=\"highlight__image-container\"><div class=\"highlight__image-background\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"highlight__image wp-image-27775\" alt=\"Brian Leonard\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brian-leonard.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"highlight__text-container\"><h3 class=\"highlight__heading\">Brian Leonard Believes in Design That Improves Lives<\/h3><p class=\"highlight__teaser\">Industrial designer Brian Leonard [BID &#8217;89, MID &#8217;91] often finds himself in debates about form versus function. But rather than focusing on how something looks, he\u2019s more concerned with how design can benefit people now and in the future.<\/p><p class=\"highlight__cta\"><span>Read the full <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>story&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/aside>\n<p><em>This post was <a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/2022-idsa-prize\/\">originally published<\/a> in College of Design Blog.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Master of Industrial Design student Maggie Jarrett has been named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idsa.org\/awards\/student-merit-awards\">2022&nbsp;IDSA Graduate Student Merit Award<\/a> winner for the South District.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As demonstrated in <a href=\"https:\/\/maggiejarrett.myportfolio.com\/work\">her portfolio<\/a>, Maggie is a passionate designer with a wide range of interests. She also works with photography, fiber, digital, and traditional media in her spare time. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":30909,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MaggieJarrett_Project1-1024x512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30909\" \/><figcaption>Jarrett's <a href=\"https:\/\/maggiejarrett.myportfolio.com\/ecodesign-multi-console-gaming-controller\">\"Pivot\" Gaming Controller<\/a> is one of the designs submitted to IDSA's Student Merit Awards. The controller allows users to switch easily between platforms, reducing clutter and incentivizing repair over replacement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>IDSA recognizes exceptional student design talent annually through its Student Merit Awards program. The competition highlights the very best creativity, problem-solving and design brilliance in each of IDSA's five North American Districts.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A jury panel of design leaders and educators representing a cross-section of professional practice and design academia is assembled annually to review and select winners. This ensures the highest level of quality and rigor is achieved throughout all process stages.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two winners are selected from each District for this prestigious distinction, one at the Undergraduate (SMA) level and one at the Graduate (GSMA) level.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/highlight {\"teaser\":\"Industrial designer Brian Leonard [BID '89, MID '91] often finds himself in debates about form versus function. But rather than focusing on how something looks, he\u2019s more concerned with how design can benefit people now and in the future.\",\"callToAction\":\"Read the full story\",\"imageID\":27775} -->\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-highlight with-image\"><h2 class=\"highlight__label\">Related<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/industrial-design\/\" class=\"highlight__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Highlight Block\" data-ua-action=\"Story Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/industrial-design\/\"><div class=\"highlight__image-container\"><div class=\"highlight__image-background\"><img class=\"highlight__image wp-image-27775\" alt=\"Brian Leonard\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/brian-leonard.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"highlight__text-container\"><h3 class=\"highlight__heading\">Brian Leonard Believes in Design That Improves Lives<\/h3><p class=\"highlight__teaser\">Industrial designer Brian Leonard [BID '89, MID '91] often finds himself in debates about form versus function. But rather than focusing on how something looks, he\u2019s more concerned with how design can benefit people now and in the future.<\/p><p class=\"highlight__cta\"><span>Read the full <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>story&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/aside>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/highlight -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Industrial Design student Maggie Jarrett has been named the 2022\u00a0IDSA Graduate Student Merit Award winner for the South District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":23864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"ncstate_wire","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-23862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-_from-newswire-collection-279"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23862"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24389,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23862\/revisions\/24389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/industrial-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}