9. Previous Award Winners's Stories

In this episode, our hosts Nisha Agrawal and Diego Pulido share their conversations with previous Interaction Awards winners. Nisha talks to Darren David, CEO of Stimulant in San Francisco, who won 2 Interaction Awards in 2012: one in the “Expressing” category, and the other for “Best in Show” with LoopLoop: an interactive music toy for Sifteo Cubes Diego talks with Kirsten Southwell, creative director of the Art Institute of Chicago, who was an Interaction Awards finalist in 2013 for “Rehearsal”: an app concept for practicing musicians. Darren and Kirsten share their memories of what it was like to submit their project; what it felt like to have their project short-listed; and the impact being recognized at the Interaction Awards has had on their careers.  EPISODE LINKS: “LoopLoop” (2012  Interaction Awards) - https://awards.ixda.org/entry/2012/looploop/ Sifteo Cubes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sifteo_Cubes “Rehearsal” (2013 Interaction Awards) - https://awards.ixda.org/entry/2013/rehearsal-an-app-for-practicing-musicians/ awards.ixda.org / @ixdawards on Twitter / @ixdawards on Instagram

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Candid conversations with designers from around the world, recognizing design excellence via the global Interaction Awards. Enjoy deep dives into delightful wins, juicy lessons, and thoughtful forecasts about the evolution of interaction design. The Interaction Awards are the Interaction Design Association’s (IxDA) global celebration of excellence. The Awards highlight best-in-class interaction design in an active community of 100k+ members worldwide with winners and finalists announced annually during Interaction Week and showcased thereafter within the IxDA’s living library of excellence.