The Department of Design is committed
to the inclusion of "real-world" design experiences
in the design studios. The junior andsenior studios
often integrate collaborative projects that are supported
by corporate, government, or non-profit partners. Some
of the recent studio projects were supported by:
Caterpillar
Design Central
Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Samsung
Nationwide Insurance
Industrial Design Society of America
Procter & Gamble
NASA
Grammer AG
Karcher GmbH
Allyn + Bacon Publishing
Pride Mobility
Ford Motor Co.
Department of Veterans Affairs
OSU Department of Transportation and Parking
Airbus
Brunswick
Battelle
MCS Medical
WOSU
The Ohio Supreme Court
The Kennedy Center
Isringhausen
The Ohio State University Medical Center
OSU Department of Internal Medicine
Conn's Potato
Chips
Center for Automotive Research and Intelligent
Transportation
OSU Digital Union
OSU Libraries Book Arts Laboratory (Logan Elm Press)
The 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Report - America's
Best Graduate Schools has ranked OSU's Design graduate program as #5 in the nation, and #1 in public
institutions! [more]
OSU Design Department Industrial Design undergrad program
ranked #3 nationally by DesignIntelligence survey; graduate program ranked
#10. [more]
"We work together, eat together, play together;
we're like family." Lindsay Rego, junior industrial design major
on her 18-student class, quoted in a February 28 article in the Columbus Dispatch
[more]
Our 40th year celebrations
began February 11 and will continue into next fall. Go to the [article] in
our [newsletter] for
more information and scheduled events.
The Design Department's latest newsletter, Quick Sketches.
[more]
Tha Computer Animation and Visualization graduate program is now called the
Digital Animation + Interactive Media program. For more information, visit
the ACCAD site [here]
The Department of Design offers an undergraduate Minor in
Industrial, Interior and Visual Communications Design. [more]