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1968
Year of Department Establishment
3000+
Design Alumni
18:1
Student to Instructor Ratio

Design is all around us, but how designers think through their work is often a mystery. Understanding that process can fuel our own curiosity and creativity. Adam Fromme hosts the Thinking through Design podcast as a series of in-depth discussions to reveal the designer's mindset and realize its value.

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Ohio State Industrial Design Students Advance in Aerospace Innovation Competition

By Lukas Cinko

Fourth-year Industrial Design students Beibei Wang and Jude Gill have made significant strides in aerospace innovation as part of "The Sloopy Works" team. Partnering with the College of…

Welcoming the Year of Snake with Creativity & Community

Welcoming the Year of Snake with Creativity & Community

By Yvette Shen

The Department of Design faculty and students came together to celebrate the Lunar New Year with delicious Asian cuisine and hands-on paper lantern-making activities! It was a wonderful time of…

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Students Employ Experimental Materials in Sneaker Design Project

By Avery Gillis

Playing cards, shredded paper, and soap are just a few of the materials used by the Spring 2025 Materials & Processes for Industrial Design students on their first assignment of the semester:…

Thinking through Design Episode 14 with guest Gene McHugh.

Thinking through Design Episode 14 with guest Gene McHugh

By Adam Fromme

The Thinking through Design podcast releases Episode 14. In this episode of the Thinking through Design podcast, host Adam Fromme sits down with Gene McHugh to discuss personal development in…

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