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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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Spring Exhibition Capstone Awards and Open House
May 3, 2025

DESIGN IN FLUX: Capstone Awards and Open House

Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Hagerty Hall and Hayes Hall

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Conversation with Trees poster

Conversations with Trees Opens at OSU Marion’s Kuhn Gallery, Inspiring Reflection on Nature

By Peter Kwok Chan, Ph.D.

Department of Design Chair, Professor Munch and the Conversations with Trees design team — Peter Chan, Mila Gajić, Ben McCorkle, Noor Murteza, Taylor Olsen, and Michael Hardesty — were…

Presto Agitato, until we all vanished... is a short film created by Yeoleum Choi

Yeoleum Choi Develops New Short Film

By Avery Gillis

Presto Agitato, until we all vanished... is a short film created by Yeoleum Choi, a graduate student in the Digital Media and Interactive Media program. To illustrate the rapidity with which…

Students at The Shipyard’s downtown Columbus office

Collaborative Design Students Visit The Shipyard for Creative Immersion

By Peter Kwok Chan, Ph.D.

Students from Professor Peter Kwok Chan’s Collaborative Design course recently participated in an agency tour and creative immersion experience at The Shipyard’s downtown Columbus office. The…

A student project consisting of colorful objects that can be moved along a horizontal gradient and/or a vertical series of graduated steps.

Wellness in Duality: A Community Data Physicalization Experiment

By Yvette Shen

This year’s Information Design class is transforming abstract data into tangible experiences right here on campus.

Five student teams from Visual Communication Design have created…