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Thinking through Design Episode 15 with guest Reinhart Butter

Thinking through Design Episode 15 with guest Reinhart Butter

By Adam Fromme

The Thinking through Design podcast releases Episode 15. In this episode of the Thinking through Design podcast, host Adam Fromme sits down with Reinhart Butter to discuss his career. …

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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…

AD-WO Visiting Artist Series

AD—WO in Conversation

By Adam Fromme

Join AD—WO, a globally renowned New York art and architecture practice, for a conversation about their work and the forces shaping our streetscapes and public spaces. Everyone is welcome to…

First Annual Department-Wide Design Charrette

By Lukas Cinko

A charrette is an opportunity for a community to come together to brainstorm, workshop, and collaborate to create, design, and manufacture a vision or prototype to fulfill a given prompt or…

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Ohio State’s industrial design program charting path for changing landscape

When Ohio State students decide to pursue industrial design within the Department of Design, they can rest assured knowing they are learning from the industry standard.

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Ohio State Design Launches Cutting-Edge Major in Experiential Media Design

By Fabienne Münch, Ph.D.

The future of design is here—and it's immersive, interactive, and wildly creative! 

The Ohio State University is proud to introduce a groundbreaking new undergraduate major in…