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In Memoriam: Dr. Noel Mayo, Pioneering Designer, Educator, and Mentor (1937-2026)
The Department of Design at The Ohio State University mourns the passing of Dr. Noel Mayo, an extraordinary designer, educator, mentor, and nationally recognized pioneer in industrial design. Dr…
MFA Scholar Yeoleum Choi Awarded Scholarship and International Recognition for Animation "Layers In History"
Yeoleum Choi, a second-year student in the Department of Design’s MFA program in the Digital Animation and Interactive Media (DAIM) track, has been selected as one of the Awarded Artists for the 34th…
OSU Design MFA Students Shine at Games for Good Conference
Two Design MFA students from The Ohio State University showcased innovative approaches to game design at Clark University’s Games for Good conference, highlighting how interactive media can foster…
MFA Students Gain Transformative Insights at AfroTech 2025
Three students from The Ohio State University’s Department of Design MFA Program recently returned from AfroTech 2025, describing the experience as “eye-opening,” “perspective-shifting,” and …
Design MFA Student Yeoleum Choi's Thesis Film Presto Agitato Screens Internationally
Presto Agitato, Until All We Vanished--completed in January by Design MFA student Yeoleum Choi as part of her ongoing thesis work--has made a remarkable impact on the international festival circuit…
AI’s Dual Role in Industry Innovation and Design Education
At the 2025 SECAC Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio State Design faculty members Yvette Shen and Kevin Ward co-chaired a forward-looking panel exploring the evolving intersections…
Episode 21 of the Thinking through Design podcast is now available.
This is the second part in an ongoing conversation with Reinhart Butter, Professor Emertius of Ohio State DESIGN. We talk about his first years in design education (as a young German designer), the…
Productive Play Proliferates Piles: Ben Denzer Visits Ohio State Design
By: Grace Kim, Industrial Design BSD 2027; William Nickley, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design On October 8th, 2025, Ohio State Design and the Ohio State student chapter of the Industrial…
MFA candidate Bárbara Martins da Silva brings Ohio State Design to Brazil
From May to June of this year Bárbara Martins da Silva, an MFA candidate in Design Research and Development, visited four universities in Brazil to promote the MFA in Design at The Ohio State…