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Industrial Design student Erin Shaw and team wins national theater renovation challenge
Teammates Allison Summers, Daqi Bao, Erin Shaw, Jessica Hightower and Yun Yen came from different backgrounds and the diversity helped make the project stand out. The team consisted of theatre,…

GDUSA names Ohio State Design one of the Top 50 US Design Schools for the second year in a row
In their 60th year of publishing, Graphic Design USA | GDUSA has named the department one of the 2023 Top 50 US Design Schools for the second year in a row.
According…

Campus Composting: Spreading Seeds and Sustainable Reads
From handmade seed paper to a student-designed fold-out magazine, Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) is partnering with a Design Activism course to get the word out about composting…

Abbigail VanHoose Awarded 2023 DSID Scholarship
At the 2023 DSID Scholarship Dinner, on March 29, Abbigail VanHoose, a third-year Interior Design student, was awarded a scholarship from The Dayton Society of Interior Designers (…

Industrial design students compete in IDSA Student Merit Awards
Three 4th-year industrial design students from The Ohio State University, Kaitlyn Smith, Matthew Turnquest, and Annie Roo, showcased their exceptional work at an annual Industrial Designers…

Internship Spotlight - Madison Hildebrand
Madison Hildebrand is a fourth-year Interior Design student at The Ohio State University. This fall semester, Madison was given the position of an environmental design intern at Columbus design…

Visual Communication Design Students Discover the Art and Science of Origami at Thompson Library
Visual Communication Design students were recently treated to a fascinating display of origami design at the Thompson Library. Led by Dr. Ann Mary Davis, the students were given an introduction to…

Ohio State Design undergraduate researchers win awards at 2023 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
The Department of Design congratulates the undergraduate researchers who received awards at the 2023 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. The 28th annual…

Mocktails! 16 non-alcoholic drinks crafted by industrial design students
During a week of “Dry January,” 2023, 16 teams of Ohio State industrial design students contributed to the world of non-alcoholic mixology – they designed “Mocktails” – putting their design skills…