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Department of Design wins two more Affordable Learning Exchange grants
For the third year in a row, the Department of Design has won two Affordable Learning Exchange grants.
This year, Adam Fromme received awards for…

'Sonder' introduces gaming tech to film world
The short film “Sonder” flows between the aesthetics of 2D and 3D animation to share the story of Finn as he tries to move forward when a relationship comes to an end. At times, the characters,…

Ohio State Design Invites Applications for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Industrial Design
The Ohio State University's Department of Design invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Arts Management to begin in August 2020.
The next…

Will Nickley Receives 2020 Design Principles & Practices Emerging Scholar Award
Congratulations to current MFA Candidate, Will Nickley on being a recipient of the 2020 Design Principles & Practices Emerging Scholar Awards. The award will allow Will to…

Department of Design faculty and students contribute to Time and Change book
As Tony Sanfilippo thumbs through the pages of the recently published Time and Change: 150 Years of The Ohio State University, he pauses at a black and white photo of an Ohio State…

Associate Professor Susan Melsop Named Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme Faculty Fellow
Congratulations to Associate Professor Susan Melsop on her recent naming as one of three new faculty fellows for the 2019-2020 Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme. She has been…

2019 Letter from the Chair
The Department of Design takes the mental health and happiness of students and faculty very seriously.
In Spring, 2019, the Department of Design hosted an interdisciplinary …

2019 Reinhart Butter Design Affair Produces New Concepts for a Happier, Healthier Campus Culture
By: Mary Anne Beecher, Ph.D.
Is psychological well-being really a problem on college campuses?The Department of Design takes the mental health and happiness of students and faculty very…

Student Design Featured on 2019 Digital Flagship iPads
By: Grace Bucholz
When new Buckeyes open their Digital Flagship iPads for the first time, Visual Communication Design student Anne Knellinger’s wallpaper image will be there to greet them…