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Students Employ Experimental Materials in Sneaker Design Project
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
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 in Conversation
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
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…

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.
Three professors…

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

Charismatic Objects for Foley Sounds
In the annual Industrial Design Charrette, students from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years are grouped together and given a prompt that challenges them to apply their design skills to a different…

Breaking Bias and Clichés in AI-Driven Visual Design
Visual Communication Design students from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years kicked off the Spring 2025 semester with a week-long Design Charrette exploring the impact of AI-generated imagery on cultural…

MFA candidate Fateme Mohammadi Maklavani takes top prize in UI/UX Student Design Category
Ohio State Design would like to congratulate MFA candidate Fateme Mohammadi Maklavani for winning Best of Best for the Design MasterPrize UI/UX Student Design Category.
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