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Student Feature: Isabel Nixon
Isabel Nixon is a fourth-year student in the Visual Communication Design program at Ohio State. With minors in Computer Science and Creative Writing, her work spans across multiple fields, both…
Yvette Shen and Jeremy Patterson Work to Develop Anti-Vaping Program for Teens with Congenital Heart Disease
Associate professor Yvette Shen and Jeremy Patterson, Graphics Researcher and Instructor at ACCAD, are working on an anti-vaping program directed towards teens with congenital heart disease…
Building Community in Design: “Find the others to partner with you”
This year, the World Design Organization (WDO) hosted its 34th World Design Congress (WDC) in London from September 9-10. The Ohio State University’s Department of Design is a member of the…
Thinking through Design Episode 23 with guest Gary Anderson
This episode of Thinking through Design celebrates National Recycling Day (Nov 15) with host Adam Fromme in conversation with Gary Anderson, creator of the 1970 recycling symbol.
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…
A Spooky Evening: Pumpkin Carving with IDSA
By: Grace Kim, Industrial Design BSD 2027; William Nickley, Assistant Professor of Industrial DesignOn October 27, 2025, Ohio State Design and the student chapter of Industrial Designers Society of…
Episode 22 of the Thinking through Design podcast is now available
Think you need the “perfect” idea? Ben Denzer says no. In this episode, he shows how play, scale, and relentless making fuel real creativity. In it, he encourages students to act on ideas instead of…
Design Students Help Launch Food Scrap Collection Site in University District
This fall, a new Food Scrap Collection Site opened in the University District, offering students and residents a sustainable way to reduce food waste. While the initiative has gained attention for…
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…