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Department of Design Spring Exhibition 2021 - Best in Show
This year’s graduating design students have created an exciting range of senior projects and each represents a new and inspiring way of looking at how to use design to address an emerging need in…

Marking the recent passing of alumnus and former faculty member, Kevin J. Reeder
Kevin J. Reeder, Industrial Design (1980), Assistant Professor (1985-86) and Visiting Lecturer (1990), passed away recently after a multi-year battle with a debilitating illness. Kevin had a…

MFA Design student Maya Jenkins receives 1st place at Hayes Graduate Research Forum
Congratulations to MFA Design student Maya Jenkins for receiving a 1st place award for her presentation entitled Design Implementing Service Design…

2021 Department of Design Spring Exhibit
Each Spring, The Ohio State University Department of Design hosts an exhibition featuring the senior theses by the undergraduates from each of the three programs: Industrial Design…

2021 IDSA Student Merit Awards
The IDSA student chapter at OSU will host Round 1 of the IDSA Student Merit Awards virtually on Thursday, February 25 in conjunction with CCAD (Columbus College of Art and Design) and ICC (…

APPLY NOW: Department of Design Scholarship Portal Accepting Applicants
The Department of Design is now accepting scholarship applications for Academic Year 2021-2022! Scholarship applications are accepted for any Design student accepted into a major. …

Ohio State Design Unveils Coloring Book
Please download and enjoy this new coloring book from Ohio State University’s Department of Design!
It’s a great way to explore our programs from a distance—whether you are an alumnus…

Third Annual Industrial Design Winter Market
Welcome one and all to the Third Annual Industrial Design Winter Market, our first-ever online version of an emerging tradition within the Department of Design at Ohio State. While visiting the…

The Performance of Making: Material Explorations Along the Product Development Path
During their Autumn 2020 industrial design studio course, fourteen 3rd-year students have been tasked with designing and producing “housewares” products that must strike a balance…