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Associate Professor Kofi Boone Named 2016-2017 University Faculty Scholar

Christine Klocke

Mar 28, 2017

2016 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Awards

Four students from NC State Design were the recipients of the 2016 Excellence in Graduate Teaching Awards, recognizing their extraordinary efforts and contributions in the classroom. Congratulations to Travis Klondike (Landscape Architecture), Jessica Klink (Architecture), April Maclaga and Rachael Paine (Graphic Design).

Mar 28, 2017

Design Students Recognized at 2017 Graduate Research Symposium

Three Design graduate students were recognized at the 2017 Graduate Research Symposium for their research endeavors in industrial design and graphic design.

Mar 21, 2017

Cheers from Prague!

Mikhail Vasquez, a junior in Design Studies, sends good tidings from the Prague Institute and shares his experiences while studying abroad.

Mar 21, 2017

Life in FLUX: Mental Health

Blogger Savannah Soule reminds readers that being in tune with their mental health and surroundings is especially important in the design fields.

Mar 10, 2017

An Experience Worth Supporting

Art2Wear is celebrating its 16th year as a student-organized runway show that presents fashion, costume, and wearable sculpture created by students of NC State Design.

Mar 10, 2017

Rider Proposal Receives Substantial Grant

Traci Rider, PhD recently received one of eight research studies from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as a part of the Engaging Businesses for Health project.

Mar 10, 2017

ID Students Finish with Top Honors

Students in ID 300 recently entered a sustainability-focused design challenge sponsored by Cradle to Cradle, where students learned the importance of considering the environmental implications of bringing products into production throughout the design process.

Mar 10, 2017

DesignWeek | Kinston, NC : A Resilient community

Following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew, a team of students identified grassroots initiatives, community efforts that were already starting to make a difference to create a proposal designed to neglected neighborhoods in Kinston, NC.

Mar 10, 2017

AIA Triangle Announce 2017 Scholarship Winners

Each year AIA Triangle recognizes the important contributions architecture students make to the world through the AIA Scholarship and design competition. To date AIA has awarded $53,000 to architecture students at the College of Design.

Feb 10, 2017

NCARB supports NCSU AIAS with $7500 Grant

NC State College of Design’s American Institute of Architecture Students’ Freedom By Design chapter received a grant for $7500 that will help provide better solutions for the needs current partner Life Experiences, Inc.

Feb 10, 2017

DesignWeek: the Windsor, NC Experience

Following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew, a team of students addressed not only flooding issues but concepts to grow the local economy and provide amenities to all community members equally in Windsor, NC.

Feb 10, 2017

DesignWeek | Retrospective of Greenville, NC

Following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew, a team of students focused on solutions and discussed a few of the many complexities swirling around flood-prone areas of Greenville, NC.

Jan 23, 2017

Accessibility in Design

Graphic Design students in GD 417 partnered with SAS and the Duke Eye Center to develop an accessible software for product users with visual impairments.

Jan 19, 2017

Universal Design Welcomes Everyone

NC State Graphic Design classes collaborated to bring innovative solutions in universal design to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for patrons with Autism.

Dec 19, 2016

An Expert Generalist

NC State Design alumni Scott Reinhard shares how his multidisciplinary focus to graphic design has allowed him to excel in user-centered design.

Dec 6, 2016

The Impact and Importance of Preservation

Alumnus Tim Simmons has vested interest in the built environments and historic preservation. He collaborates and consults on designs so that the codes and regulatory needs of historic properties are accurate, ensuring that their character is maintained.

Dec 5, 2016

Sustainability in Our Urban Habitats: The Habitat III Conference

NC State Design alumni Rodney Swink FASLA, PLA attended the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador where attendees adopted the New Urban Agenda (NUA): a document proposing actions for how to continue sustainable urban growth.

Dec 5, 2016

Collaborative Studio Project to a Product on the Shelves of Lowe’s

NC State Design supports and encourages efforts that provide students opportunities that go beyond the classroom. As part of a collaborative studio, Laura Ott [BID, '16] partnered with Lowe's to design a storage solution that is now being sold in their stores.

Nov 30, 2016

Experience Design Lab to Make Its Debut

Join NC State Design at CAM Raleigh to try out experimental works in VR and other interactive media created by the newly formed Experience Design Lab.

Nov 30, 2016

Associate Professor Kofi Boone Named 2016-2017 University Faculty Scholar

Please join NC State Design in congratulating Associate Professor Kofi Boone, ASLA, for being named as a University Faculty Scholar. Kofi is one of 22 faculty members at NC State receiving this recognition in 2016-2017.