Alumni Experience

Oct 20, 2017

Design Team Participates in LexisNexis Hackathon

Students from NC State Design recently participated in the annual LexisNexis Hackathon. Teams work around 5 problem statements to improve or extend the functionality of existing LexisNexis software products

Oct 18, 2017

Multidisciplinary Teamwork Helps Bring New ASSIST Technology to Market

Teams of students gear up across campus at NC State at the start of each school year for practicum course projects that will bring real world perspective to the classroom.

Oct 4, 2017

A Designer’s Journey

Sharon Marcussen, an alumna with both an undergrad and a graduate degree in Art + Design shares her design journey with design students.

Jun 13, 2017

Alumnus, Mike Cuales Receives NC State University Awards for Excellence

Creative Director of DELTA’s New Media Development Mike Cuales was honored with the NC State University Awards for Excellence at the recognition ceremony June 7 at Talley Student Union. The award is the most prestigious honor bestowed upon non-faculty employees.

Jun 13, 2017

Landscape Architecture Grads Participate in Diversity Summit

NC State Design Landscape Architecture graduates Wesley Brown, ASLA, Courtney Hinson Cason, ASLA, Melissa Henao-Robledo, ASLA, and Darneka Waters, Associate ASLA were among the 26 participants at the fifth annual Diversity Summit in Washington, DC.

May 30, 2017

Pieces, Parts, and Passion = Success

Art+Design Alumna Brook Heuts has worked intentionally to minimize her ecological footprint in launching Grey Goods Studio, which for her is a labor of love and an integral part of her life.

Apr 18, 2017

Design Intelligence Annual Survey of the Best Architecture + Design Schools

DesignIntelligence requests your feedback in their annual survey Your input in will enhance NC State College of Design as a program that is best preparing students for success in Architecture + Design.

Apr 17, 2017

Designing an Entrepreneurship

Discover how Alumnus Michael Laut, founder of LAUT Design, discovered his passion for industrial design through his early coursework at NC State Design.

Apr 6, 2017

The Napkin Sketch Auction will Support an Amazing Cause

Faculty, alumni, and friends of the NC State Design developed a collection of sketches that are available for bidding in The Napkin Sketch Auction, a fundraising effort by Freedom by Design (FBD).

Apr 3, 2017

Hispanic Educational Summit Allows Landscape Architecture to be Featured

NC State Design Landscape Architecture professors Fernando Magallanes and Rodney Swink took the opportunity to make Landscape Architecture more visible to Latino students when their abstract was accepted to speak at the Annual Hispanic Educational Summit.

Mar 31, 2017

Fusing Design and Engineering

NCSU Alumni Mike Scully founded his company Lever Gear to satisfy a desire to design products with all the right aspects of design and engineering with both functionality and durability to last.

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.

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

Making a Difference through Design

Art + Design at the College of Design delivers the opportunity for students to explore fashion and fibers, multimedia, and the craft of being a Maker.

Nov 7, 2016

Reflections of an Internship

Student internships provide invaluable experience in the collaborative process of design in a real world setting. Allison Press, a Graphic Design senior, shares her experience following her six month internship with IDEO's Education Studio.

Oct 24, 2016

Making Connections Between the LAR Archive and the College of Design

Faculty and students are working in collaboration with NCSU Libraries to identify opportunities to connect the Landscape Architecture archive to specific class projects and to scholarly research.