Feb 13, 2018
A collaboration between the College of Design and the College of Sciences is part of a multidisciplinary initiative aimed at interpreting complex scientific ideas with design, known as The Leading Strand.
Feb 9, 2018
Professor of Architecture Patrick Rand, FAIA, DPACSA, is one of the first NC State recipients of a Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award. The award is highly competitive and considered one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. He will be teaching + conducting research at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland.
Feb 2, 2018
Sarah Dickerson and Jessica Braverman, two NC State Design alumni, were part of a team recently awarded first place in the 15th annual Perkins+Will Global Design Competition. The Global Design Competition is an internal Perkins+Will challenge created to engage young design professionals throughout the firm’s 20 international offices and to encourage provocative and imaginative design.
Graphic Designs students in GD 400 studio (Advanced Graphic Design Studio) were challenged to develop customizable secondary packaging through a collaborative partnership with Sealed Air. Thinking beyond traditional design to re-imagine and improve the experience.
Jan 31, 2018
NC State has been invited to join the fourth cohort of the Design & Health Research Consortium established by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The College was selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants because of its commitment to researching the link between health outcomes and design interventions.
Jan 30, 2018
Recently, College of Design alumnus, Harold (Harry) Bradley III [BEDA '81] donated ten works of art by artist James Augustus McLean (1904-1989) to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh, NC. The museum offers free admission.
NC State students from across disciplines have partnered up by way of SolarPack, a multidisciplinary student club developed to design and build a solar car. SolarPack is made of five subteams including: design, powertrain, electrical, chassis, and business.
Jan 25, 2018
Associate Professor of Graphic Design Derek Ham, PhD, a 2017 Oculus Launch Pad competition winner for his Civil Rights VR app, I AM A Man, will be exhibited at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN this April.
Jan 18, 2018
The first funded NC State College of Design faculty award endowment, The Gene Bressler Landscape Architecture Faculty Award Endowment was made possible through generous gifts from colleagues, former students, professionals, and friends of Gene Bressler.
NC State Design students carve out space for themselves in Downtown Raleigh with the Fish Market Gallery, which has predominately curated work by students and allows them creative freedom with their artwork.
Jan 10, 2018
NC State Design's Dean Hoversten stepped into the shoes of design students by spending a day in the Materials Lab and building his first bench. It was an opportunity to develop camaraderie and collaborate with the Materials Lab's knowledgeable staff.
Dec 20, 2017
Design It Forward, taking design thinking to make social change. A unique course by College of Design, IBM, Institute for Nonprofits and deserving clients.
Dec 10, 2017
Laura Wyker is in the midst of a process of reinvention, stepping beyond a career in teaching high school science to explore her talents as a designer.
Dec 4, 2017
What started as an interesting opportunity turned into a great learning experience for Justice Dunne, a junior in Art + Design, by participating in the Triangle VR Hackathon. Challenge participants form groups and work together to create a video game from scratch in just 48 hours.
Nov 27, 2017
Associate Professor of Art + Design Kathleen Rieder bolsters her students’ critical thinking & intellectual curiosity. She inspires interesting questions.
Nov 8, 2017
Written by Meghan Palmer. Published in Designlife Magazine in November 2017. How something is made can impact how it’s designed—a principle Associate Professor of Architecture Dana Gulling impresses upon students…
Oct 23, 2017
“I’ve been to 32 countries in total through my travels. Places like Paris, London, all throughout Italy, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and Greece; however, I’ve never been to Southeast Asia,” says…
Oct 4, 2017
Sharon Marcussen, an alumna with both an undergrad and a graduate degree in Art + Design shares her design journey with design students.
Sep 27, 2017
Carlos Torres-Cervantes [BID '12] received a degree in industrial design, explored graphic and UX design and realized he wanted to be an architect.
Sep 14, 2017
Learn about NC’s keystone species with Oysters: A Virtual Reality (VR) Experience, an app designed by students in Art + Design at NCSU College of Design.