Research + Innovation

Mar 30, 2019

Design on a Deadline

Graphic design seniors developed an interactive symposium, 'reACT: Mobilizing the Everyday,' as a way of designing an experience that would introduce the complex issue of design mobilities.

Mar 28, 2019

Photos from Pat Rand in Helsinki

Professor Patrick Rand is teaching and doing research in Helsinki, Finland as part of his Fulbright Chair Award. He shares some photos of his experiences.

Mar 7, 2019

The Nature of Public Art: Talent, Teamwork, and Time

Professor of Art + Design Chandra Cox spent 10-years designing and creating two light rail stations as part of Charlotte's CATS LYNX Blue Line (completed March 2018).

Feb 25, 2019

Honoring the Spirit of Design

Learn more about how an interdisciplinary team of alumni worked with the College of Design to bring new vision to the Designlife Award.

Feb 14, 2019

Alumni Think Outside Traditional Design Firm Model

Alumni, Ben Markoch [GD ’16] and Sunny Su [ID ’16] use what they learned at NC State Design to build an innovative design studio that has a unique way of solving problems.

Feb 1, 2019

Enterprise Design Thinking For Community Good

Design it Forward is an interdisciplinary studio that exposes NC State students to enterprise design thinking use by IBM to solve problems for deserving nonprofits.

Feb 1, 2019

Alive and well in Finland

A message from Professor of Architecture Patrick Rand who is at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland as part of his Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award. He recently reached out to share his activities abroad.

Jan 30, 2019

Micro Houses Have Macro Impact

Micro houses have the potential to alleviate veteran homelessness in North Carolina. And an advanced architecture studio partnered with deserving organizations to help lead the way.

Jan 24, 2019

Increasing Accessibility with Machine Learning

Helen Armstrong's graduate graphic design studio at NC State Design collaborates with IBM Watson & IBM Accessibility to explore increased accessibility through machine learning.

Jan 7, 2019

Through a Child’s Eyes

Making the idea and application of virtual reality for children as young as kindergarten is something that Derek Ham set out to do. With Panoform, this free downloadable app, that is exactly what transpired.

Jan 2, 2019

Gavin Smith, PhD, AICP Joins NC State

Gavin Smith is an internationally recognized leader in planning for coastal resilience and hazard mitigation (risk reduction), disaster recovery and adapting to climate change and has joined NC State where he will complement and facilitate collaborations among faculty who are working in these areas.

Dec 11, 2018

Storm Warnings

With increasingly frequent disastrous hurricanes, NC State Design faculty and students help rural, flood-prone communities in eastern North Carolina to recover and rebuild; physically + economically. They encourage public officials to recognize the growing environmental threat to the region.

Dec 6, 2018

Inspiring Hope: Design Students Reimagine Heavily Polluted Superfund Site

Virginia Fall, MLA candidate, shares the value of interdisciplinary collaboration and how a City Design studio provided the opportunity to reimagine sustainable solutions for the Gowanus Canal Superfund site.

Dec 6, 2018

Everyone is a Designer: Tangible Landscape Democratizes Design

Payam Tabrizian, PhD is using research and technology in the Geovisualization Lab to provide an open-source platform of research and data to change the way people experience and develop spaces and landscapes.

Dec 3, 2018

Breaking the Mold: Architecture Students Bring Building Materials to the Runway

Showcasing a collection of angular, geometric wearables made from rigid building materials such as cement, poster board, and Plexiglas, the architecture student design team of Cameron Elliott [BEDA ’18] and Samantha Lackey [BEDA ’18], took a decidedly unique approach to the 17th annual Art2Wear (A2W). The College of Design’s A2W fashion show is open to…

Nov 16, 2018

Impacting Education with Design Thinking

Lesley Ann Noel (PhD '18) wants to leverage her design research to transform the way elementary schools educate their students.

Nov 15, 2018

The LEED Lab: Engaging Students in Sustainable Building Decisions

The LEED lab, led by Dr. Traci Rose Rider and Elizabeth Bowen, is an interdisciplinary course that promotes sustainability in every stage of a building's lifecycle.

Nov 9, 2018

Introducing the Visual Narrative Faculty Cluster

NC State's Visual Narrative Cluster is driven to research the methods to tell stories - with technology and innovation - that no one else has.