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🎙️ What happens after the statue comes down?
@wknc881`s Eye on the Triangle sits down with @ncstate Professor of Landscape Architecture @kofiboone to talk Empty Pedestals — a new book he co-edited with fellow design professor M. Elen Deming that explores how design can reshape public memory, confront injustice and reclaim space.
From environmental justice to community storytelling, Boone breaks down how designers are responding to the legacy of Confederate monuments — and why what comes next matters just as much as what came down.
🎧 Listen in: link in bio
From markers to modeling clay, foam core to Figma — Design Camp has evolved, but the creativity and chaos (the good kind) remain timeless.
Were you a camper back in the day? Maybe you still have a portfolio, a lifelong friend, or a questionable design decision or two. We want to hear your story.
👀👉 Visit the link in our bio to:
📣 Share your favorite Design Camp memories with us!
🎈 And join us this summer for special alumni events celebrating 45 years of design magic.
🎓 Designers, you did the dang thing.
From sketchbooks to the stage — we caught your best angles (and a few happy tears).
Find your face (or your glowed-up cap), tag your studio family and revisit this massive milestone.
📸 Check out the full photo gallery from the COD’s Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony in our bio.
“It was such a big deal for me to come here. I never thought I was good enough. But I was a late bloomer.”
🎓 Big shoutout to Industrial Design senior Xzavier Taylor, representing the College of Design in @ncstate’s #NCState25 graduate stories roundup. From sketchbook to spotlight, he’s one of five grads reflecting on the journey that got them here.
📖 Read Xzavier’s story (and meet the other standout grads) at the link in our bio.
To the designers of #NCState25: Stay iconic. 🎓❤️
