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It touches everything around us. It drives innovation. And it has the power to make life better for everyone.
We make sense of the world for the benefit of the public. Our rigorous programs prepare students to develop solutions that serve the greater good, and our research has life-changing impact.
Run with THE PACK
Where opposing forces meet, something new takes shape.
Art2Wear 2026: Symbiosis explores the tension between connection and constraint. Humanity and nature. Body and technology. Structure and expression. This year’s show invites you into a world where interaction isn’t just observed, it’s worn.
Join us at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design for a production that pushes fashion beyond form.
🗓 Showtimes:
April 23 | 7–9 PM
April 24 | 4–6 PM
April 24 | 7–9 PM
Created by students. Powered by collaboration. Designed to challenge what wearable art can be.
There’s no single path in design — and that’s the point.
Follow Lia Han, a Design Studies student turning creativity into a future in social media + storytelling. 🤳 🎥
Full story + vlog at the link in our bio!
We’re incredibly grateful for this community.
Thank you for showing up and making your mark this #GivingPack.
Because of you, our students are better equipped to design what comes next.
Grateful is an understatement.
Thanks to Dan Solomon, a new planned gift will create the Carolyn Solomon Experiential Learning Endowment honoring his late wife and opening doors for Design students through study abroad, research and service learning for years to come.
This is what Day of Giving is all about: creating opportunities that last far beyond today.
⏳ Only 3 hours left to make your mark.
Join Dan and support the next generation of designers at the link in our bio.
#GivingPack
💌 From the students: Making your mark at any level makes a big difference.
Thank you to everyone who showed up to Color With the Pack. Your voices and your creativity are the glue to keeping our community strong. 🫶🐺
#GivingPack
📍 Make your mark on the next generation of designers.
Day of Giving is about showing up for College of Design students in ways that matter right now.
Your support helps:
🐺 Make education more affordable
🐺 Fund studios, tools and real-world experiences
🐺 Support faculty and mentorship
🐺 Connect students with communities and opportunities
Your participation through giving, posting and sharing also unlocks bonus funding that goes to work immediately.
Give. Share. Post. Pull someone else in.
When we make our mark together, it adds up fast.
March 25. Let’s make it count.
#GivingPack
There are countless ways to make your mark. All of them are personal.
Before Susan Toplikar passed away in 2020, she and her husband Mike Cindric created a special fund to support the career development of students in the Media Arts, Design and Technology (MADTech) program.
Now, through the assistance of the Susan Toplikar Fund, design students are gaining access to studios, design professionals and creative leaders throughout the triangle.
The Toplikar Fund is one of many initiatives at the College of Design that pave the way for our students to succeed.
On March 25, make your mark, your way. Visit the link in our bio to see how. #GivingPack
If you’ve ever pulled an all-nighter in the Matsumoto Wing we want to see it.
As we wrap up a major renovation of Brooks Hall’s 1955 modernist addition, we’re looking back.
The best stories aren’t in the archives, but in your camera rolls, your hard drives, your old Facebook albums and maybe even your slide projector.
This space has shaped generations of designers, from first-year studios to late-night critiques under walls of glass that once redefined what a design school could be.
📸 Have photos from your time in the Matsumoto Wing? Send them (plus a little context: year, program, what’s happening) to collegeofdesign@ncsu.edu.
Help us build a fuller picture of this place through the people who actually lived in it.
Betsy Peters Rascoe is making her mark. 📍🐺
As an alumna, Leaders Council member and owner of Design Dimension, Betsy continues to show up for our students, from donating materials to our Materials Lab to supporting the next generation of designers who haven’t yet entered college.
This Day of Giving, she’s supporting the Design Lab for K–12 Education, which provides immersive programs like Design Camp for middle and high school students across North Carolina.
Future designers start somewhere. Programs like this help them discover what’s possible.
Join Betsy and Design Dimension by #GivingPack on March 25.
Let’s get to work. 💪
Cool mornings, painted skies and Leazar Hall right before the streetlights turn off.
Some marks last a lifetime.
Architecture alumnus Jason Forney, FAIA says the College of Design made its mark on him by challenging what he thought he knew, sharpening his critical thinking and building the design skills he uses every day as an architect.
Now a principal at @brunercott in Boston, Jason has helped lead nationally recognized projects and was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2020, one of the profession’s highest honors.
But before the awards and publications, there were late nights drafting in the studio, connecting with amazing teachers and building life-long friendships. It`s also where he met his future wife, Sarah – a 1996 graduate of the Wilson College of Textiles. ❤️
Jason is making his mark for Day of Giving by #GivingPack to our Design Lab for K-12 Education. You can make your mark too.
Join us on March 25 and help the next generation of designers find their voice, their community and their path forward. 🐺🎨
our programs
Architecture
Build healthy environments to improve society
Art + Design
Give form to emotions and ideas
Design Studies
Dive deep into human values and experiences
Graphic Design
Inform, clarify, beautify, educate
Industrial Design
Anticipate user needs for products and services
Landscape Architecture
Help shape the land for health and wellbeing
