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Ohio State Design graduate student Yeoleum Choi received international recognition this summer for her thesis project, Layers in History, which was featured at two of the world's…
Rae Watters sits down with host Adam Fromme in this episode of the Thinking through Design podcast.
“I think that individualism and your perspective is…
Ohio State Design is proud to announce that recent MFA graduate Borami Kang has been selected as a 2026-2027 Design Research Fellow by Design Incubation, a nationally recognized organization…
His design was welcoming, for students and the world
Professor, inventor and firm founder Noel Mayo guided Buckeyes and made products with subtle beauty and bold utility.
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Last week, IU Indianapolis Chancellor Latha Ramchand announced that Professor Aaron Ganci has been appointed interim dean of the Herron School of Art and Design. A member of the Herron faculty since…
Borami Kang sits down with host Adam Fromme in this episode of the Thinking through Design podcast.
“It’s all about people and all about understanding…
Jorge Alberto Vega Rivera sits down with host Adam Fromme in this episode of the Thinking through Design podcast.
“Design has a commitment to humanity…
Kahmin Ong sits down with host Adam Fromme in this episode of the Thinking through Design podcast.
“You never know what you are truly interested in if you…
When Gaëtan Robillard arrived at The Ohio State University last August, he was excited about the opportunities awaiting him. Ten months later, he is teaching one of the university’s new AI-focused…
Ohio State University Department of Design Alumnus Erik Evensen (MFA Design, 2009, DRD) has been recognized with the Outstanding Research Mentor award at the University of Wisconsin–Stout. Erik is…
Ohio State University Department of Design alum Joshua Fry (MFA Design, 2010, DAIM) is among the artists recognized with a 2026 Visual Effects Society (VES) Award for Outstanding…
The Society of Fellows fosters a multidisciplinary community of faculty, undergraduate and graduate students that support the synthesis and translation of knowledge across…
Design graduate student researchers were recognized for their innovative work at the 2026 Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum, with several students earning top honors and distinctions. Now in…
Second-year Design MFA student Borami Kang and Associate Professor Yvette Shen co-authored and presented a research poster titled “Brand Identity Design with…
Graduate students have a reputation for being solitary creatures, tucked away in a lab or in a corner of the library, diligently working away at a research project. But graduate education is more…
May 11 - June 18 (Summer | 6 week, session 1)
Monday, Wednesday 9:00AM - 12:00PM, in person
Friday 9:00AM - 12:00PM, online
Instructor: Gaëtan Robillard, Assistant Professor -…
Fateme Mohammadi Maklavani, an MFA candidate in Design Research and Development in the Department of Design at The Ohio State University, has been appointed as a jury member for two international…
The Department of Design at The Ohio State University mourns the passing of Dr. Noel Mayo, an extraordinary designer, educator, mentor, and nationally recognized pioneer in industrial design. Dr…
Yeoleum Choi, a second-year student in the Department of Design’s MFA program in the Digital Animation and Interactive Media (DAIM) track, has been selected as one of the Awarded Artists for the…
Two Design MFA students from The Ohio State University showcased innovative approaches to game design at Clark University’s Games for Good conference, highlighting how interactive media can foster…
Three students from The Ohio State University’s Department of Design MFA Program recently returned from AfroTech 2025, describing the experience as “eye-opening,” “perspective-shifting,”…
Presto Agitato, Until All We Vanished--completed in January by Design MFA student Yeoleum Choi as part of her ongoing thesis work--has made a remarkable impact on the…
At the 2025 SECAC Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio State Design faculty members Yvette Shen and Kevin Ward co-chaired a forward-looking panel exploring the…
This is the second part in an ongoing conversation with Reinhart Butter, Professor Emertius of Ohio State DESIGN. We talk about his first years in design education (as a young German designer),…
By: Grace Kim, Industrial Design BSD 2027; William Nickley, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design
On October 8th, 2025, Ohio State Design and the Ohio State…
From May to June of this year Bárbara Martins da Silva, an MFA candidate in Design Research and Development, visited four universities in Brazil to promote the MFA in Design at The Ohio State…
In this episode of the Thinking through Design podcast, host Adam Fromme sits down with Sébastien Proulx, PhD.