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Be a part of “Cycle-delic: Davis Bike Scavenger Hunt,” a public
bike scavenger hunt in the City of Davis that celebrates 50 years
since the installation of the first bike lane in the U.S. in
1967. The hunt was devised by students from the DES 187
Narrative Environments course in the UC Davis Department of
Design under the supervision of Professor Tim McNeil,
Teaching Assistant Jennifer Cadieux and City of Davis
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Jennifer Donofrio.
To coincide with the Davis Centennial Celebrations, students from
the DES 187 Narrative Environments course taught by Professor Tim
McNeil and teaching assistant Jennifer Cadieux in the
UC Davis Department of Design have created eight projected
media interventions for downtown Davis locations.
The interventions respond to an historical site and its
architectural characteristics, or aspect of the Davis community.
Each of the two-‐minute media projections will engage the
general public in stories connected to 100 years of the city of
Davis.
Presenting the work of undergraduate seniors, “Moving Out, Design
by Design Undergraduate Senior Showcase” is an annual juried
exhibition that celebrates the breadth, talent, creativity and
multidisciplinary coursework from the Department of Design.
Recently, more than 200 UC Davis scientists and supporters
gathered at the OneClimate event to showcase the university’s
collective strength in climate science research in the areas of
science, engineering, and a team from the Department of Design,
led by Thomas Maiorana, an assistant professor.
Here are some highlights from the highly successful Design
Careers Club’s Annual Alumni Networking Day. Held on Saturday,
Feb. 25, the event was highlighted by presentations by three
outstanding alumni as well as an informative and insightful panel
discussion with nine alumni from the Department of Design.
Photographed by Isaac Tseng and Aaron Ngai, copyright
UC Davis
Timothy Hyde, assistant professor, Department of Art and Art
History, and Jiayi Young, assistant professor, Department of
Design, collaborated on LASER,
a series at UC Davis that brings together art and science
restarts with a new format, location, time and leadership.
Professors Glenda Drew and Jiayi Young, and design undergraduate
student Michelle Lee and 2016 graduate Darin E. Reyes have
recently received the Crocker Art Museum ArtSpots commission
totaling $31,800 to create two artwork installations specifically
for children five and under in the museum’s public spaces. The
project is a part of a larger project being funded by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The estimated
opening date for the installations is October 2017.
Design student Timothy Kai Stapleton received a certificate of
Honorable Mention for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in
Undergraduate Research and received the Provost’s Undergraduate
Fellowship Award (PUF) for his project titled “Biomotion
Visibility Aids: 3D Eye Tracking Analysis of Bicyclist Clothing
at Night.”
Professors Glenda Drew and Jiayi Young, with undergraduate
students Michelle Lee and Darin Reyes, presented a guest lecture,
“Design for Social Change”, at Hong Kong Polytechnic
University.
Congratulations to Darin Reyes for
winning this year’s AIGA Enrichment Scholarship! Darin impressed
the judges with his “expansive use of media,” “clean, smart
design solutions with well-researched foundations,” and “ability
to transform personal stories into useful tools.”
The Davis Enterprise reports on how UC Davis students in an
environmental graphic design program offered concepts for new
signage within Davis City Hall.
On April 30, 2016, the Design Department brought together UC
Davis designers of all fields, passions, and classes to host the
2nd Annual Alumni Networking Day. Formerly called the Alumni &
Portfolio Day, the Alumni Networking Day reached nearly 100
participants, including POP UP shop vendors, alumni speakers and
panelists, volunteers, and alumni and students of all majors and
grades.
Professors Glenda Drew and Jiayi Young will present a guest
lecture at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with
undergraduate students, Michelle Lee and Darin Reyes. The
group will give a public talk, tour the multitude of design labs
and meet with the dean, Cees de Bont (who is also the co-Director
of ISEA 2016, a conference the four are presenting at in Hong
Kong).
On February 20, 2016 and March 5, 2016, the Design Department
launched its first-ever two-part series for POP UP Workshops,
professional development workshops led by Design Department
alumni.
The A’ Design Award and Competition has announced that Helen S.
Koo, assistant professor of design, Jason Lin, design student,
and Jasmine Zhou, electrical and computer engineering student,
have won A’Awards for Enfold:
Smart Transformation Transformable fabric. Their creation was
developed in the Fashion Design and Technology Lab (FT
Lab).
At the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in
Asheville, North Carolina, Jason Lin presented his Honors
Thesis Project on disabilities and illness and its inclusion in
children’s books.
At the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in
Asheville, North Carolina, Darin Reyes presented his Honors
Thesis Project on student’s emotional health and creative
expression.
On April 7-9, 4th-year Tim Stapleton represented UC Davis Design
at the 30th annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research
(NCUR) in Asheville, North Carolina. His research is on
visibility aid design for biking at night using 3D eye-tracking
technology, under UC Davis Design professor Helen Koo. Tim
presented his research (while wearing his eye-tracking glasses,
as seen in the picture) to numerous other researchers from all
disciplines at the conference and hopes to submit his research
paper to a journal this quarter.
Sponsored by the Birgitta and Helge Olson Design Award, the work
on display was evaluated by a panel of judges consisting of
faculty and professional artists. Prizes are awarded in six
categories.
2-dimensional Design Category
Achievement Award
Elisa Massenzio — Design & Play Instinct
DES 115-F15, Instructor: Jiayi Young
Merit Award
Christine Knobel — Molas, Panama Applique
DES 160-F15, Instructor: Susan Avila
Design professor Brett Snyder will participate in the roundtable
discussion at a launch event for the Mellon Public
Scholars program of the UC Davis Humanities
Institute on Monday, March 7, 2016.
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