IDSA Student Chapter
Industrial Designers Society of America at UC Davis
Our purpose is to create a collaborative and inclusive community for those passionate about industrial design. We offer a variety of workshops, speaker events, and networking opportunities allowing students to gain valuable experiences, develop skills, and learn more about Industrial Design. As a part of the club, students learn about prototyping, iterating, innovation, 3D modeling, and more! Our goal is to help students gain access to numerous resources in the Design Makerspace and beyond.
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Design Interactive (DI)
“Design Interactive (DI) is UC Davis’s first human-centered design organization. Our goal is to provide and promote design education on campus in the form of hands-on projects, in addition to student-led workshops and industry panels. We believe that good design is inclusive, intersectional, and interactive, and our organization embodies these core values. We welcome designers and students from all backgrounds to join our close-knit community and learn more about UX design!”
Design Careers Club at UC Davis
The Design Careers Club at UC Davis is a non-profit organization where hard working volunteers create and host career-related events for design students. The club is dedicated to providing career-building workshops year round as well as hosting Department Events like Internship Night and Alumni Networking Day. The biggest event the club contributes to the design community is the Design Career Fair, held annually each Spring.
PIXEL
The purpose of the PIXEL is to help unify and involve students that share a common interest in graphic design. We strive to build a design community for creative, social and professional growth. Our club hosts various activities, speakers, workshops and events relating to the field of graphic design.
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Fashion and Design Society (FADS)
Fashion & Textiles
FADS organizes and produces the annual fashions shows at UCD Picnic Day and in San Francisco. Student designers and anyone interested in fashion and fashion shows are encouraged to join. All the designs included in the show are UCD design student work. Shows feature design collections by senior students and individual garments by lower division students.
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Design for America
UC Davis Chapter
Design for America teaches human-centered design to young adults and collaborating community partners through extracurricular, university-based, student-led design studios tackling national challenges in Education, Health, Economy and Environment. Founded at Northwestern University in 2009, we now have studios all over the country within universities such as Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Yale and more with over 2,000 students in our network and 350 core team members. DFA is a pipeline of innovators, change-makers, and social entrepreneurs.
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ASID (Associated Students of Interior Design)
The Associated Students of Interior Design (ASID) is a club for students to connect with educators, professionals, and industry representatives all who share the love of interior design. We are also open to all majors. All you need is a curious spark of interest in design. We strive to provide our members with design-related education, professional insight, and networking opportunities. Throughout the year we host career-building workshops, Portfolio Night, and our annual trip to the HD Expo in Las Vegas.
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Aggie Reuse Store
Aggie Reuse Store’s mission is to divert materials from landfill and redistribute them at low cost for reuse and repurposing. We are seeking design students to help with upcycling crafts, graphic design, and many more opportunities. We are located at TB 24, next to the Silo Union.
Store hours are Monday – Friday 10 AM to 4 PM.
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