UC Davis students are invited to submit a design inspired by
campus sustainability efforts. A muralist will adapt the winning
concept for a community paint-by-numbers event this fall.
Associate Professor of Design and American Studies Javier
Arbona-Homar has a new book, Explosivity:
Following What Remains, which closely studies
violent episodes — many of which are actual explosions — that
occurred in the Bay Area from 1866 to 2011.
Two members of the Department of Design were recently recognized
for their teaching and research and honored with College of
Letters and Science Awards.
Opening in January 2026, Village Homes: A Radical
Plan celebrates the 50th anniversary of
an innovative west Davis community. Curated by
Professor Timothy McNeil and guest curator Adrienne McGraw, the
installation showcases the vision, concepts, and development
behind the project and its goals.
A number of design students and faculty members are participating
in the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative
Activities Conference on April 25 and 26. Stop by
to see 17 design students present their work in the arts and
design exhibit – 1-5 p.m. Friday, April 25 in
the University Credit Union Center at the ARC (free and open
to the public).
Design graduate student Latrell Broughton, a native
of Beaufort County, NC, is creating an interactive
mural for students at P. S. Jones Middle School in
Washington, NC; which he attended growing up.
The UC Davis Eco Materials Library and CoSEP have partnered with Autodesk and
California College of the Arts on the Pioneering Biomaterials
exhibition. Eco material samples made by Professor Beth Ferguson,
Assistant Professor Akshita Sivakumar, graduate student Diego
Martinez Fernandez del Castillo, and alumni Eldy Lázaro and
Alejandra Ruiz will be on display at the CCA Campus
Gallery until Feb. 14.
Professor Timothy J. McNeil was among the winners at the
2024 SEGD Global Design Awards Ceremony recently held in Dallas.
McNeil received a Merit Award for his book The
Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook.
UC Davis Design Professor Gozde Goncu-Berk, director of WearLab,
in collaboration with Professor Houman
Homayoun and PhD Candidate Ruoyu Zhang from
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
have been honored with the International Achievement Award
(IAA) in the category of Protective & Functional
Apparel by the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA).
Associate Professor Beth Ferguson and alumni Eldy Lazaro
(MFA, design, ‘20) and Emma Smith (Design student alum) won the
Best Paper Award for their project “Eco Materials Library” at
the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces. The
symposium was hosted by University of Sheffield in the
United Kingdom.
Adele Zhang, senior continuing lecturer and design collection
curator and manager, is the co-author of a new bilingual
book, “Encountering the Global Textile Motifs” (China Textile
Press Co., Ltd, 2024). Written with Kunyuan Li, a Ph.D in design
studies from Jiangnan University, China, the book illustrates a
colorful survey of ethno-textile designs from the UC Davis Jo Ann
C. Stabb Design Collection and Han Costume Collection by Jiangnan
University.
Join PBS KVIE for a
screening of Leonardo
da Vinci, a new film by Ken Burns, followed by a
conversation with art studio alum Julia Couzens (M.F.A. ‘90) and
design Professor James Housefield as they discuss
the towering achievements of Leonardo da Vinci.
Recently gifted works to the Manetti Shrem
Museum from dedicated art lovers and philanthropists Jan
Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem are the focus on a new exhibition
curated and designed by UC Davis students.
“Guardians: Spirits of Protection,” a poignant exploration of the
creative relationship between tragedy and design created by
design professor emerita Ann Savageau, was first premiered
at the UC Davis Design Museum in fall 2021. In fall 2024
“Guardians” will be presented by the University of
Michigan Residential College Art Gallery Aug. 26 through Nov. 2.
Residents and firefighters from the town of Tomales, CA, came
together on June 8 to play a community safety-inspired board
game created by Associate Professor Thomas Maiorana. In
the game board, “Tomales Resilience,” an experimental
game that simulates a real-life wildfire evacuation, the
community members play as themselves as a disaster situation
arises around them.
Professor Timothy McNeil is co-chairing the
next Exhibition
+ Experience Design conference organized by the Society
of Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) held in Washington, D.C.
June 20-21, 2024.
“The
Great Botanic Panic” took place on June 1st and engaged 28
teams of riders from the Davis, Sacramento, and Bay Area
communities.
UC Davis design students in DES187 Narrative Environments taught
by Professor Tim McNeil conceptualized, planned, designed,
and implemented 9 activity stations around the city. Each station
was one of the clues on the hunt and celebrated plants that
existed in the Mesozoic Era.
Gozde Goncu-Berk, associate professor, is among UC Davis’
newest class of Chancellor’s Fellows, a title given to early
career academics doing exemplary work.
The Alberini Family Speaker Series is supported through
an endowment by the Carlos and Andrea Alberini Family Foundation.
It brings renowned innovators and thinkers in design to campus
and in virtual formats to inspire students and encourage
community engagement and learning.
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