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.
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.
The John Natsoulas Gallery is pleased to present a group pop-up
show featuring works by UC Davis design students. “Mind Grown—UCD
DES 225: Studio Practices in Design: A Culminating Pop-up
Exhibition” is a single night event and reception on Wednesday
December 7th from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
Students in Professor Housefield’s Fall 2015 DES 001 “Intro. to Design” course began the quarter with a multi-step project that required them to work through the design process and submit one or more entries to a design competition sponsored by Capital Public Radio. For the “Print Radio” competition, designers responded to any of three words:
Four Design students are contributing to the creation of a new
cafe that will be staffed by differently-abled adults. Named
“Mosaic Coffee & Tea,” this nonprofit venture is being
spearheaded by the Davis Community Church, which will provide a
space for the cafe on its downtown Davis campus. Mosaic will not
charge its patrons a fixed amount for food and drinks, but
simply, will ask them to “gift” what they can.
The Museum of Wonder & Delight, featuring the collections of
Dolph Gotelli, will be opening soon in Historic Folsom.
Gotelli, Design Professor Emeritus, is widely known for
his collections of vintage Christmas objects, toys, dolls, and
ephemera. Gotelli has designed many holiday exhibitions using his
collections of dolls and toys in elaborately detailed tableaux
that allow each viewer to imagine a personal story or
memory.
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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