Design

Katia Vega was just recognized as one of the top 20 most influential Latinos in Techfor 2017! Read more in CNET en Español.

Go, Katia! We are so proud of you and happy you are here with us!

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.

The Ola Lorens Travel Memorial Scholarship will have presentations by the recipients about their Design travel experiences.

Location: 220 Cruess Hall
Date: Friday, October 14, 2016
Time: 12:10 PM

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.