 | Feb 9, 2012
Dean's List for Fall 2011 Announced
Congratulations to our outstanding students who made the CFA Dean's List. The criteria for the dean's list is the top one-third of QPAs in each school within the College of Fine Arts. Freshman... |
 | Jan 31, 2012
Hanington, Martin publish new book: Universal Methods of Design
Bruce Hanington, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, and Bella Martin, 2004 MDes CPID alumna, have published a new book, Universal Methods of Design: 100 Ways to Research Complex... |
 | Jan 2, 2012
Rape prevention messaging designed by students, for students
In design, I don’t think there is a better possible outcome than this: a non-profit who gets a much-needed messaging make-over, and students who get to make work that really matters. The... |
 | Jan 1, 2012
The History of Swiss Posters
The students at Carnegie Mellon have at their disposal a wonderful resource; 500 original Swiss Posters. Swiss Posters are looked at as examples of excellent visual communication design and our... |
 | Nov 18, 2011
Richard Sennett to speak about Spaces for Cooperation
World-renowned author of The Craftsman, Richard Sennett write about cities, labor and culture. He teaches sociology at New York University and the London School of Economics. He has explored... |
 | Nov 17, 2011
Fall 2011 Final Crit Schedule
Fall 2011 final critiques and presentations start on November 29th. These presentations mirror the depth and breadth of the practice of design embraced by the School of Design. Below is a list... |
 | Nov 8, 2011
Tepper & Design to Host Design/Business Panel & Workshop
What is the complementary relationship between Design and Business? What does it take to successfully capitalize on their potential synergies? Ad Idem will begin exploring these questions on... |
 | Oct 25, 2011
In memory of Swiss Poster benefactor, Ruedi Ruegg
The School of Design is mourning the passing of Swiss Poster Collection benefactor and Swiss graphic designer Ruedi Ruegg, who died on October 14th , 2011. Ruedi and Professor Dan Boyarski established... |
 | Oct 24, 2011
School of Design has a significant presence at AIGA conference
This year’s national AIGA design conference was held in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme of the conference was “Pivot”, which was a challenge to the design community to pivot from... |
 | Oct 10, 2011
In memory of Kees Overbeeke
We are sad to note the passing of Prof. dr. Kees Overbeeke, on October 8th, 2011. Kees served as Nierenberg Chair for the School of Design during the 2005-2006 academic year. Prof. dr. Kees Overbeeke... |
 | Oct 9, 2011
Fitwits success story shared at Mayo conference
The Mayo Clinic knows that good health care ideas can come from anywhere, but where do those good ideas go? "They are often starved by lack of time and funding, swallowed by the status... |
 | Sep 26, 2011
Eric Anderson inducted as an IDSA Fellow
The School of Design is proud to announce that Eric Anderson was inducted as an IDSA Fellow at this year's IDSA International Conference in New Orleans. To announce Eric's Fellow status, the... |
 | Sep 16, 2011
2011–2012 Lecture Series Starts on Sept. 22nd!
We are happy to announce the second year of our acclaimed Design the Future lecture series. We have a full roster of leading edge thinkers and practitioners from the world of design. This year's... |
 | Aug 8, 2011
Fitwits and Eat'n Park Launch Innovative Tool To Fight Obesity
Program To Share Fitwits™ Nutrition Education Tool With Children and Families Through Eat'n Park With obesity rates on the rise, the Carnegie Mellon University School of Design's Fitwits... |
 | Aug 4, 2011
Remembering Sylvia Harris Singer
We are saddened to note the passing of Sylvia Harris Singer, who died in late July. Sylvia was the founder of Citizen Research & Design, located in New York (http://citizenrd.com/). A nationally... |
 | Jul 22, 2011
PhD Defense: Fatih Kursat Ozenc: July 28th, 2011
You are invited to attend: Dissertation Defense Modes of Transitions: Developing Interactive Products for Harmony and Wellbeing Fatih Kursat Ozenc PhD Candidate in Design www.kursatozenc.com... |
 | Jul 21, 2011
Ethan Frier & Jonathan Ota win the Core77 Transportation award!
Congratulations to Ethan Frier and Jonathan Ota, winners of the Core77 Transportation student award, for their Project Aura bicycle lighting system. --An self-initiated project they worked on... |
 | Jul 6, 2011
Designing an avian exhibit helps a career take flight
In the fall of 2010, Amanda Henderson and two of her alumnus colleagues, Sarah Kusuma and Natalia Olbinski, had just completed the design and installation of Winging It: An Experimental Gallery... |
 | Jul 1, 2011
TeslaTouch wins Best Demo award at World Haptics 2011
Congratulations to the TeslaTouch team for winning the Best Demo award at World Haptics 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. Receiving this recognition at World Haptics is an endorsement and a seal of approval... |
 | Jun 29, 2011
Grads find positions with leading edge companies
We are extremely proud of the career placements of our recent MDes graduates, and the internship placements of our current grad students. This prestigious list speaks to the ongoing relationships... |
 | Jun 23, 2011
Design Thinking works in multiple languages
Recently the School of Design teamed up with the Tepper School of Business to offer a design thinking workshop to 42 business students from Ukraine, as part of a range of classes offered here... |
 | Jun 22, 2011
Soojin Jun to defend PhD on Tuesday, June 28
You are invited to attend the PhD Defense of Soojin Jun on Tuesday, June 28, from 1-4pm in MMCH A11. Information and the Experience of Wonder: A Rhetorical Study of Information Design In the... |
 | Jun 21, 2011
Faculty transition to new roles
We're pleased to announce that as of July 1st, 2011, several of our faculty members will be transitioning to new roles for the School of Design. • Dan Boyarski will move from Director of... |
