Meet Our New Faculty - Dina El-Zanfaly & Brett Yasko
Starting with the Fall semester of 2019, Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design is thrilled to welcome two new members of our full-time faculty – Assistant Professor Dina El-Zanfaly and Assistant Teaching Professor Brett Yasko.
Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design is honored to announce that Peter Scupelli has been named as the 2019-2022 Nierenberg Chair. Peter Scupelli is the Founder and Director of the Learning Environments Lab and is currently teaching required undergraduate and graduate-level courses in the School of Design. During his three-year tenure as the Nierenberg Chair, Scupelli plans to focus on sharing the sustainability centered courses that he has developed at CMU with the world as open-source teaching resources.
Russell Singer, an Industrial Design Alumnus from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design (BDes '09), recently launched a successful Kickstarter campaign with his company, Singer Personal Audio, for customizable 3D printed, high quality home audio products.
Featured Video by Madison Headrick
On the 25th of September 2015, when the 193 Member States of the United Nations approved the 2030 Agenda, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals was also created. Communication Design Juniors in the Designing for Complex Communication Systems class were challenged to create 60-second videos that educate, challenge and inspire people on the importance of these Sustainable Development Goals. Madison Headrick's video explores the justice system and the problems ex-convicts face as they attempt to reenter society.
Please enjoy some of last year's best work from the entire spectrum of projects and research that our grads and undergrads took part in at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design.
The School of Design is well represented at the RSD 8 symposium at IIT Institute of Design's Kaplan Institute, Chicago, with four activities taking place involving students, faculty, and alumni.
The School of Design's Kristin Hughes and her work on the Octopus Garden are up for a Placemaking Award for Excellence in the "Healthy Place" category from the Urban Land Institute in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ulu Mills (MDes), Jen Brown (Senior Graphic Designer, University Advancement), and Dan Lockton will be running an Imaginaries Lab workshop at the Mozilla Festival (MozFest) on Saturday October 26. MozFest is an international gathering of educators, activists, technologists, researchers, artists, and young people dedicated to creating a better, healthier internet.
Arnold Wasserman & guests will be presenting Dexign: The Big Picture, including a screening of "Enough White Teacups," in Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall 215 on October 23rd at 5pm.
