Design at Kent State
‘We Create Magic for a Living – and We Get Paid for It’
In a fast-paced, reality TV-style competition, students in the Club Management class in Kent State’s Hospitality and Event Management Program worked in teams alongside industry professionals to create styled table settings themed around specific holidays.
IN A FLASH: Sharing Two Decades of Memories
Members of Kent State's Interior Design Class of 2005 reunited in October to share stories about what they've been doing during the past 20 years.
'The Brain' Turns 25
An iconic campus landmark that's also a serene oasis of relaxation has been welcoming students on the Kent Campus of Kent State for a quarter century.
School of Fashion Senior Wins $50,000 Scholarship From Council of Fashion Designers of America
Ababa Lorde, a senior in 91Թ’s School of Fashion, won a $50,000 scholarship from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a New York-based nonprofit that is committed to supporting the American fashion designers of the future.
‘I’m Not Going to Stop Until There’s a “Ph.D.” Next to My Name’
Delonte Goodman is a graduate student in Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. He will complete his master's program in mechatronics in December, before moving on to his doctoral program in the spring semester. He is active in multiple student and professional organizations at Kent State that enhance and complement his studies and also allow him to assist and mentor undergraduate students.
Designing for the User: New Degree Is at the Heart of Growing Tech Field
A bachelor’s degree in user experience design is the newest offering in 91Թ’s College of Communication and Information, aimed at training graduates for one of the fastest-growing career fields.
Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology
Creating e-textiles is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in 91Թ’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with Kent State’s School of Fashion.
Form and Function Merge in Creating Wearable Technology
Creating e-textiles – electronic textiles that can be used to integrate wearable technology into clothing that is comfortable and practical – is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in 91Թ’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with Kent State’s School of Fashion.
Kent State's Spacecraft Design Lab is Where Students Build Flight-Ready Satellites
Kent State's Spacecraft Design Lab is the location where a group of 35 Kent State undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club are designing, building, and testing satellites and spacecraft components, and competing in space engineering challenges.
Making Self-Driving Cars Easier to Trust
When School of Visual Communication Design professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science assistant professor Raiful Hasan at 91Թ's new faculty orientation in 2023, their conversation about their respective research interests led to an important project. They're working together to solve a big problem: how can self-driving cars communicate better with pedestrians?