The mission of the Division of Design at the University of Washington is to advance the field of design through research, practice, and education. We enable the creation of innovative products, services, and communications that address society’s most pressing issues, including environmental sustainability, access to education, access to effective and affordable healthcare, and economic and social justice. Our programs promote a collaborative, diverse, and pragmatic approach to design that prepares our students to thrive and lead in a world of rapid technological and cultural change and imagine the world from a range of perspectives. We offer a Bachelor of Design (BDes) degree in the following majors: Industrial Design, Interaction Design, and Visual Communication Design. At the graduate level, a Master of Design (MDes) degree is available. The Division of Design is part of the School of Art + Art History + Design, in the College of Arts and Sciences on the UW Seattle campus.
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Ask Design faculty members Karen Cheng and Dominic Muren anything you want about the infamous DESIGN 166 course at the University of Washington! This Thursday night on Reddit at 7pm: https://lnkd.in/grjvrcrH
Interested in becoming a UW Design major, but scared of DESIGN 166? Join me and co-faculty member Dominic Muren (the nicest guy ever!) in our first-ever Reddit AMA this Thursday at 7:00pm! Come on, it's not that bad. https://lnkd.in/gcDGvJWq
Wonderful opportunity for UW Design students and recent grads—a design internship working with UW M.Design alum Aubree Ball!! https://lnkd.in/g9MQpTbP
Hiring 2025 Interns! eBay Personalization Design Manager, Former Professor, Innovation Leader, Interaction Designer
I'm looking for the most talented and driven graduate and undergraduate design students to join my team in California next summer in a paid internship. I want to help you pursue your passions and kick off your career as Product Designer! You'll work on exciting innovations in the personalization and social commerce spaces, and gain an investment in your real-world professional development. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gHm-5cJs
Great opportunities for UW Industrial Design students at Starbucks: https://lnkd.in/guaYhR8s and https://lnkd.in/gFGNRwGT
Great opportunity for UW Design students /alums! We have two wonderful alums at the New York Times already: Taylor Miles Hopkins and Lavi Tang !!
VP, Product Design @ The New York Times | Design Strategy & Operations | Adjunct Faculty @ School of Visual Arts
Interested in a product design internship at The New York Times? Of course you are! We're hosting an information session for the 2025 summer internship program on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5-6pm ET. You'll hear from some of our amazing former interns and product designers and get a chance to ask questions about the internship and product design at The Times. Details and a link to register are here — hope to see you there: https://lnkd.in/eZB-VzYb
Congratulations to UW Industrial Design grad Cole Young for being selected as the IDSA Student Merit Award Winer! Cole has been a truly excellent student in the ID program—a talented and giving designer.
Meet the winners and finalists of the 2024 Student Merit Awards (SMA) and Graduate Student Merit Awards (GSMA)! Selected for their creativity and design brilliance, these emerging talents represent the future of the industry at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 👉Explore the winners and their projects at idsa.org/SMA Pictured: "Play Pals" by Perry Sherwood (top); "Pride Public Seating" by John Hill (bottom)
Congratulations again to our talented 2024 B.Design and M.Design graduates in Visual Communication Design, Interaction Design and Industrial Design. Visit www.uwdesignshow.com to see more capstones and projects, and links to over 50 design portfolio sites. #uwdesign University of Washington - School of Art + Art History + Design
For his Master of Design thesis, Wyatt Olson created a series of four critical design-fiction short films examining the dystopian futures enabled by location-based phone tracking/digital surveillance. These films were used as research probes in co-speculation sessions with the designers and developers currently working on developing these systems to discuss the real futures that we might face. See the films at bywyatt.com Portfolio: bywyatt.com #uwdesign #artificialintelligence #Interactdesign #speculativedesign University of Washington - School of Art + Art History + Design
For this joint capstone project, Maggie Zheng and Elva C. (IxD) improved the University of Washington’s augmented reality app: NOMR, or Novel Observation in Mixed Reality. Over 1,800 students use NOMR each year in UW’s 100-200 level physics labs to learn about particle physics. Maggie and Elva streamlined NOMR’s onboarding process for first-time VR users. They designed a quicker and smoother introduction, and also developed a better space design. These improvements enhanced overall communication through clearer instructions, more compelling animations, increased aural feedback, and more interactive activities. Portfolio: mengjiaz.com elvachen.studio #uwdesign #AugmentedReality #Interactdesign #EdTech #VRinEducation #UXDesign University of Washington - School of Art + Art History + Design
For his Master of Design thesis, (Bill) Chuanzhe Xiong developed LoopLab—a business-to-business company that helps fashion companies develop their own resale service. LoopLab integrates with the client’s existing ecommerce database so that customers can see and resell previous purchases via a Digital ID. Access to the original catalog photos, product description, and sizing information greatly streamlines the listing process. By reducing resell friction, brands promote sustainability via circular fashion—and recapture profits from competitors such as Ebay, Poshmark, Depop, Grailed, etc. Portfolio: czxiong.com #uwdesign #Ecommerce #CircularFashion #NFCtechnology #ResaleMarket University of Washington - School of Art + Art History + Design
“MOTION” is a limited edition collection of bags made from up-cycled retail banners by UW ID students Olivia Oomen and Sophia Zeng. Proceeds benefit the students and the UW Design program! Each bag is unique—and we have just three horizontal musette bags left! This 14x11.5” bag is fully lined, and closes with two gunmetal snaps $55. Can be used as a laptop/iPad sleeve, or worn crossbody with a UW DESIGN webbing strap, sold separately for $20. Contact Karen Cheng at kcheng@uw.edu to purchase. Portfolio: oliviaoomen.com sophiaxzeng.xyz University of Washington - School of Art + Art History + Design