The Department of Design is committed
to the inclusion of "real-world" design experiences
in the design studios. The junior and senior studios
often integrate collaborative projects that are supported
by corporate, government, or non-profit partners. Some
of the recent studio projects were supported by:
Caterpillar
Design Central
Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning
Samsung
Nationwide Insurance
Industrial Design Society of America
Procter & Gamble
NASA
Grammer AG
Karcher GmbH
Allyn + Bacon Publishing
Pride Mobility
Ford Motor Co.
Department of Veterans Affairs
OSU Department of Transportation and Parking
Airbus
Brunswick
Battelle
MCS Medical
WOSU
The Ohio Supreme Court
The Kennedy Center
Isringhausen
The Ohio State University Medical Center
OSU Department of Internal Medicine
Conn's Potato
Chips
Center for Automotive Research and Intelligent
Transportation
OSU Digital Union
OSU Libraries Book Arts Laboratory (Logan Elm Press)
Prof. Scott Shim will be joining the Design Department in autumn quarter.
Scott was formerly at Purdue University. More about Scott can be found [here].
A representation of
the OSU foreign exchange program partners is included in a Google
Map.
The 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Report - America's
Best Graduate Schools has ranked OSU's Design graduate program as #5 in
the nation, and #1 in public institutions! [more]
OSU Design Department Design graduate program
ranked #6 nationally by 2009 DesignIntelligence survey; undergraduate program
ranked #10, and #3 in a survey of Art and Design school Deans.
The Design Department's latest newsletter, Quick Sketches.
[more]
The Department of Design offers an undergraduate Minor in
Industrial, Interior and Visual Communications Design. [more]