[02.01.08]
Emeritus Professor and former Department Chair
Charles Wallschlaeger received the [Educator
Award] from the Industrial Design Society
of America (IDSA) this year at the IDSA National
Conference in San Francisco. The award recognizes
significant and distinguished contributions to
the field of industrial design and ID education.
Wallschlaeger was on the faculty of the Department
of Design for over 30 years, and served 19 years
as the Chair of the Department. He oversaw the
development of the Department as a separate division
and then a department in 1968 and 1972 respectively,
and was instrumental in its current structure
as an undergraduate and graduate program with
the three areas of Industrial, Interior and Visual
Communications. He published a seminal design
foundations book, [Basic
Visual Concepts and Principles] in 1992,
and it remains as the most widely used foundations
book for students in the design fields. Wallschlaeger
joins Emeritus Professor and Chair Joe
Koncelik, and current Professor and Eminent Scholar
Noel Mayo as recipients of this prestigious award.
Wallschlaeger (left) is shown with
Emeritus Professor Reinhart Butter in the above
photograph at a recent 40th anniversary celebration
of the founding of the Department. Butter
recently retired from the Department after a distinguished
40 year career. [more]
[12.15.07]
The Department of Design is searching
for a tenure-track faculty member to serve as the
Foundations Studies Coordinator. More information
can be found by downloading the postion [announcement],
or contact the search committee chair, Prof. Paul
Nini at nini.1@osu.edu.
[05.10.07]
OSU Department of Design graduate Chris Calori
(BS 74, MA 80) recently published the definitive
reference book for the design of environmental
graphics, Signage and Wayfinding
Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental
Graphic Design Systems (John Wiley & Sons,
Inc). The book is available from the publisher
(Wiley), Amazon,
or Barnes
and Noble.
Calori is a principal of Calori & Vanden-Eynden
/Design Consultants, an internationally recognized,
award-wining design firm specializing in the planning
and design of signage and wayfinding programs.
She is a member of the Society for Environmental
Graphic Design and is a Professional Affiliate
of the New York Chapter of the American Institute
of Architects. (Her partner David Vanden-Eynden
is also a 1974 Design graduate.) According to Ivan
Chermayeff from Chermayeff & Geismar, writing
in the forward to Calori's book:
The meticulous specification
of all the elements going into the making of
signage to meet the reality of each situation,
to stay in balance, finding the best point
between the most basic adequacy at one extreme
and the performance of refined and sophisticated
excellence in design terms at the other end
of the spectrum, is what Calori & Vanden-Eynden
consistently deliver time and time again.
Calori and Vanden-Eynden have also recently been
elected Fellows of the Society for Environmental
Graphic Design (SEGD). The SEGD Board annually
conveys the title of Fellow to distinguished individuals
who have made extraordinary contributions to the
SEGD and who have achieved excellence in the profession.
Chris and Dave are honored to join the 24 distinguished
designers who have been named Fellows of the SEGD
since 1987.
Two of the firms recognizable projects:
More information about Calori & Vanden-Eynden
/Design Consultants can be found on their [website].
[02.16.07]
Review sessions for students
who completed the Entrance Exam but were not
accepted will be held at the following times
and locations:
- Visual Communications: Hopkins 352, February
20, 5:00PM
- Industrial Design: February 22, 10:00 AM, Place
TBD
- Interior Design: TBD
(As the times and locations are determined
they will be posted here)
[05.01.06]
Design 160 and Design 199 are changing!
Beginning this upcoming Autumn Quarter, Design
160 will change to Design 200. It will
also change from 3 credit hours to 5 credit hours. Design
199 will no longer be offered, and will be replaced
by Design 201, the first drawing class in a 3 quarter
sequence (Design 201, 202 and 203.) The
pre-Design major requirements will now be Design
200 and 201, which will also be beneficial for
students participating in the Entrance Exam. The
requirements for each major will now include Design
202 and 203, and will no longer include Engineering
Graphics 121 and 122.
[01.18.06]
OSU Design Graduate Program ranked #7
nationally, #2 in the Midwest region
The first annual America's Best Industrial
Design Schools study by Design Intelligence ranks
graduate and undergraduate ID programs accredited
by NASAD. Survey participants include leading employers,
U.S. ID firms, and professional practitioners from
the U.S. The measure: the programs that best
prepare their graduates for real-world practice.
In the 2006 Design Intelligence survey of the top
design schools:
1. Art Center College of Design
2. Pratt Institute
3. Cranbrook
4. Illinois Institute of Technology
5. Stanford University
6. Rhode Island School of Design
7. The Ohio State University
8. University of Illinois
9. Syracuse University
10. (Tie) Arizona State, Georgia Tech, North
Carolina State
Employers interviewed in the survey ranked the OSU
Design program as the #2 Graduate program in the
Midwest, and #5 in the nation for Collaborative
Learning in the Skill Assessment rankings. In the
same survey, Professor Reinhart Butter was chosen
as one the nation's "Most Admired ID Educators".
[
more]
[11.25.05] [more
information]
Graphic Design Family Values,
an essay by Prof. Paul Nini has
appeared in The Education of a Graphic
Designer, second edition, published
in November 2005 by Allworth Press and
the School of Visual Arts, New York. This
popular collection, edited by Steven Heller
(one of the world's most recognized design
scholars) includes contributions from a
wide variety of internationally-known designers
and design educators.
[11.25.05] [more
information]
Banners adapted from design proposals by fourth
year undergraduate visual communication students directed
by Prof. Paul Nini have recently
been installed as part of streetscape improvements
on North High Street in the Clintonville area. Students
worked closely with community stakeholders representing
the City of Columbus, the Clintonville Area Commission,
Clintonville Incorporated, and the Clintonville Area
Chamber of Commerce in a course devoted to environmental
graphics and wayfinding systems design.
[11.01.05] [more
information]
Prof. Wayne Carlson has
completed a book, titled Between the
Rivers: The Story of Grandview Heights
and Marble Cliff.
The book is a collection of short vignettes that
tell the rich history of the first independently
incorporated suburb of Columbus, called the
"Millionaire Suburb" by Columbus' turn
of the century residents.
[03.06.06]
Ohio State’s 3rd year interior design students,
taught by Gabriel Esquivel and Heike Goeller,
travelled to Mexico City to present their winter quarter
projects as part of a symposium called “Design
and Emergent Technologies” [more]
To view the studio project results, visit
the [website]
[02.15.06]
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) recently
inducted Jim Kaufman, professor of industrial design and design
technology at The Ohio State University, into its Academy of Fellows, honoring
Kaufman for his significant contributions to design education and IDSA. Kaufman
chaired IDSA’s Education Committee from 2001-2003 and also served as chair
of its Central Ohio Chapter for 2000-2001. [download
PDF]
[01.10.06]
VC Senior Halle Malcomb received
the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial Scholarship
award at an on-campus ceremony tonight. In
attendance were Mac Stewart, Frank Hale, and Barbara
Snyder. Halle is from Cleveland, Ohio where she graduated
from Beaumont High School. Halle is a senior enrolled
in the College of the Arts, Department of Design with
a major in Visual Communications and a minor in African
American and African Studies. Halle was also awarded
the Office of Minority Affairs Morrill Scholars scholarship
which paid her tuition. She is a member of The National
Society of Collegiate Scholars, a Member of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Incorporated: Epsilon Chapter where
she has served as the Corresponding Secretary along
with many other responsibilities. She was the creator
of the Logo for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated's
2005 Midwestern Regional Conference and a National
Committee Member of her sorority's Technology Task
Force. She is Vice President of the National Pan-Hellenic
Council at OSU, Program Chair for the 2005 and upcoming
2006 African American Farewell Celebration, a Member
of the Order of Omega at OSU and she received awards
at both the 2004 and 2005 Annual Greek Awards Celebration.
Halle will graduate this spring quarter. After graduation
she plans to pursue graphic design as a career. And
She plans to live and enroll in a Master's program
in North Carolina.
[05.11.05] [more
information]
Prof. Brian Stone received the OSU Chapter Order of Omega Faculty Recognition
Award at a reception held at the Blackwell Inn. It was the 2nd annual event.
The Order of Omega is a national organization for Greek life extending membership
to students who have attained excellence in scholarship and leadership.
[05.05.05]
Prof. Jeff Haase and his junior
Interior studio redesigned and renovated the graduate
studio in the Department as part of their winter
quarter studio experience.
[read
on line]
[05.04.05] [more
information]
Graduate student Yuegu Hu's project TISS (The Interactive
Schematic Sketch) was selected as the runner-up in the experimental division
of the 2005 WV Flash Animation Festival held at Libery State College.
TISS is a device that helps interior designers to communicate with clients/non-designers.
TISS also blurs the boundary of visual communication design and interior space
design by introducing interaction into traditional freehand sketches.
[05.04.05] [more
information]
Two significant initiatives led by the Office of University Relations will
officially launch the week of Monday (5/16). The first involves
Visual Identity Guidelines which provide information and tools to
allow communicators to contribute to a more consistent identity for the
university, including a transition to a "reversed" Ohio State logo
and
standardization for units' identification in relationship to that logo.
Related to that is the launch of a new system of Web pages to replace
the university's current front door. Reflecting new minimal design
elements, the home page and associated pages provide users more
timely and tailored news, features, events and links. Graduate student Jerry
Dannemiller was significantly involved with these efforts.
[04.15.05] [more
information]
Prof. Wayne Carlson, Chair
of Design, has been named to the Apple Distinguished
Educator program for the Class of 2005. The
program provides a unique forum for Apple and
exemplary educators worldwide to exchange ideas
and information about the effective uses of
new technologies in the creation of engaging
learning environments. This summer, the Apple
Distinguished Educator Summer Institute takes
place July 11-16 in San Jose, Calif. The Apple
Distinguished Educator program began in 1994,
and today consists of more than 500 educators
worldwide.
Ohio State has three other members of their
faculty in the program, all of whom are affiliated
with the Design Department (Prof. Brian
Stone, Prof. Susan Metros, and Prof. Steve Acker).
[04.10.05] [more]
Ohio Sea Grant Communications recently earned first and third place awards
from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), an international
association for agricultural communications. Stone Laboratory’s promotional
flyer and postcard series received an ACE Gold Award in the Publishing Direct
Mail category, while the new Stone Laboratory web site received an ACE Bronze
Award in the web site category. Of the nearly 400 entries, the Stone Lab
flyer and new promotional postcards were awarded a perfect score for writing,
graphics and layout, photography, and marketing capabilities. As a Gold-winning
entry, the publications will be showcased on the ACE web site for the next
year. Congratulations go out to the project developers: Graphics
Designer Greg Aylsworth, Webmaster George Oommen, and Communications
Manager Jill Jentes Banicki.
[more information]
[01.15.05]
OSU Design students and alumni were widely represented in the awards ceremonies
for the 2004 Columbus Society of Communicating Arts Creative Best competition [more
information]
[09.23.04] [more]
Recent MFA graduate Selim Gencoglu wins Grand Prize in Core77 Design Challenge
Competition, sponsored by Core77 and Popular Science magazine.
[07.19.04] [purchase
options]
Student discounted Apple and IBM laptop bundles for Design students
[04.15.04] [read
on-line]
Huntington Bank interior redesigned with assistance
from Interior Design students
[03.15.04] [more]
Scholarships awarded to students of Design for 2004–2005
[03.03.04] [read
on-line]
Design alumna Beth Blostein wins first prize in
international design competition.
[02.28.04]
VC senior Michelle Byle receives an award from the Origination Design Competition.
[02.05.04] [read
on-line]
onCampus newspaper features the Department of Design.
[02.05.04] [visit
site]
Wayne Carlson, chairperson of Design, featured on OIT communITy web site for
distance education course.
[01.22.04] [more]
Outstanding Educator Advancing Technology recognizes Design Professor Susan
Metros.
[12.15.03] [more]
Design students and faculty are very successful in
the Columbus Society of Communicating Arts Creative
Best awards competition.
[10.17.03] [more]
Scholarships awarded to students of Design for 2003-2004.
[04.04.03] [more]
College of the Arts ranked best in Ohio and 28th in
the nation.
