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Ringing in the New Academic Year: 2024 Opening Reception
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Ringing in the New Academic Year: 2024 Opening Reception

We were thrilled to kick off the new academic year with a warm welcome to the class of 2026, our returning class of 2025, and all of our incredible faculty members. Department Chair Allan Chochinov and faculty members shared an expansive and holistic curriculum, painstakingly crafted to produce designers armed to address the needs of a transforming world.  

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Announcing E11VEN: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 7th!
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Announcing E11VEN: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 7th!

We invite you to attend the 11th Annual Master’s Thesis Presentations—of the 2024 graduating class of the MFA in Products of Design program—live at the SVA Theatre on Tuesday, May 7th from 1:00pm - 6:00pm (EDT, GMT-4). Sixteen graduating master’s students will each present their year-long thesis work comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences, and platforms.

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"Designer Pictionary" with Adam Fujita!
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"Designer Pictionary" with Adam Fujita!

PoD alumn Adam Fujita has been experimenting with his Drawing Design course as part of the first-year, first-semester curriculum. Two days ago, Adam tried an experiment—a “Designer Pictionary” as he called it—and the results were wonderful (and raucous!) Here is Adam’s description, along with a handful of snapshots.

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Announcing 10NTH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 5th!
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Announcing 10NTH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 5th!

We invite you to attend the 10th Annual Master’s Thesis Presentations—of the 2023 graduating class of the MFA in Products of Design program—live at the SVA Theatre on Friday, May 5th from 1:00pm - 6:00pm (EDT, GMT-4). Fourteen graduating master’s students will each present their year-long thesis work, comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences, and platforms.

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Open House & Info Sessions (Copy BEFORE THE EVENTS)
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Open House & Info Sessions (Copy BEFORE THE EVENTS)

This year we will be offering 2 Open House and Info Sessions—one in-person on Friday, November 11th at 6:30pm EST, and another virtual (over Zoom) on Thursday, December 9th at 6:30pm EST! Both events will offer a full house of visitors, prospective students, faculty, alumni, and students, and if you can make the in-person session on November 11th, you’ll be able to tour the space, check out the Visible Futures Lab Next Door, and hang out with everyone here!

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2022 NYC Halloween Parade Costumes!
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2022 NYC Halloween Parade Costumes!

Every year, our first-year students design and build Halloween costumes as part of their Making Studios. Following the builds, faculty Becky Stern and the students head downtown to join the annual NYC Halloween Parade—drawing over 50,000 participants this year! Check out some snapshots below. Thanks to Becky and students for the photos!

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Announcing N9NTH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 6th!
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Announcing N9NTH: MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations are May 6th!

We invite you to attend the Master’s Thesis Presentations of the 2022 graduating class of the MFA in Products of Design program live at the SVA Theatre on Friday, May 6th from 1:00pm - 5:00pm (EDT, GMT-4). Twelve graduating master’s students will each present their year-long thesis work, comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences, and platforms.

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Why We Teach Every Discipline of Design
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Why We Teach Every Discipline of Design

If you are checking out grad schools, we put together a brief video and description of why we have chosen a cross-disciplinary design program over a specialized program…and why we think you should too.

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