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Design and Industry

Hsiao-Yun Chu: touring the history of design

Hsiao-Yun Chu: touring the history of design

Note: This faculty feature originally appeared in the College of Creative Arts’ events program.

A class taught by Hsiao-Yun Chu is like a world tour of design, from history to product design and development. The Design and Industry assistant professor considers herself a guide—not an expert—leading a fun experience.

Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:12pm

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Bring your own bag and help the planet

Bring your own bag and help the planet

Bring your own bag. Make it a habit and grab it. These are the refrains in student-produced television and radio advertisements airing this fall throughout the Bay Area. This public education campaign waged by the Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition (BayROC) aims to help the environment through these simple reminders.

Posted Wed, 09/23/2009 - 3:11pm

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Making your doctor appointment more comfortable

Making your doctor appointment more comfortable

Design and Industry Associate Professor Martin Linder and alumnus Chris Morlock will make your visits to the doctor’s office more comfortable. They have designed a new collection of health-care seating for Brandrud, a Herman Miller Co.

Posted Mon, 08/31/2009 - 2:10pm

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Universal design is elementary

Universal design is elementary

Hitachi project, spring 2009Faculty and students in the Design and Industry Department recently helped elementary school students in San Francisco envision a remote control that would be accessible to everyone.

Student, professor honored for community work

Student, professor honored for community work

Andrew MarcoA graduate student transforms his tutoring work at an elementary school into a filmmaking project. A professor launches a successful program that brings students to high schools, teaching industrial design. Each won an SF State Community Service Learning Award, presented at a luncheon April 16.

Student design wins bronze in biennial competition

Student design wins bronze in biennial competition

Laura Urquiaga, Cat-a-Tat: Modular Cat HabitatLaura Urquiaga’s creative work project for her master’s degree in industrial arts has made cats and judges purrrr.

“Cat a Tat,” her freestanding, modular cat habitat utilizing sustainable materials, was awarded the bronze medal in the student category at the 2009 Northwest Design Invitational.

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