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SDCT's Top 10: Year in Review

Relive standout events, inspiring student work, and key milestones from the 2024–2025 academic year.

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“Aha” Moments: Innovation of the Past

August 30, 2019

Read “'Aha' Moments: Innovation of the Past," an article by RGLR Collective for the 2019 Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

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Making Work More Meaningful

August 30, 2019

Read "Making Work More Meaningful," an article by Devon Skerritt for the 2019 Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

Doreen Lorenzo, Associate Dean of the School of Design and Creative Technologies

Editor's Note

August 30, 2019

A welcome note from the editor to the third edition of the Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

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Vote for SDCT Faculty Panels at SXSW 2020

August 13, 2019

Vote via PanelPicker to see SDCT faculty speak at SXSW 2020.

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MFA Design Alum Awarded US Patent

July 29, 2019

MFA Design alumnus Seo Joon Lee was recently awarded a United States patent for his multi-directional zip tie design.

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Screen Scoring Professor Scores Documentary Featured in The New York Times

May 20, 2019

Music and Sound professor Sam Lipman recently scored a New York Times "Op-Doc."

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Center for Integrated Design Course Featured in The Wall Street Journal

March 1, 2019

This semester, Executive Chairman of CognitiveScale Manoj Saxena is teaching "Ethics in Artificial Intelligence Design," a course offered through the Center for Integrated Design (CID). The Wall Street Journal featured Saxena in a recent piece about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics.

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UT Launches New Gaming Curriculum

February 27, 2019

The School of Design and Creative Technologies is proud to announce the launch of the University of Texas Game Development and Design Program, a partnership between the Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies (AET) and the Department of Computer Science (CS).

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The Wall Street Journal Reviews Harry Ransom Center Exhibit Co-Curated by SDCT's Monica Penick

February 18, 2019

In February, The Wall Street Journal published a review of "The Rise of Everyday Design: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain and America." The exhibit was co-curated by SDCT's Dr. Monica Penick and School of Architecture professor Christopher Long. "The Rise of Everyday Design" is on display at the Harry Ransom Center through July 14.

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Ft. Lonesome Creator Kathie Sever Visits SDCT

February 6, 2019

Kathie Sever, creator of Fort Lonesome and pioneer of the Austin chain stitch style, gives lecture and crash course in the art of chain stitching to design students.

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