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Still image from Once a Glacier virtual reality experience created by Jiabao Li

Short and Sweet: "Once a Glacier"

March 13, 2023

The Austin Chronicle

The Austin Chronicle talks with Design Assistant Professor Jiabao Li, creator of immersive XR project Once a Glacier, that places the viewer in a kayak with a young woman as she experiences the magic and fragility of a glacier.

Creative Capital Wild Futures 2023 Awards Technology, Literature, & Performing Arts

Design Professor Sam Lavigne Receives 2023 Creative Capital Award for "Offset"

March 8, 2023

Creative Capital

Department of Design Professor Sam Lavigne has received a 2023 Creative Capital Award for "Offset." This prestigious award funds the creation of experimental, risk-taking projects that push boundaries formally and thematically.

Headshots for Jan Ryan and Jiabao Li side by side

Catch Design Professor Jiabao Li at These Events During SXSW

March 7, 2023

College of Fine Arts News

Headed to South by Southwest 2023? Be sure to check out these events led by Design Professor Jiabao Li.

Gray Garmon and Iya Abdulkarim branded headshots for TEDxUTAustin 2023 How and Why

Design Faculty and Student to Speak at TEDxUTAustin 2023 Event: How & Why

February 22, 2023

Some of the brightest minds from The University of Texas at Austin will gather this Saturday to share their ideas at the sixth annual TEDxUTAustin conference. SDCT is well represented at this prestigious event, with two out of the nine total speakers coming from within our community.

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Design Graduate Students Named to 2023 GDUSA Students To Watch

February 21, 2023

Graphic Design USA

Two graduate design students, M.A. in Design focused on Health candidate Iya Abdulkarim and M.F.A. in Design candidate Libby Riddell, have been named to Graphic Design USA's 2023 Students to Watch list.

Design Professor Jiabao Li Named to Forbes China 30 Under 30, Speaks at TEDxBoston

February 1, 2023

In November 2022, Assistant Professor of Design Jiabao Li was named to the Forbes China 30 Under 30 Class of 2022 cohort. Li spoke at TEDxBoston that same month on the topic of "Interspecies Co-Creation."

Collage of work featured in the 2023 PRINT Typography Report

Design Faculty Named in PRINT Magazine's 2023 Typography Report

January 31, 2023

PRINT Magazine

Design professors Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton, Vic Rodriguez Tang, and Dr. Cheryl D. Miller were included in The 2023 PRINT Typography Report for their work.

Headshots of artists Reynier Leyva Novo, Yuliya Lanina, and Nohemi Perez.

Artpace Names Yuliya Lanina as Spring 2023 International Artist-in-Residence

January 24, 2023

Glasstire

Artpace San Antonio, a nonprofit residency program, has announced Arts and Entertainment Technologies Professor Yuliya Lanina as one of its Spring 2023 International Artists-in-Residence.

Animated text reads "BTS Dynamite: Live at the MTV Music Awards" from a fan-animated music video by AET students

MTV Commissions AET Students for 2022 VMA Project

December 15, 2022

Arts and Entertainment Technologies student Hari J. creates a fan animation for K-pop band, BTS, that is discovered on Instagram and lands her a commission opportunity for the 2022 MTV VMA's.

Grace Troutman UT Grad lands dream job at TikTok

TikTok Scoops Up Arts and Entertainment Technologies Graduate for Global Creative Strategist Role

December 1, 2022

Grace Troutman, a Spring 2022 Graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Arts and Entertainment Technologies (AET) and a double minor in Arts Management and Business, went from her dream college experience at The University of Texas at Austin to landing her dream job at TikTok.