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SDCT's Top 10: Year in Review

Look back on the show-stopping events, national recognition, and milestones we're celebrating from the 2022-2023 academic year.

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The Design Lab

October 21, 2019

The Design Lab is the only lab on campus exclusively for Design students. It is home to several antique printing presses and one of the University of Texas at Austin's greatest design resources: the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection.

Design Faculty Monica Penick Receives 2019 Publication Award from SESAH

October 14, 2019

Associate Professor Monica Penick, Ph.D. was recently recognized by the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians for her book Tastemaker: Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the Postwar American House. 

Construk Sans by BFA Design senior Ryan Hicks

Design Senior Ryan Hicks Creates Gender-Neutral Typeface Construk Sans

October 9, 2019

Get to know Ryan Hicks, B.F.A. in Design 2019, and his original typeface Construk Sans which replaces gendered pronouns with gender-neutral alternatives. 

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$1 Million Gift to Transform Design Programs at The University of Texas at Austin

September 19, 2019

Gift from the Reese Foundation will breathe new life in design programs at The University of Texas at Austin and allow the Department of Design to partner more closely with the Cockrell School of Engineering to build a program in product design.

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.

Illustration of The Nook a proposal by the Waller Creek Studio

Waller Creek Studio

August 30, 2019

Read "Waller Creek Studio," an article by Gray Garmon for the 2019 Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

Illustrative interpretation of circular futures concept by EGGS Design

The Responsibility of Design: Adopting a Futures-Oriented Mindset to Support a More Responsible Design Practice

August 30, 2019

Read "The Responsibility of Design: Adopting a Futures-Oriented Mindset to Support a More Responsible Design Practice," an article by Adam Zeiner for the 2019 Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

Original GIF created by Arts and Entertainment Technologies faculty Dax Norman

A Complex Understanding of Compressed Time

August 30, 2019

Read "A Complex Understanding of Compressed Time," an article by Dax Norman for the 2019 Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

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Designing for Social Norms

August 30, 2019

Read "Designing for Social Norms," an article by Warren Schramm for the 2019 Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

Sticky notes on a board trying to solve problems (Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash)

When Insights Incite: Embracing and Reframing the Insights Designers Discredit, Negate, and Fear

August 30, 2019

Read "When Insights Incite: Embracing and Reframing the Insights Designers Discredit, Negate, and Fear," an article by Stephanie Morgan for the 2019 Journal of Design and Creative Technologies.

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