“Silkies of Madagascar” trailer
Alumnus David Evans (BEDV 1984) directs “Silkies of Madgascar.” Read more about the story here at: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/dlife/2012/05/24/traditional-folk-art-transforming-lives-through-international-art-market/
Traditional folk art transforming lives through international art market
Introduction to Folk Artists from around the world Nearly two years ago when David Evans (BEDV 1984) decided to take on a project documenting the Sante Fe International Folk Art Market, he didn’t know he would meet extraordinary people like Janet Nkubana. Evans connected with Nkubana, an artist from Rwanda, who learned to weave traditional [...]
Dubinski explores upcycling through knit graffiti
If you were here this past spring, it would have been hard for you to miss the perfectly draped knitwear that enveloped Roy Gussow’s ellipsoidal sculpture affectionately known as “The Egg” in the courtyard between Brooks and Kamphoefner Hall. Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting or knit graffiti, isn’t something you see too often [...]
“Handing out the keys to the spaceship”: Changing the Game at NC State University
April 24, 2012 (Raleigh, N.C.)—Though the James B. Hunt Jr. Library is still under construction on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus, it is already—as promised—giving students pioneering, hands-on experience with technologies that they would not have a chance to work with at any other university in the world. NC State’s Digital Games Research Initiative [...]
Volume 35 of the Student Publication is in development and wants your voice!
Volume 35 seeks to examine how design thinking and methodologies have transformed and evolved—and might continue to do so—based on advances in technology, connectivity, emergent innovation, and global cultures. Current contributors to the publication explore this theme through various lenses, from learning environments to the form of code. We are excited to have contributions from [...]
Food systems and design brings students together at the Downtown Design Studio
The Downtown Design Studio hosted The Student Ideas Exchange in Food Systems and Design on March 29, 2012. The ideas exchange is the first in a series of exchanges to be hosted by the Downtown Design Studio to bring a diverse group together to hear presentations of student work and to foster a conversation with [...]
WalkRaleigh continues campaign with new goal
If you haven’t heard already about WalkRaleigh, it’s been impossible to miss. Beginning with an urban guerrilla way-finding campaign earlier this year culminating with coverage from BBC News, The Atlantic Cities and the News & Observer, this simple way of encouraging walking around the city through way-finding signs has gotten so popular that it has [...]
WILA and SASLA hosting second annual Innovation Gallery Show May 4
WILA (Women in Landscape Architecture) and SALSA (Student Association of Landscape Architects) will be co-hosting the second annual Innovation Gallery Show on May 4 at Raleigh’s Downtown Urban Design Center. Students in all College of Design departments and schools are invited to participate and submit their innovative design work dealing with a broad range of [...]
Braverman, Hammon and Dodge place first and second in graduate research symposium
Graduate architecture students from the College of Design won first and second place in the Humanities and Design category of the 7th Annual North Carolina State University Graduate Student Research Symposium which was held at the McKimmon Center on March 20, 2012. Master of Architecture students Jessie Braverman and Shawna Hammon took first place for [...]
NLI partners with the National Wildlife Federation on national guidelines for play and learning
By ELI VALSING, Natural Learning Initiative Natural Learning Initiative (NLI): Natural Play and Learning Area Guidelines Project The Natural Learning Initiative, in partnership with The National Wildlife Federation, began work towards developing national guidelines for play and learning areas in 2009. Children are faced with many options for staying indoors and few options for getting [...]
