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Iowa State researcher leads emerging field of trauma-informed environmental design

March 29, 2022
Squeaky-clean creations: Iowa State graphic design students try their hand at 3D-modeled and -printed soap
12/10/20 AMES, Iowa — Three-dimensional printing has become common in multiple design fields, from architecture to industrial design. Now, graphic design students at Iowa State University have a chance to experiment with the technology in an advanced studio taught by assistant professor Taekyeom Lee. Lee, who joined the ISU Department of Graphic Design in August, is a multidisciplinary designer and educator who explores unconventional methods of creating multidimensional type, graphics…

December 10, 2020
ISU industrial design seniors build connections in capstone course
11/19/20 AMES, Iowa — Each year, Iowa State University industrial design students synthesize what they’ve learned throughout their studies with a final project in their capstone class. This fall, seniors in the course taught by assistant professor Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness brought a new perspective to challenges heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and social and political unrest. Students in the capstone studio are asked to identify a gap or weakness…

November 19, 2020
Experiential learning studio shifts gears in online environment
04/17/20 AMES, Iowa — In the effort to move all courses to online formats after spring break in March, some Iowa State University faculty found they could not reasonably continue with the same projects planned when the semester began in person on campus. This was especially true for one College of Design interdisciplinary studio. Heidi Hohmann, associate professor of landscape architecture, is teaching an advanced elective studio with 13 students,…

April 17, 2020
Designing senior living facilities a challenging task due to unique needs

April 1, 2019
Floating islands project expands on water quality research to study pollinator plants

June 20, 2018
Iowa State students develop plans for crowded cemeteries, a looming issue for communities across the nation

May 16, 2018
Iowa State students design, build children's garden at Iowa women's prison

May 8, 2018
Graphic design class designs, donates anti-bullying books to libraries
Seventeen students in the spring 2017 ArtGR 271 sophomore graphic design studio, taught by graphic design Associate Professor Lisa Fontaine, each researched the topic of bullying, then wrote, designed and illustrated a children's book to be donated to the library. Thirteen books will be donated to the Ames Public Library, to be kept on the Parenting shelf to help children and parents who are dealing with bullying issues. And three…

May 12, 2017
ISU students design interactive pavilion for Flyover Fashion Fest in Iowa City May 5-6
05/04/17 AMES, Iowa — An interactive pavilion designed by Iowa State University students will provide new perspectives on self-image at the Flyover Fashion Fest May 5-6 in Iowa City. Titled “IMRU” (I am are you), the pavilion will be located in Blackhawk Mini Park, 201 E. Washington St., on the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Iowa City. The 12-foot-by-30-foot serpentine structure, which features 450 small mirrors, is intended to create a…

May 4, 2017