College of Design News

Concept sketches of a new lantern by University of Oregon Product Design department head, Trygve Faste.

Teaching by Design with Trygve Faste

Oregon Quarterly features Product Design department head, Trygve Faste, in an article that details his method and journey to teaching tomorrow's designers.

Photo of the application Wordle and a solved puzzle showing the word "Ducks".

Wordle, the brainchild of a UO alum, is sweeping the globe

Around the O article: Josh Wardle, a 2011 Master of Fine Arts graduate in digital arts, has a new project sweeping the globe: Wordle.

A Principal Investigator of Rural Alchemy

Philomath, Oregon-based “rural artist” Karin Bolender has more in common with scientists in the Knight Campus than many might realize.

Indigenous Designer and UO Alumna Tracie Jackson Featured on the UO BE Series

Tracie Jackson (Diné) is the guest speaker of UO's "BE" series – a student-run program that brings together thinkers, makers, and disrupters to share their ideas on the issues that matter.

A team of students posing in a wooden structure they created.

Architecture Professor Judith Sheine Wins 2022 Timber Education Prize with “Mass Timber Design Focus” Course

Architecture Professor Judith Sheine's class at the TallWood Design Institute – a collaboration between the UO's College of Design and OSU's Colleges of Forestry and Engineering – wins a 2022 Timber Education prize.

Photo of the "Home Flight" woolen blanket for sale at the Duck Store.

Student-Designed, Native-Inspired Wool Blankets Support Native UO Students and Alumni Programs

Around the O features a story about a partnership between Many Nations Longhouse, The Duck Store, and University of Oregon Alumni Association to launch student-designed, native-inspired wool blankets.

UO Professor Helps Old Navy Streamline Women's Sizes

Old Navy turned to UO professor and researcher Susan Sokolowski in response to shifting attitudes toward inclusive sizing.

lights at night at the Overlook Field School

Stories of Impact, a Decade of Giving

Look back with us at a handful of gifts that showcase the potential of philanthropy to unlock opportunities to transform lives.

New Faculty and Placements in the College of Design

The college celebrates new faculty and new placements for current faculty.

First UO Environment Initiative Faculty Fellow from PPPM

The Environment Initiative at the University of Oregon has announced a new faculty fellowship program funded by the Office of the Provost and has named John Arroyo, assistant professor of engaging diverse communities in the Sc