Department of Design Content

Lunchable: Find Comfort and Healing Through Art at the Arboretum

Karen Michele Nikos — April 08, 2022 - 3:51pm

Members of the �ٺ��Ƶ art community have come together to deliver messages of hope and healing through their artwork this month at the Arboretum.

Arts Events for Picnic Day Include Fashion Show, Museum Exhibitions

Karen Michele Nikos — April 07, 2022 - 12:13pm

Picnic Day later this month will include an in-person fashion show and other art events. Make plans. Get tickets.

In Memory: Jo Ann Stabb, Professor Emerita and Namesake of Design Collection

Karen Michele Nikos — March 15, 2022 - 4:10pm

Jo Ann Stabb, a founding member of the �ٺ��Ƶ Department of Design and a widely recognized scholar of textiles, died Feb. 13 in Walnut Creek, California. She was 80.

Picnic Day Fashion Show Returns Virtually

Karen Michele Nikos — April 06, 2021 - 3:43pm

The Fashion and Design Society’s, or FADS, annual fashion show hits the virtual runway April 15 at 7 p.m. PDT. “Uncharted” will be streamed live on Twitch and feature clothing collections created and executed by 10 students in the �ٺ��Ƶ Department of Design’s “Signature Collections” course.

Arts Faculty, Students Lauded in Media; Getting Grants

Michelle Alejandra Villagomez — January 22, 2021 - 12:01pm

Design professor receives NSF grant from NSF

By New and Media Relations Intern Hayley Morris

What are the Benefits of Low-Tech Biodesign?

Karen Michele Nikos — August 07, 2020 - 4:05pm

University of California, Davis, Professor of Design Christina Cogdell wrote an essay recently explaining her preference for low-tech biodesign. The full essay was originally published by Biodesigned.org, a nonprofit independent publication of Biodesign Challenge, and can be read here.

Weekender: Online Art Opportunities, Summer Camp, Gallery Open

Karen Michele Nikos — July 16, 2020 - 3:35pm

The weekender, published each Thursday (when weekends really begin) gives you opportunities for weekend art fun, most of them being virtual, as well as recent art happenings in the region.

By Leigh Houck, �ٺ��Ƶ Media Relations Intern