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  • The Sustainable Cities Initiative was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education on May 20. The story shares the UO’s innovative community engagement model with the nation's higher education community. SCI is a cross-disciplinary program at UO involving architecture, landscape architecture, planning, product design, art, law,...
  • Two of the four finalists in an international design competition to foster nontoxic building products are University of Oregon students. The competition was open to both professional and student designers. The Red List Design Challenge carries $15,000 in cash prizes. The UO finalists are Zander Eckblad and Yin Yu. Eckblad’s submission...
  • Mr. Ed Colligan (UO ’68) revolutionized mobile computing as CEO of Palm, Inc. What distinguished Palm from its competitors was Ed’s relentless focus on the highest quality User Interface / User Experience possible on a handheld computer. Focused on creating the next generation of mobile products, Ed left Palm to found Handspring where...
  • Check out your classmates work on Core 77. The design blog Core77 posted an article about the 7 winning chair designs from the Product Design's collaborative project with Wilsonart this past fall. Very nice photo's by Clint Blowers. http://www.core77.com http://www.core77.com/blog/furniture_design/award_winning_chairs_from_or...
  • Hello Product Designers! Summer is approaching, and this is a perfect time to learn some new skills to practice during the break! IDSA would like to invite you all to our IDSA Adobe Skills Workshop on Tuesday, May 14th from 6-8pm! There will be five presentations total: three on Photoshop, one on Illustrator, and one on InDesign. Aspects covered...
  • Hello PD'ers, Design for America is opening the application process for everyone interested in holding a position on the Design for America Board for the 2013-2014 school year. Design for America is an award winning network of interdisciplinary studios that uses Product Design to create social impact. As a Board member, your job will be to...
  • We are looking for a strong HCI Intern. This position will be very self-motivated with a lot of opportunities to contribute. We need someone to start soon so send me any resumes. The AT&T Foundry is tasked with designing and building brand new products and services for AT&T. We are a small 25 person team of designers,...
  • Good morning, PD'ers. Please have a look at the Adaptive Athlete television spot that has been just released: http://youtu.be/43aeCcJycLw This video will be aired on the PAC-12 Network starting in the fall. It'll be shown in the breaks during sports matches showing off PD, AAA and UO. The film was developed in the winter '13 term by a...
  • Dear UO PD Students Past and Present, Having such a new program, we are often not rated nationally in design education rankings. Participating in the Design Intelligence survey of America's Best Architecture and Design Schools is one way that you can help boost our profile. Please take a moment to fill out this quick digital survey. https://s....
  • Good afternoon Fellow PD-ers, I hope that midterms are going well! IDSA would like to invite you to attend a set of upcoming studio tours at two Eugene-based companies, Archival Clothing and WIll Leather Goods. Both tours will be a great opportunity to connect with design professionals right here in Eugene. For those who are particularly...