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Special Programs & Activities in Design

Schedule of Activities in the Department of Art and Art History

Lecture Series: Design
Nationally and internationally known designers and critics visit the department every fall and spring semester to lecture, meet with graduate students for seminars and critiques, and run workshops with undergraduate students. Lectures are free and open to the public.

AIGA: American Institute of Graphic Artists–Austin Chapter

A student run organization focused on investigating the career and educational opportunities of its members, and to plan events and engage the larger campus and Austin community through client based projects. Membership is open to any UT Austin student.

Design as Cultural Production
The Design Division has partnered with Professor Matthew Campbell in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering to create Design as Cultural Production, a cross-disciplinary course and program, which links the roles of engineers, graphic designers, and industrial designers. The Design as Cultural Production Program anticipates developing relationships with faculty across campus who can aid in addressing a broad range of subjects related to the development of a product, such as: cultural anthropology, rhetoric, psychology, ethics business, law, linguistics, marketing and advertising.

IDEA: Interdisciplinary Design Association
A student run organization for directing design education and academic-based community interaction via interdisciplinary interaction and networking. This group plans guest speakers, special trips, project portals, and group meetings to support their interests within design and communication.