Design Studies MA

Drawing on the breadth and depth of expertise in design theory and practice at Parsons, this new Master of Arts program is an opportunity to explore design as both a field of scholarly research and an agent of social change.

March 9, 2016 Parsons Web Admin

In the World of Medical Apps, Bridging the Divide Between Designers and Clinicians

Melissa Wiskin, Design Studies ’16, completed a stint in the Peace Corps in Zambia, where she learned about the power of mobile technology to dispense…

February 3, 2016 adht

Jilly Traganou to give two talks on counter-Olympic dissent

Associate Professor of Spatial Design Studies, Jilly Traganou, has a productive February ahead of her.  On Saturday, February 6th, she will travel to Washington DC,…

January 26, 2016 adht

Sarah Lichtman succeeds Jilly Traganou as Book Reviews Editor of The Journal of Design History

2015 marked the end of Associate Professor in Spatial Design, Jilly Traganou’s tenure as Reviews Editor of The Journal of Design History. Traganou will be…

January 20, 2016 adht

Susan Yelavich speaks about design in Mexico City

Susan Yelavich, Associate Professor of Design Studies, recently visited Centro, Mexico City’s premiere design school to lead a lecture, Product(ive) Leisure as well as a workshop within…

December 2, 2015 adht

Design Studies Journal PLOT(S) Call for Submissions

Plot(s): 1) noun, A measured plan, map, scheme, diagram or other graphic representation 2) verb, To mark the course of something; to devise the sequence of…

November 20, 2015 adht

Futurographies: Cambodia-USA-France

Today is the first day to see Futurographies, a multi-media exhibition dedicated to exploring the relationship between the United States, Cambodia, and France. The exhibit…

November 17, 2015 adht

Professor Yelavich addresses FAIR Design Conference at Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts

On leave this academic year, Professor Susan Yelavich took time away from her sabbatical project on fiction and design to deliver a lecture on design…

October 5, 2015 adht

Design Studies graduate Dora Vanette featured in re:D

Regarding Design (re:D), the magazine for Parsons alumni and the wider Parsons community (published by The New School Alumni Association), features exceptional alumni work.  The latest…

September 1, 2015 adht

ADHT Welcomes 64 New Graduate Students

Design Studies incoming students touring The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum with docent, Sakura Nomiyama On Monday, August 24th, 64 incoming graduate students gathered in…

May 22, 2015 adht

Congratulations to the ADHT Class of 2015!

Yesterday, on Thursday, May 21, fifty one graduating students from the School of Art and Design History and Theory were celebrated for their hard work…

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