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Design Provocations at the Heart of the Maker Movement, in the Silicon Valley

By Jamer Hunt | Published: November 3, 2016

   Fig.: 1. teachers program cars (probots) so they can draw on paper, creating opportunities for students to learn math and programming while creating visual textures….

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A very emotional graduation speech

By Jamer Hunt | Published: June 13, 2016

As we heard Zhi Yuan Cheng, best know as Janson, give his graduation speech at the TransD intimate ceremony, tears welled up in the eyes of parents, friends and faculty….

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Why Transdisciplinary Design?

By Jamer Hunt | Published: June 9, 2016

Guilherme Curi, a fresh bun out of the TransD 2016 oven, shares with us his very thoughtful reflection on Transdisciplinary Design. In a program that is…

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Designing for Financial Empowerment (DFE) nominee for the Core77 Design Awards 2016

By Jamer Hunt | Published: June 3, 2016

Designing for Financial Empowerment (DFE), a cross-sector collaboration between the City of New York, Citi Community Development and the Parsons DESIS Lab , explores how service design can…

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Transdisciplinary Design Thesis Expo on May 11th

By Jamer Hunt | Published: May 2, 2016

The MFA in Transdisciplinary Design class of 2016 is graduating! Before we say goodbye to friends, family, and colleagues at Parsons, we will be showcasing…

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Design Strategy at the Game Developers Conference 2016

By Jamer Hunt | Published: May 2, 2016

If Andrea is famous for anything in Transdisciplinary Design, it’s definitely for her passion for game design. Andrea or “Andy” for the closest ones is…

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Who is Transdisciplinary Design?

By Jamer Hunt | Published: April 18, 2016

Transdisciplinary Designer Cameron Hanson loves TD so much, she decided to investigate what distinguished these students from others. After brainstorming questions for multiple months, she finally…

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Two Transdisciplinary Design projects are winners of the New Challenge

By Jamer Hunt | Published: April 16, 2016

Transdisciplinary Design students make headlines again, this time by winning the New Challenge. Goodfill and Flip it Forward, two very socially-engaged projects, will have the chance…

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TransD student’s work published by IDEO

By Jamer Hunt | Published: April 14, 2016

Aya Jaffar, graduate student of the Transdisciplinary Design program, is most passionate about empathy and its impact on social responsibility, storytelling, and the poetics of everyday…

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TransD Alumni Kiersten Nash innovating water ways in Kentucky

By Jamer Hunt | Published: March 31, 2016

Transdisciplinary graduate Kiersten Nash is making headlines again, this time by rethinking water and challenging people’s perceptions of design. Recently, Kiersten and her colleagues at Public Works invited individuals in Kentucky…

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