David Restrepo: Joining Empathy as a Visual and Strategic Designer

Congratulations to David Restrepo (SDM ’22) for joining Empathy as a Visual and Strategic Designer.   About the David Restrepo Strategic Designer, Photographer, and Entrepreneur. Currently a graduate student at Parsons School of Design in the Strategic Design and Management Program. Main areas of work experience include the fashion, retail, and agriculture industries. Over 10 years of professional experience in management, design, and corporate governance. Focused on how the development of design oriented strategies can positively affect businesses bottom line. View his website   About Empathy Empathy is  a strategic design studio, globally-oriented. They design sustainable, empathic and comprehensive experiences…

Top Fives in New York – John Bruce

    Here is a list of things to do and see in New York for this week. The list for this week is by John Bruce, Assistant Professor Of Strategic Design And Management. Visit the E-flux Screening Room on Thursday, November 3rd at 7pm for No Master Territories: Feminist Worldmaking and the Moving Image, a talk by Erika Balsom. Watch Aftersun, a film by Charlotte Wells at the Lincoln Center. Attend the film series Tsai Ming-Liang In Dialogue with Time, Memory, and Self at MoMA through November 13th. Attend the film screening FLAHERTY NYC PRESENTS: let’s all be lichen…

Networking Thursday Stories: Vinay Pandu

Vinay Pandu (SDM’23) interned as a Design Strategist ThinkPlace, over the summer of ’22 after participating in Networking Thursday during his 1st year as a graduate student in the MS Strategic Design & Management program. Here’s his comments on Networking Thursday: “Networking Thursday was a successful initiative in opening the world out to possibilities. It definitely strengthened my connections to share and earn experiences toward my goals. It was a way to understand the best practices of the global industries and an opportunity to mold and inculcate them into mine. I was involved in utilizing the emerging fields for Design insights….

New Job Opportunities

  See job openings and descriptions below.   Communications Research Assistant @HML: Healthy Material Lab is hiring a research assistant to support their Communications team with graphic design and social media. APPLY HERE   2023 Intern – Experience Design @Adobe Adobe is seeking someone to join their dynamic growing team, think holistically about design, and help build the future of creative tools for creatives. APPLY HERE  

Monthly MS SDM Community Gathering

  All current MS SDM students: Join our Monthly Community Gathering on Friday, November 4 (12 – 1 pm ET). This is a time to ask questions and share experiences with directors and peers. Please use the Zoom link in the weekly newsletter sent to your email.  

Sebastian Prost: A Long-Term Commitment to Place: Design for Social Innovation in North East England

Top Fives in New York – Cynthia Lawson

    Here is a list of things to do and see in New York for this week. The list for this week is by Dean of School of Design Strategies, Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo. Travel by ferry and be reminded that we live across a set of islands. In the summer, take the ferry to a beach! Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge during the “golden hour” (just before sunset.) That transition from sunlight to the lights of the city is just magical! Take the 7 train, from start to finish, and taste a dish at each stop once you’re in…

MSSDM Alumni Webinar: Strategic Design Research in the Real World

  Join us on Friday, November 11th, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM for an alumni panel conversation on Strategic Design Research. The conversation will be moderated by Dhairya Sathvara (SDM’23) with panelists’ Andres Ortega, CEO and Founder at Boldsight; Devanshi Sihare, Design Strategist & Head of Social Impact at TinkerLabs; and Rachel Rodden, Product Design at Ro.  RSVP here  

Design and Media Career Fair Fall 2022

  Join the Fall 2022 Design and Media Creer Fair on Thursday, October 27th, from 1-4pm. Register and participate virtually through an online chat. The chat will connect you directly with organizations from the comfort of your home, office, smartphone or tablet.   Register here  

Top Fives in New York – Jennifer Rittner

  “Top Five in New York” of this week is by Jennifer Rittner, MS SDM Assistant Professor.   Visit the Seneca Village site in Central Park and learn about the history of the free Black homeowners community that lived there in the mid-19th century (and why it’s no longer there). Explore Harlem by visiting the The Studio Museum in Harlem; and afterward take in lunch or dinner at the Red Rooster or Sylvia’s en route to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Take NJ Transit to Newark to take in the sights and savor the foods of the…