Kent State Design Innovation

Thank you to all who joined us last week for another exciting Design Innovation Day! This annual event gives our community the opportunity to showcase their creative and innovative work as well as celebrate the end of a successful year collaborating with DI 🛠️

Wishing the community a wonderful summer! ☀️

Join us for Innovations in Sustainable Textile Design Through Laser Technology, a hands-on workshop exploring how digital fabrication is reshaping the future of textiles.

Sessions: Tuesday, April 21 from 4 - 6 PM and Friday, April 24 from 11 AM - 1 PM

This session, facilitated by DI Creative-in-Residence Mimi Lemar, dives into how laser technology is making textile design cleaner, faster and more imaginative—reducing material waste while expanding creative possibilities.

Whether you’re a designer, educator or creative curious about sustainable practices, this workshop offers a fresh perspective on what’s possible when technology meets material innovation.
Come ready to experiment, learn and rethink how textiles are made!

Register: https://www.di.kent.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=5bd5ff89-29ba-4312-876e-b97c5ca1b988

Join us for Fix-It Kent and learn how to repair your everyday items with help from our volunteer experts! From torn jackets to broken clocks, this free hands-on event helps you bring your items back to life.

🗓️ April 15th from 4-7pm
📍 DI HUB, REACTOR Makerspace (Room 150)

Learn more & register: https://www.di.kent.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=69d60f29-b1eb-482a-9347-299db4f8c4a7

Join us on April 3rd for Designing eHMI for AV-Pedestrian Interactions, a live prototype demonstration led by Elliot DI Faculty Fellows Raiful Hasan and Hadi Rahmati.

They will showcase the challenges of AV–pedestrian trust and introduce an adaptable, bidirectional external Human Machine Interface (eHMI) framework featuring a windshield-centered design. Attendees will observe participants interacting with the AV system via VR headset, with the experience simultaneously projected for the audience.

Register: https://www.di.kent.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=c0726241-ee4a-4ee7-877c-009d3cf357e6