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Macy 106B
Gilberto Corona, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University
Tejas, a variable typeface designed in 2024, emerges from this intersection, born during a 120-hour virtual diploma in type production. It is a typographic exploration of place, identity, and memory, rooted in the Llano Estacado region of the American Southwest.
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Macy 107
Danielle Currier, Professor of Graphic Design, Endicott College
This presentation explores how design educators can integrate AI without diminishing creativity. Emphasizing mindfulness, structured ideation, and critical evaluation, the session offers strategies to ensure AI enhances rather than automates creative problem-solving, preparing students for an evolving industry while preserving originality and intent.
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Winningham 205
Zhenhua "Aaron" Yang, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
This study proposes a project-centered teaching management approach using Figma to replace traditional LMS in studio-based design courses. It emphasizes real-time collaboration, in-document feedback and grading, and progress tracking, eliminating weekly submissions. This method is being tested in two UI/UX design studios during spring 2025, enhancing interactive and iterative learning experiences.
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Winningham 214
Erica Holeman, Assistant Professor, University of North Texas
This assignment case study will include an outline, observations, and outcomes of a three-week assignment that encouraged mindfulness through its subject matter and with in-class lectures/exercises. The junior-level interaction design students conducted research and pitched solutions. Their final designs included speculative designs, AR, and simple everyday solutions like interactive bus kiosks.
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