MDes 2025 Thesis Symposium
Part of Grad Studies Thesis Week, the MDes 2025 Spring Thesis Symposium celebrates the culmination of design exploration and academic research conducted over the last two years by our talented graduating cohort.
Come join us! All are welcome to attend online and support our Master of Design students as they present their projects.
April 7
Cici (Xi) Qiu, 2:00-2:40pm
Exploring the Role of Communication Design in Supporting and Enhancing Emotional Wellness in Youth
Melody (Man Yee) Chong, 2:40-3:20pm
Designing for Mindful Moments: Fostering Well-being through Interaction Design
April 8
Morgan Martino, 4:00-4:40pm
Collecting With/In the Pluriverse: Lively Collections as Creative Research Method
Rebecca (Yingci) Zhong, 4:40-5:20pm
Oracle Bone Uncoded: Bridging Mandarin Cultural Heritage and Modern Language Acquisition through Visual Narratives
Jojo (Yining) Zhou, 5:20-6:00pm
从她到她们: Feminist Perspectives on Language Reform in Simplified Chinese
April 9
Dechen Nagi, 9:00-9:40am
Entities, Metadata & Blended Systems
Yuchen Liu, 10:00-10:40am
Gamified Diet: A Behavior-Driven Approach to Mindful Eating Through Virtual Avatars
Natalie Chiovitti, 4:00-4:40pm
Footnotes on Designers’ Perspectives: Climate-Centric Communication Design for Sustainable Fashion Consumption
April 10
Yahan Xing, 9:00-9:40am
Finding Balance in Soft Choreographies: Unraveling Stories, Memories, and Care
Maria Azam, 10:00-10:40am
Muslims, Media, Machines: Countering Narrative and Algorithmic Injustice Through Community-Led Storytelling
Pritam Paul, 3:00-3:40pm
Expanding CMF Design: Integrating Multi-Sensory Experiences and Sustainability for Product Innovation
Qianxuan Chen, 4:00-4:40pm
Embracing Motherhood: No Little Thing
Ayako Tagaki, 4:40-5:20pm
Towards a Framework for Designer/Scientist Collaboration in Sustainable Product Development
Jennifer Lamont, 5:20-6:00pm
Unspoken Inclusive Communication: Wearable Technology for Neurodivergent Children
April 11
Jefferson Alade, 9:00-9:40am
Rendezvous: Facilitating (collective listening experiences)
Asad Aftab, 9:40-10:20am
Spatial Cinematography: How Spatial Camera Systems, Non-Interactive Immersion and Production Workflows Impact VR Filmmaking
Joshita Nagaraj, 11:30am-12:10pm
Gaslit by Design: Addressing Deceptive Design Practices Through Education and Awareness
Lilian (Zhaotong) Chen, 12:10-12:50pm
An Exploratory Study on Bridging Biometric Insights to Emotional Well-Being