Professor Yoon Chung Han (Graphic Design) received the SJSU Level Up Grant 2020-2021
for her research "Visualizing Environmental Data using Immersive Multimedia and Artificial
Intelligence - research and teaching integration". The research focuses on developing
various data visualizations about environmental issues with immersive multimedia and
artificial intelligence for predictive analysis.
Book designed by Joe Miller wins 2020 San Francisco Book Award
Joe Miller (Graphic Design) designed the book “All the Marvelous Stuff” with poetry
by emeritus English Professor Nils Peterson and the artwork of Art Professor Patrick
Surgalski, which won a 2020 San Francisco Book Festival Award. Joe also just completed
the design of “Veterans of Life Write,” a book of poetry by the veterans writing group
of the same name hosted by SJSU and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Both
books were published by Poetry Center San José.
KBM Hogue Sponsors Interior Design Scholarship
We are pleased to announce that KBM Hogue has generously created a scholarship to
support black, indigenous and interior design students of color.
Cross Border Collaboration
Animation students from SJSU and sound students from Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico
collaborated to animate and score short films during the Fall of 2020. Featured here
is “Reach Out” by Ange Macedo (SJSU), sound by Rolando Solas, José Luviano, Jesus
Hernandez (Tecnológico de Monterrey).
The Teeter Totter Wall installation by Professor Virginia San Fratello (Interior Design),
and her partner Ronald Rael, has been selected as the Design of the Year 2020 by the
Design Museum in London, UK.