UT School of Design and Creative Technologies

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Amplify: AET Showcase 2026 Another year, another unforgettable showcase. Our AET students brou...

Thank you to everyone who came out to Anna Hiss for the opening night of the 2026 UT Design Show.

This year's B.F.A. Capstone Showcase brought together some of the most personal, ambitious work our program has seen. Each project told a story about the designer behind it—and every designer had something worth saying.

🔗 Click here to learn more about their projects and the stories behind them: https://utsdct.com/DesignedWithPurpose

One of our faculty members gave a TED Talk, and it'll change how you see everyday design.

Kate Canales, Professor of Practice in the Department of Design, has spent more than 20 years photographing the handmade signs people leave behind when design falls short—uncovering something no technology can replicate: our instinct to look out for one another.

🔗 Click here to watch her full talk: https://utsdct.com/KateCanalesTEDTalk

Summer is just around the corner, and spots for our Design camps for teens are filling fast.

From designing and building your dream video game to animating 3D characters in the E-sports lounge—our camps are hands-on and faculty-led.

Leave with portfolio projects, a creative community, and a head start on college applications.

🔗 Click here to secure your spot: https://utsdct.com/SummerCamps

Thank you to all who joined us for Known Otherwise—the 2026 MFA in Design Thesis Exhibition. ✨

Each member of our graduating cohort brought a unique perspective and design approach to their final projects, all inviting a more personal reckoning with how we understand the world.

Known Otherwise is on display at the Visual Arts Center through May 9th.

🔗 Plan your visit here: https://utsdct.com/KnownOtherwiseVAC

That's a wrap on Amplify 🔊

Thank you to everyone who came out and took over the DFA with us. From immersive demos to an electric drone show, every floor was alive with the work of our incredible AET students.

See you next year!

The 2026 B.F.A. in Design Capstone Showcase is almost here. ✨

From concept to ex*****on, this year's graduating designers have pushed the boundaries of typography, visual identity, fabrication, and spatial design—swipe to see a preview of what's to come.

🔗 See the full exhibition at the opening reception—RSVP here: utsdct.com/2026UTDesignShow

🗓️ Friday, April 24 • 6 - 8PM
📍 Anna Hiss Gymnasium

A first look at this year's Design showcase work. 👀

The Class of 2026 has spent four years developing a design practice that's entirely their own—and in just a few weeks, you'll get to see it in person.

🔗 Don't miss the opening reception—RSVP here: utsdct.com/2026UTDesignShow

🗓️ Friday, April 24 • 6 - 8PM
📍 Anna Hiss Gymnasium

Join us for the 2026 University of Texas at Austin MFA in Design Thesis Exhibition—Known Otherwise: Design as Sensemaking in Times of Uncertainty.

Known Otherwise challenges the idea that knowledge is singular, objective, or fixed. This exhibition explores sensemaking as a deeply personal act—surfacing truths shaped by culture, memory, embodiment, and resistance. Through materials, images, and practice, the work asks what design can carry that can't always be explained.

🔗 Click here for more details: https://utsdct.com/KnownOtherwise

🗓️ Friday, April 17 • 5 - 8 PM
📍 Visual Arts Center, Austin TX