Center for Design, CAMD Northeastern University

09/03/2026

As we begin the new academic year, the Center for Design is excited to welcome these three new affiliate members! This group expands our interdisciplinary design research agenda, both locally in Boston and across the global network. We invite you to learn more about these affiliates as we ignite their involvement with the CfD.

👤 Myo Chung: https://camd.northeastern.edu/people/myojung-chung/
A previous CfD Bridges Fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year, her affiliation advances the Center’s presence at the intersection of design research, misinformation and journalism.

👤 Todd Linkner: https://camd.northeastern.edu/people/todd-linkner/
His affiliation, anchored by his work on the Polygraphs research project, enhances the Center’s connections with students and other educational programs, and with the Northeastern University London network.

👤 Victor Zappi: https://camd.northeastern.edu/people/victor-zappi/
His affiliation extends the Center's reach into design practices within engineering, through his work developing NU Oakland's Engineering Design program, and into research on human-AI interaction in creative and learning contexts.

09/01/2026

What role does design research play in industry, what is it actually called, and what gets lost in translation between the studio, the boardroom and the lab?

The first installment of our Fall 2026 CfD Conversations Series explores where its methods and mindsets are already at work, and what opportunities emerge when academia and industry understand each other better. From career paths for emerging researchers to ways organizations can leverage design expertise, the conversation will connect perspectives from both sides.

Join moderator Paolo Ciuccarelli and panelists Tucker Marion, Marta Szpilewska and Mary Lou Tierney on Thursday, September 24 at 5:30 p.m. for this hybrid event.

Learn more and register: https://camd.northeastern.edu/events/design-research-in-business/

The event is presented in partnership with the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Boston Chapter.

08/28/2026

CfD affiliate member Mike Frengel recently presented the Mobi-lyze project at the 31st International Conference on Auditory Display, held in Barcelona. This project is a sonification application for historical insulin pump data designed to complement existing visual data review workflows in quarterly endocrinology consultations for patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Great work, team! Pedro Cruz, Mike Frengel, Nathanael Lee, Danny Li

Learn more about the project: https://camd.northeastern.edu/featured-work/mobi-lyze-data-display-for-the-tandem-mobi-insulin-pump/

08/25/2026

Things are starting to pick back up around here! 🤩 Last week, the Center for Design hosted the Northeastern University College of Arts, Media and Design’s New Faculty Orientation, kicking off the new academic year and introducing new faculty members to the resources and opportunities available to them in CAMD. We are excited for the new academic year to begin shortly, and look forward to working with these new faculty members!

08/21/2026

Earlier this week, several CfD core faculty and affiliate members presented their research as part of the Northeastern University College of Arts, Media and Design's Creative Catalyst Program. Learn about their research projects on our website!

College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD)

08/19/2026

Alpha Yacob Arsano’s Bridges Fellowship will continue into the Fall 2026 semester! 👏

Her project, “Measuring the Hidden Heat: Linking Design, Health, and Community in Addis Ababa,” has created new threads that the research team intends to follow. They are looking to build on the groundwork from the past year, extending their research approach outside of Addis Ababa and into other fast-urbanizing, warming cities across Africa.

We are excited to continue supporting this work and look forward to sharing more soon!

08/13/2026

This summer, the Center for Design launched a new collaboration with the Northeastern University Rural Health Interdisciplinary Collaborative (NURHIC) and the Northeastern University Library’s Digital Repository Service (DRS)

The team members from each organization are in the process of creating a dynamic website that will showcase and highlight NURHIC’s work, while using materials from the DRS archive collection to tell the story of its impact and initiatives.

We are excited to see what will come from these new partnerships, and we will share updates on the publication of the archive website soon!

Learn more: https://camd.northeastern.edu/featured-work/rural-health-interdisciplinary-collaborative-archive/

Congrats to the team: Lauri Fennell, Shan Mohammed, Katherine Simmonds, Drew Facklam, Julia Flanders, Caitlin Po***ck, Leah Guo, Daniel O’Donnell, Kathleen Ryder and Sisi Wang

08/05/2026

The fall semester is right around the corner! ⏳ The Center for Design is excited to announce the Fall 2026 Conversations Series! We hope you will join us for these upcoming events:

1. Design Research in Business with Paolo Ciuccarelli and the Industrial Designers Society of America on Thursday, September 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. ET
2. Technology + Animals with Rébecca Kleinberger on Thursday, October 22, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET
3. “At Walking Pace: Design Across the Senses, the Body, and the Public Realm” with Kristian Kloeckl on Thursday, November 19, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET
4. Information Design with Pedro Cruz and Paul Kahn on Thursday, December 10, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET

Panelist information and event registration links will be shared prior to each event. Keep an eye out each month this fall for details!

07/29/2026

New book alert! Members of the Center for Design contributed to two chapters of the book, “Increasing Participatory Engagement through Technology and Design: New Approaches for Participation,” edited by Mari Suoheimo, Jonna Häkkilä and Ravi Mahamuni. This book is a broad-ranging edited collection that highlights the role that technology can play in increasing community engagement in participatory design, now and in the future.

CfD core faculty member Miso Kim co-wrote chapter three, “Living Law Labs as Public Sites of Participatory AI: Experimental Infrastructures for Ethical AI Futures,” with Jules Rochielle Sievert and Yue Ang.

CfD Associate Director Estefania Ciliotta and core faculty member Michael Arnold Mages co-wrote chapter four, “Democracy by Design: Applying Latin American Lessons to Boston's First Participatory Budgeting Process,” with Maria Fernanda Ramirez and Angelique C-Dina.

Congrats to these teams for the successful publication of this book!

Learn more about the book: https://www.routledge.com/Increasing-Participatory-Engagement-through-Technology-and-Design-New-Approaches-for-Participation/Suoheimo-Hakkila-Mahamuni/p/book/9781041130543

07/23/2026

Have you explored our Design Resources Repository recently? We periodically update these curated resources that enlighten us to think about interdisciplinary design and design research. Explore the repository at the link below.

🔗 https://centerfordesign-nucamd.notion.site/23a6222697878063931ce5f7f5749455?v=23a622269787808383de000c9ea9a9b7

If your favorite resources are not included, please share them with us by filling out our submission form, linked in the repository description at the top of the page.