Alumni

San Francisco native and DES alum LeRoid David's bold graphic has been chosen as the Official FIFA World Cup 26 SF Bay Area Host City Poster. The illustration features the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, two of the area's most distinctive landmarks. “This piece is all about connection—bridging cultures, cities, and the world through football,” said David. “I wanted to represent the Bay Area as a hub of innovation, art, and sport, where fans from all over the world will come together to celebrate.”*

Meet David and learn more here.
 

*Quoted from the above website

Swing Therapeutics has received FDA approval for Stanza, the first prescription digital therapeutic for treating fibromyalgia symptoms. The company notes this is "a big step towards meaningfully addressing patient access barriers by making evidence-based, non-drug treatments available to more people."

Nelson Mitchell, head of Product Design and cofounder at Swing is a graduate of the MA Program in Design in the School of Design, class of 2010. Also active on this project was Mantasha Khan, SFSU computer science alum, class of 2021.

Design alumna Stephanie Mufson interviewed about being a parade float designer.

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School of Design graduate Ben Yee is the new director of processor partnerships for the California Milk Advisory Board.

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Alumnus Charles Hall, inventor of the waterbed, was discussed in an article about how waterbeds affected sales of regular mattresses.

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