Alumni https://design.sfsu.edu/ en DES Alum LeRoid David designs Official World Cup poster https://design.sfsu.edu/news/des-alum-leroid-david-designs-official-world-cup-poster <div class="row bs-1col node node--type-news node--view-mode-rss"> <div class="col-sm-12 bs-region bs-region--main"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="news-title"> DES Alum LeRoid David designs Official World Cup poster </h1> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"> <div class="pl-component pl-component--news-headline-topfold news-wrapper"> <div class="news-author">Author: School of Design </div> <div class="news-info"> <div class="news-date"> April 21, 2025 </div> <div class="field field--name-field-p-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_1440x564/public/images/fifa-poster-by-david.jpg?h=57024e64&amp;itok=SV3OlzeP" width="1440" height="564" alt="Image showing the design created by LeRoid David" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="pull-right photo-credit">Photo Credit: Bay Area Host Committee </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>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.”*</p> <p>Meet David and learn more <a href="https://bayareahostcommittee.com/featured-news/local-bay-area-artist-leroid-davids-design-selected-for-the-official-fifa-world-cup-26-sf-bay-area-host-city-poster" title="Bay Area Host Committee website with the story about David's work">here</a>.<br /> </p> <p><em>*Quoted from the above website</em></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Tags</p> <div class="tags-item"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></li> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/creative-work" hreflang="en">Creative Work</a></li> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/fifa" hreflang="en">FIFA</a></li> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/world-cup" hreflang="en">World Cup</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:07:20 +0000 Omar Sosa Tzec 301 at https://design.sfsu.edu Design Graduate's Digital Fibromyalgia Therapeutic receives FDA Approval https://design.sfsu.edu/news/design-graduates-digital-fibromyalgia-therapeutic-receives-fda-approval <div class="row bs-1col node node--type-news node--view-mode-rss"> <div class="col-sm-12 bs-region bs-region--main"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="news-title"> Design Graduate&#039;s Digital Fibromyalgia Therapeutic receives FDA Approval </h1> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"> <div class="pl-component pl-component--news-headline-topfold news-wrapper"> <div class="news-author">Author: School of Design </div> <div class="news-info"> <div class="news-date"> May 30, 2023 </div> <div class="field field--name-field-p-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_1440x564/public/images/stanza-screenshot.png?h=3a3df0c5&amp;itok=9KqiZC5X" width="1440" height="564" alt="Screenshot of an image about the Stanza app displayed on the app&#039;s website" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="pull-right photo-credit">Photo Credit: Adapted from https://swingtherapeutics.com/stanza/ </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p><a href="https://swingtherapeutics.com/">Swing Therapeutics</a> has received FDA approval for <a href="https://swingtherapeutics.com/stanza/">Stanza</a>, 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."</p> <p>Nelson Mitchell, head of Product Design and cofounder at Swing is a graduate of the <a href="https://design.sfsu.edu/master-arts">MA Program in Design</a> in the School of Design, class of 2010. Also active on this project was Mantasha Khan, SFSU computer science alum, class of 2021.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Tags</p> <div class="tags-item"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></li> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/graduate-program" hreflang="en">Graduate Program</a></li> <li > <a href="/index.php/tags/tags/ma" hreflang="en">MA</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 30 May 2023 17:13:43 +0000 Omar Sosa Tzec 238 at https://design.sfsu.edu Meet the designer behind the SF Chinese New Year, Pride parade floats https://design.sfsu.edu/news/meet-designer-behind-sf-chinese-new-year-pride-parade-floats <div class="row bs-1col node node--type-news node--view-mode-rss"> <div class="col-sm-12 bs-region bs-region--main"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="news-title"> Meet the designer behind the SF Chinese New Year, Pride parade floats </h1> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"> <div class="pl-component pl-component--news-headline-topfold news-wrapper"> <div class="news-author">Author: SF Gate </div> <div class="news-info"> <div class="news-date"> February 3, 2023 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Design alumna Stephanie Mufson interviewed about being a parade float designer.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/artists-who-design-san-francisco-parade-floats-17760120.php">Read the story</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Tags</p> <div class="tags-item"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:38:21 +0000 Leticia Luna 207 at https://design.sfsu.edu New Director of Processor Partnerships Supports California Dairy Processors https://design.sfsu.edu/news/new-director-processor-partnerships-supports-california-dairy-processors <div class="row bs-1col node node--type-news node--view-mode-rss"> <div class="col-sm-12 bs-region bs-region--main"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="news-title"> New Director of Processor Partnerships Supports California Dairy Processors </h1> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"> <div class="pl-component pl-component--news-headline-topfold news-wrapper"> <div class="news-author">Author: California Dairy </div> <div class="news-info"> <div class="news-date"> January 27, 2023 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>School of Design graduate Ben Yee is the new director of processor partnerships for the California Milk Advisory Board.</p> <p><a href="https://californiadairymagazine.com/2023/01/27/new-director-of-processor-partnerships-supports-california-dairy-processors/">Read the article</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Tags</p> <div class="tags-item"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:44:49 +0000 Leticia Luna 206 at https://design.sfsu.edu How waterbeds disrupted the mattress industry and then ebbed away https://design.sfsu.edu/news/how-waterbeds-disrupted-mattress-industry-and-then-ebbed-away <div class="row bs-1col node node--type-news node--view-mode-rss"> <div class="col-sm-12 bs-region bs-region--main"> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="news-title"> How waterbeds disrupted the mattress industry and then ebbed away </h1> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--item"> <div class="pl-component pl-component--news-headline-topfold news-wrapper"> <div class="news-author">Author: ABC Brisbane </div> <div class="news-info"> <div class="news-date"> November 10, 2022 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-component field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div class="pl-component pl-component--content-basic" > <div class="field field--name-field-p-formatted-content field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Alumnus Charles Hall, inventor of the waterbed, was discussed in an article about how waterbeds affected sales of regular mattresses.</p> <p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-11/waterbeds-disrupted-mattress-industry-then-ebbed-away/101633462">Read the article</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Tags</p> <div class="tags-item"> <ul class="list-inline"> <li > <a href="/tags/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:18:55 +0000 Leticia Luna 201 at https://design.sfsu.edu