Design
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In the course “Sustainable Design & Development” with Professor Chris Haddox, we were tasked with redesigning the defunct Mountaineer Mall located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Our goal was to imagine an innovative, sustainable building in place of a traditional shopping center. We reviewed the existing building as well as Morgantown’s urban planning codes to create…
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Design Studies at WVU required the class Design Ethics and Social Responsibility with Lianne Williamson. The course challenged students to create business plans with socially conscious goals in mind. My project for this class focused on sustainability in the secondhand apparel market, as fashion merchandising is my primary field of study. I developed a business…
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One of the first apparel design courses I took at WVU was Intro to Footwear Design with Professor Craig Nelson. It was offered to Design Studies majors to teach us technical design and product development through a familiar medium: shoes. Craig Nelson is an experienced product designer and then program director for WVU’s design department;…