Kendall Blog

What is Collaborative Design? Step 2: Process

2013-05-17T12:48:56Z

After we finished researching exhibit design, my class decided how we would go about creating an exhibit. This took us a while to do, because we didn't exactly know where to start.

Alum Gets Students and Tekna Down to Business

2013-05-15T12:09:00Z

Kendall class of 2011 Industrial Design graduate Bryce Porter, now employed full-time as a designer with Tekna, a full-service produce development firm, reached out to the Industrial Design program regarding a student tour. He recounts the visit here.

“It Can’t Be That Hard, It’s Art School!”

2013-05-13T14:48:37Z

Those who knew me in high school would probably describe me as a safe, systematic person. I made lists; I made plans; I made schedules that spanned years. The risks I took were small in scale and few in number.

Celebrating Excellence in Art and Design

2013-05-09T21:12:49Z

It’s kind of like the Oscars, for outstanding Kendall graduates. While the college doesn’t hand out golden statuettes, on Friday, May 10th, there will be an elegant dinner, a host, and awards. Specifically, the 2013 Excellence Awards.

What is Collaborative Design? Step 1: Research

2013-05-08T12:59:49Z

Design is all about process, and that's especially true of large, long-term projects. This semester, I took Collaborative Projects, and we worked with the Grand Rapids Public Museum to create a traveling exhibit.

The Fine Art of Support and Cooperation

2013-04-26T14:29:06Z

Imagine yourself as a 19-year old student, making the decision to travel halfway around the world to attend college in a foreign land with strange customs. You walk off the plane, and although you understand the language, you don’t know how to navigate a new city. You have no idea how to find an apartment, and you certainly don’t know that when you move, you have to notify the Post Office with a change-of-address form.

Integrating Recycling and Composting on Kendall’s Campus

2013-04-03T18:30:40Z

At Kendall College of Art and Design, the integration of recycling and composting on campus speaks in many crucial ways.

(Don’t) Move this Beat: Wes Keely and Kbrakes

2013-03-27T18:35:09Z

Kendall student Wes Keely is a junior in the Industrial Design program. He recently received funding from Start Garden for a product he designed. Keely describes his experience with KBrakes below.

Kendall Gets Creative with Strategic Planning and Reaches Out to the Community for Answers

2013-03-25T16:23:35Z

The best way to create impactful ideas focused on community engagement…is to make the community part of the process!

The Kendall Keeler Project

2012-12-21T16:54:33Z

On the corner of Fountain and Division Street in downtown Grand Rapids sits the Keeler Building. With the exception of the GrandLan Gaming Center, a video gaming room in a storefront, the large brick building has been vacant for decades.

Math. Science. Art.

2012-12-17T18:45:08Z

Science isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Kendall, but when I had the pleasure of talking to Sarah Knill about her work, it was clear I was talking to a scientist – and mathematician, sculptor, painter, photographer and innovator.

Kendall College of Art and Design Presents “Visual Futurist” Syd Mead

2012-11-14T16:31:29Z

It was a great turnout Thursday evening when Kendall presented legendary illustrator, product designer, auto designer, industrial designer and “visual futurist,” Syd Mead in person for a lecture and presentation of his work.

Entrepreneurship is Design.

2012-11-08T18:38:35Z

Live blogging from the Inspire. Design. Do. event at Kendall's Historic Federal Building. Stay tuned...

George Nelson: Local Connection, Personal Recollection

2012-11-02T14:33:15Z

It was a beautiful autumn day on Oct. 12 when 45 Kendall College of Art and Design students, faculty, and members of Design West Michigan boarded the bus for a trip to Bloomfield Hills and the Cranbrook Academy of Art. That’s where we were in for a treat: the George Nelson Exhibit.

Gabriel Dawe: Capturing Light in Thread

2012-09-25T19:29:29Z

Watching Houston-based textile artist Gabriel Dawe work is absolutely mesmerizing. Dawe creates colorful site-specific installations using vivid gradients of suspended thread.