In 2026, after nearly 90 years, the Institute of Design was folded into Illinois Tech's School of Design & Society.
This website is an archive of the impactful and inspirational work produced by the ID community before that transition.

László Moholy-Nagy opened the New Bauhaus in Chicago in 1937, treating design as a discipline that was teachable, testable, and consequential. Nine decades on, its scope had widened from the things people use to the systems they depend on: hospitals, government agencies, classrooms, supply chains, digital platforms. Along the way, ID community members developed the published research, methods, and frameworks that designers rely on every day.

Chief among them is human-centered design: close attention to how people actually live, and advocacy for what that research reveals. It shaped designers who are comfortable with complexity and ambiguity: curious, rigorous, inclusive, and stubbornly optimistic about design's ability to change the systems that shape our lives.

To every one of them, who taught, studied, built, critiqued, and stayed late in the studio: thank you, and keep designing.

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Do-It-Yourself, Easy Braid

By Natthaporn Naktnasukanjn

May 11, 2023

Do-It-Yourself, Easy Braid
How to Create an Elegant Hair Braid, Step by Step
Do-It-Yourself, Easy Braid

Easy steps do-it-yourself to an elegant braid

Do-It-Yourself, Easy Braid guide provides a simple step-by-step process for creating an elegant braid using a hair claw clip. It is designed to be visually and tangibly accessible, allowing anyone to follow along easily. The guide is intended for those who wish to create a beautiful DIY braid for themselves or for a friend.

Project Details

  • Class: Intro to visual communication
  • Instructor: Tomoko Ichikawa and Jody Campbell
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Natthaporn Naktnasukanjn

MDes 2024