Jacobs Institute Student Newsletter: October 11th, 2024
Sabrina Merlo
Hello Jacobs Community,
Great programs coming up at Jacobs — and a huge array of upcoming design opportunities in the Bay!
Quick shout-out this week to Jacobs’ lecturer Emily Au for her published paper titled "Leveraging Design Thinking to Enhance Engineering Teaching: An Operational Model" in the IEEE Transaction on Education. This paper highlights her teaching pedagogy on design methodology, based on her experiences teaching DES INV 15 (Design Methodology) at the Jacobs Institute. Congrats Emily!
Go Bears!
Sabrina (on behalf of Janrey, who is out on vacation!)
UPCOMING@JACOBS
Jacobs Institute-organized events, news, and announcements—straight from the source.
Fri, 10/11 1-3pm: Intro to Grasshopper — Jacobs 110 | RSVP
JACOBS INSTITUTE AT MAKER FAIRE BAY AREA
Friday through Sunday, October 18-20 in Mare Island, Vallejo
Jacobs Institute and a whole cadre of UC Berkeley clubs and student projects will be showing at Maker Faire Bay Area, the renowned festival of curiosity, invention and creativity. You’ll find big art, electronics, robotics, cosplay, games, tech plus our huge booth of amazing Cal creations and the Jacobs Remote Rover Rally! In our booth:
Robotic Arduino Cars from DES INV 22 Prototyping & Fabrication
The "Sample Mode" Experience, Cal’s DeCal and Berkeley Changemaker® Course
Little Wizard Pop-Up Grimoire
Space Enterprise at Berkeley
Space Technologies at California (STAC)
Biomaterials 101 for Designers
Adam Text-to-CAD
DESIGN FIELD NOTES FALL 2024
As part of our ongoing course DES INV 95, Design Field Notes invites a dynamic group of designers, artists, and academics in design-related fields to share their work and practice with our students and public. Each talk is free and open to all students and members of the public! All talks will take place on Zoom Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m. PT.
October 16 | Joseph Becker, Associate Curator of Architecture + Design, SFMOMA
Joseph Becker is the Associate Curator of Architecture and Design at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where his recent exhibitions include Art of Noise (2024), Marshall Brown Projects: Dequindre Civic Academy (2023), Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Strips of Stripes (2023), and Tauba Auerbach: S v Z (2022). His recent publications include Tauba Auerbach: S v Z (SFMOMA/D.A.P., 2020), and The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism (Prestel/DelMonico, 2018), and contributions to Lebbeus Woods: Exquisite Experiments, Early Years (Wiley, 2024), and Recurrent Visions: The Architecture of Marshall Brown Projects (Princeton Architectural Press, 2022).
BERKELEY MASTER OF DESIGN: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
Are you ready to lead the future of design and emerging technologies? The Berkeley Master of Design (MDes) is a cutting-edge graduate program, combining technical rigor, design theory, and social practice to equip students with the skills needed to shape the 21st century. What you’ll dive into:
Emerging Technologies: Learn to build with AI, AR/VR, spatial computing, IoT, and more.
Critical Design: Master design processes, prototyping, and communication.
Social Practice: Address the real-world impacts of technology and design.
Join us for an upcoming admissions event!
FRAMER WORKSHOP: BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO
Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 8 from 12:30-1:30pm in Jacobs 10
Crush it with Framer, the rising no-code platform in web design, and build a standout portfolio in 3 weeks flat. Perfect for aspiring designers and developers (React knowledge takes it to the next level)! This workshop will be led by Abe Yang, Motion Designer at DuckDuckGo. Learn more here and RSVP here to reserve a spot!
Perfect for:
Designers — Learn best design practices while learning a new tool. Able to publish directly to the web (unlike Figma)!
Developers — With a bit of React knowledge, you are empowered to do some amazing things!
DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES DIGEST
non-Jacobs Institute-affiliated events, opportunities, and programs—at your fingertips.
BLACK TERMINUS AR: BRINGING ART TO LIFE WITH AUGMENTED REALITY
Monday, October 21 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM | 102 Bauer Wurster Hall
In this interactive lecture, Damien McDuffie, founder of Black Terminus AR, will guide participants through the innovative world of augmented reality (AR) in the arts, offering a dynamic introduction to how AR technology is transforming the way we experience and create art. Read more.
AI JOURNALISM HACKATHON
AI Journalism Hackathon, co-hosted by Hacks/Hackers and UC Berkeley Journalism from October 25-27, 2024. This dynamic event brings together journalists, documentary filmmakers, technologists, and designers to explore how AI can enhance trust and boost media engagement in local communities.
Dates: October 25-27, 2024
Location: Anchor House, 1950 Oxford St, Berkeley
Focus: Leveraging AI to strengthen journalism and documentary filmmaking
Schedule:
Friday (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM): Networking, lightning talks, idea pitches & reception
Saturday (8:30 AM - 5:30 PM): Hackathon & lightning talks
Sunday (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM): Hackathon & project presentations
For more details and registration, please visit: https://lu.ma/ba5raxwa
ENVISION DIMENSIONS AT THE STANFORD XR HACKATHON: IMMERSE THE BAY!
Apply now at https://lnkd.in/efK3TaUs
November 8 - 10, 2024 at Stanford University
All skill levels/backgrounds welcome!
What to expect:
- Engaging workshops
- Opportunities to network & form teams
- Equipment available to borrow
PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP: BUILD YOUR BRAND WITH WIX AT UC BERKELEY
Nov 12, 2024 at 12pm, VIRTUAL
Register for Zoom meeting here
Are you looking to share your ideas and showcase your creativity online? Maybe you want to launch a business or promote your portfolio? You can achieve all that and more with a Wix website. Join the Wix Higher Education team to learn more about creating your online presence. We’ll cover how to plan a website, how to use the Wix platform, and explore professional design features. And, remember: all attendees receive a one-year FREE Wix premium plan!
UC Berkeley students who attend this workshop will also get the opportunity to earn the new #WixFoundation Certification! Get ahead and get noticed with an industry-accredited certification that verifies your career-ready digital skills. We will cover the application process and requirements in the workshop itself. Note, when registering, please provide your school name and .edu or school email address. Attendees without a school email address will not be allowed into the session.