Articles of Interest

Touch, lights, art and music: UW-Stout project draws national attention
Greater Milwaukee Today; The Waukesha Freeman, June 28, 2008

• UW-Stout student makes music through art and technology
  Dunn County News, Menomonie, June 25, 2008

Stout senior’s skin suit designs will ‘skate’ to the 2010 Olympics
Dunn County News, Menomonie, May 14, 2008
Art-industrial design student Ryan Muraro has designed suits for a British speed skater and for the entire Ukrainian speed skating team. Other coverage:

• Designer finds place with sitters and skaters
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 3, 2008

Fashion without Fabric 2008
Dunn County News, April 20, 2008
The UW-Stout department of art and design hosted its annual Fashion Without Fabric show April 12 at the Memorial Student Center.

Empty Bowls helps tackle hunger locally, worldwide
Dunn County News, March 2, 2008
The UW-Stout Ceramics Guild is making bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraiser March 8.

Virtual volunteering
CNN, Jan. 28, 2008
UW-Stout students studying graphic design create artwork for a nonprofit organization in India to further its environmental message.

Harley to Draw Young Riders
New York Times (subscription), March 18, 2007
Rich Christoph, a 2003 UW-Stout graduate, has designed the Harley XL 1200N Nightster -- a bike the company is hoping the bike has enough attitude to lure younger riders.

Variations on the icon of the highway; Harley-Davidson design team balances heritage, innovation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 6, 2007
UW-Stout graduate Rich Christoph is mentioned in this feature about Harley Davidson's design team.

UW-Stout ‘green’ project is one of country’s best
Dunn County News, January 30, 2007. Other coverage:

• UW-Stout Group in Ecomagination Challenge Finals
  WEAU-TV, January 22, 2007 Video available.

Measuring up — Stout design students team up with United Way to replace fundraising thermometer signs
Dunn County News, February 12, 2007
Two UW-Stout student-designed posters provided a face-lift for local United Way campaign progress posters. Other coverage:

Designs on a creative career
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), December 10, 2007
UW-Stout offers one of only two accredited industrial design programs in Wisconsin, according to the Industrial Design Society of America.

Andrew's Art Follows Form
Stout graduate explores the endless possibilities of form.
On Milwaukee.com

Adobe Announces Winners of 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
From Business Wire, San Francisco, Calif.  July 21, 2006
Story mentions UW-Stout student Sam Smelter, who was a finalist in the Interactive Design category. You can get a look at Sam's entry on the Adobe web site. (Story is no longer available, but Sam's entry is.)