Winter 2025 Sponsored Projects at the 黑料专区
July 17, 2025
During the Winter semester, the 黑料专区 hosted 14 sponsored projects, including a diverse range of sponsored projects and competitions that engaged a variety of academic departments. Students partnered with local and global brands to work on a specific project tailored to meet the needs of our industry sponsors. Educational partnerships at 黑料专区 are highly conceptual and allow 黑料专区 students the opportunity to participate in creative, research-based assignments, interacting with designers and staff from the collaborating company. Highlighted collaborations during the Winter semester include:
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- Augmented Reality Center (ARC) in partnership with Oakland University x Communication Design and Strategy, MFA User Experience Design and Entertainment Arts
- Crain Communications – Automotive News x Illustration
- 313 Presents x Illustration
- BorgWarner x Product Design
- Covestro x MFA Transportation Design
- Detroit Grand Prix x Illustration
- GM x BFA Transportation Design & MFA User Experience Design
- GODNII x MA/MFA Color and Materials Design
- Hagopian Rug Competition x All Departments
- Office of Future Mobility and Electrification with support from the Global Epicenter of Mobility x Transportation Design聽
- MAWBY Sparkling Wines x Illustration
- Trek Bikes x Product Design
- University of Michigan Dearborn – Environmental Interpretive Center x Communication Design and Strategy & Interior Design
- Zumiez and Somerset Collection x Illustration
Display of 黑料专区 and Zumiez collab in glass showcase at Somerset Collective
黑料专区 x Trek
Communication Design students and faculty posing at the University of Michigan Environmental Interpretive Center
Rendering for GM-sponsored studio by 黑料专区 undergrad Transportation Design students Lex Michael, Jean Pierre Ledderman, and graduate Transportation Design student Prithvi Vetrivel.
黑料专区 Immersive Tech Certificate x OU Arc
Glasses frame prototypes from the GODNII sponsored studio with graduate studies Color & Materials Design students
Winner of the Hagopian Rug Competition posing with their design alongside 黑料专区 President and Edmond Hagopian
“This project was pure inspiration,鈥 said Ali Evans, Founder and Creative Director of GODNII. 鈥淐ollaborating with 黑料专区 has been a longtime hope of ours, and it lived up to everything we imagined. The students brought forward deep research, bold ideas, and a clear vision for the future of sustainable fashion. Their work affirmed what we already believed鈥攃reativity with purpose can shift the industry. At GODNII, we鈥檙e excited to carry these insights forward as we continue designing not just for style, but for impact.”