For Kent State digital media production majors like Cyrus Adkins, ’23, senior year is marked by the opportunity to create a television or digital film project from start to finish. This is part of the capstone course, Production II, and from it, comes student-produced short films, documentaries, music videos and podcasts that outside organizations and film festivals — regional and national — often recognize as outstanding. Adkins, who completed his capstone in Fall 2022, directed and produced “The Beauty of Violence,” which combines elements of ballet and punk music — a creative vi...

Walking down the streets of Manhattan, surrounded by 49 college students of diverse backgrounds, Kent State student Rafael Guedes Bonacin felt at home, even though he was far from it. ...

Fashion Industry Studies graduate student, Camila Cordeiro Valle, offers a glimpse into the future of fashion with her current exhibit in the Design Innovation Hub’s MuseLab.  Valle’s “Exploring 3D Print Waste in Fashion” is a graduate student thesis that seeks to challenge industry standards. Elegant garments dot the room as part of a timeline that takes the viewer on a journey of initial curiosity to full-scale application of 3D print waste in textile design and co-creation. “I went to the DI Hub and was like, ‘Hey, what do you have that’s trash?’” Valle said. “I started colle...

Two fashion students are being recognized for developing projects that address real issues in fashion. One student seeks to provide a skincare line for the brand origins centered around South America, Asia and Africa, while the other aims to help women feel comfortable and confident throughout the day. ...