Applied Design

IIDA 2026 Rose Shandra

App State Interior Design Student Earns 2nd Place at National IIDA Design Charette Jun 23, 2026

Appalachian State University’s Interior Design program is celebrating a major national achievement after rising senior Rose Shandra, President of the university’s IIDA Campus Center, e

Applied Design
Richard Prisco 2026

Richard Prisco, Professor of Industrial Design, Retires After 16 Years at App State May 12, 2026

Since joining Appalachian State University in 2010, Professor Richard Prisco has guided the furniture concentration of Industrial Design with dedication and vision.

Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts
Austin Liebgott Alma

App State Industrial Design Student, Austin Liebgott, Wins 2nd Place at the IHA Student Design Competition Apr 19, 2023

The International Housewares Association created its student design competition 30 years ago to "invigorate the housewares industry with the... Applied Design

App State students Alli Lackey and Jasmine McElroy designed this display for Frito Lays.

App State Students Win Frito Lay Design Challenge Oct 26, 2022

App State students Alli Lackey and Jasmine McElroy recently won the 2022 PAVE Frito Lay Student Design Challenge by designing a point of purchase... Fine and Applied Arts, Applied Design

Furniture design students in the Department of Applied Design won first place in an international competition

Furniture Design Students Win International Woodworking Fair’s Student Competition Sep 16, 2022

Furniture design students in the Department of Applied Design won first place in two categories at the International Woodworking Fair's Design... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts

Interior Design Students created stunning concepts for the new Hickory campus

Interior Design Students Submit Designs for New Hickory Campus Sep 2, 2022

Interior design students from INT 2110 submitted their design ideas for the new Appalachian State Hickory campus, which were reviewed by key... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts

App State students Emily Broyles and Isaac Wood

App State students share 7 tips for success — inside and outside the classroom Jan 10, 2022

Student success shows up both inside — and outside — the classroom at Appalachian State University.

Applied Design, Communication
D. Jason Miller, associate dean of Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts and associate professor in the college’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment (STBE), in his classroom. Miller was the recipient of the 2019 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. Photo submitted

‘Holding space’ in synchronous studio meetings Q&A with D. Jason Miller Jun 30, 2020

“This atmosphere of shared learning and shared ideas relies on proximity and access to a shared space.

Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Applied Design, Art, Theatre and Dance