Communication Design

Elon News Network, Phi Psi Cli yearbook and Colonnades Literary & Art Journal collect Best of Show honors at the annual North Carolina College Media Association gathering at High Point University.

Hosted by the school’s Inclusive Excellence Committee, the event will amplify DEI initiatives and contributions, bringing community members together to engage in DEI-related discussions.

Led by Assistant Professors of Sport Management Alex Traugutt and Khirey Walker, five Elon University students traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to participate in the three-day conference.

The interaction designer and technology ethicist partnered with fellow independent researcher Harry Brignull to explore how Microsoft Windows and Edge are designed to influence users’ web browser choice.

Thirty-four students in Elon University’s Communications Fellows program participated in a 10-day trip in January to the Sunshine State, touring communications companies, meeting with industry professionals, and exploring what their future careers might look like.

To conclude this year’s study away course in the Caribbean, Interactive Media students hosted presentations on Jan. 24 to highlight their Projects for the Public Good supporting Barbados Red Cross and Lifelong Skills Training Inc.

Faculty members Amanda Sturgill, Byung Lee and Shannon Zenner led informal presentations for colleagues highlighting several artificial intelligence resources that can be leveraged in academic settings.

In the most recent edition of the Elon Journal, six student researchers explored topics such as the evolution of movie musicals, the role of Instagram in the fight for democracy in Thailand, and how graphic designers consider audiences with color vision deficiency.

The assistant professor of communication design coauthored a new paper in New Media & Society, a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of communications.

Assistant Professor Jenny Jiang’s COR 1100 class widened its cultural perspective with a delicious dumpling party in November.