2026 B.F.A. Capstone Showcase

UT Design Show 2026

About the 2026 B.F.A. in Design Capstone Showcase

The UT Design Show 2026 marks a culmination of four years of hands-on practice, critical thinking, and creative discovery. From typography and visual identity to product fabrication and spatial design, the exhibition reflects the breadth and depth of what it means to be a designer today.

Project Details

Service, Systems and Strategies Design
Supervised by Design Associate Professor of Practice Gray Garmon

  • Catherine Li:: “Common Thread”
  • Ximena Ochoa: “American Dream”
  • Allie Zhang: “A Designer's Desk”
  • Tiffany Nguyen: “Ink-kin”
  • Rumi Sait: “Vehicle context dials”
  • Diya Jayachandran: “NOME”
  • Alexandra (Ali) Atkinson: “Alter Jewelry”
  • Amayah Jackson: “Pearl”
  • Yuji Yasuda: “Sugi Collection Campaign Video”
  • Audrey Kirwin: “Dumped”
  • Kendall Quick: “The Cost of Color”
  • Sarah Macjones: “at the tone,”
  • Nidhi Malpani: “Meanwhile”

Physical Objects Design
Supervised by Assistant Professor of Practice Keila Z. Pérez Quiñones

  • Andrea Cantu and Angela Leon: “Raíces”
  • Daniel Colcock: “Dawn”
  • Emma McBride: “Grounds for Care”
  • Gianina Faelnar: “Elsewhere”
  • Dominik Adiley Puente: “Trace”
  • Karyme Rodriguez: “Worn in”
  • Andy Kang: “Re:Form”
  • Vianey Trejo: “Entralazar”
  • Alex Bazan: “Feelway: way finding for the blind”
  • Alexis Carriaga-Balderas: “Plastipan”
  • Zach Robison: “Reframe luxury through restraint”

Social and/or Discursive Design
Supervised by Assistant Professor of Practice Keila Z. Pérez Quiñones

  • Ceci Deleon-Wilson: “Restoration”
  • Ava Shea Feinstein: “Calisto”
  • Grace Kimball: “Invasive Textiles”
  • Grace Park: “Digital Mythos”
  • Harean Park: “Love Secured”
  • Ashley Deianira Peña: “The Hidden Stacks”
  • Joy Deng: “Eau de Chaleur”
  • Danielle Cox: “Topos”
  • Carla Garcia Leija: “Common Thread”
  • Mariah Dhali: “Raylock”
  • Reyana Tran: “Dolls 4 All!”
  • Kira J. Kim: “Bitter”
  • Adr'yana Kolawole: “Paradigm”

Graphic Design
Supervised by Associate Professor Tasheka Arceneaux-Stutton

  • Jacklin Del Rosario: “Big Lou's Family Cookbook”
  • Daniel Lozano: “the bilingual way finding system”
  • Aparna Shah: “Ikai lipi”
  • Angela Garcia Sanchez: “The Light of Mexico: Raíces Doradas del Cine”
  • Samantha Jewell: “Making Cents”
  • Sophie Kolbe: “The Master List”
  • Lauren Baronoskie: “Ctrl + p”
  • Katelan Crowder: “ESTRELLAS Music Festival”
  • Christina Lee: “Shining a Light on Myopia”
  • Rachel Gordon: “Reapproaching RenAIssance”
  • Sharanya Gupta: “512FEST”