DesignLife is the go-to destination for news about N.C . State’s College of Design, serving as a resource to commemorate the advancements and achievements of students, faculty and alumni. The website gives the design community at N.C . State and around the world the opportunity to connect with the students, faculty and alumni of the College of Design.

“The website was developed to highlight students, alumni and staff projects and achievements. It’s a great resource for everyone to checkout,” Angela Brockelsby , director of communication at the College of Design, said.

DesignLife is the primary design news outlet, where students and faculty can receive the latest updates on all things related to N.C . State and design. The trendy website was created from the original College of Design website during a migration to Word Press in 2008. Each week, the online publication reports on news that focuses on all aspects of design.

“Two major changes were made to the previous design website during migration in 2008. DesignLife was migrated to Word Press. The overall layout became more visual and updated,” Brockelsby said.

The website improved visually, focusing on web designs worthy of a design college. DesignLife hosts different sections where all news from the college is strategically categorized. Projects is one of the categories, which showcases the innovative work being produced from current students as well as graduates.

“DesignLife seems really great because I would be able to find out information about the College of Design I otherwise wouldn’t be aware of,” passerby Brian Andrew said.

Navigation on the website has also been improved through the creation of sections based on the types of news being featured. Students can easily find news focusing on their specific interests by selecting ‘Student News,’ while faculty and alumni also have the same option. There is also a section dedicated to design community news.

“Many active alumni help guide and promote the College of Design. They are very active in the website. Students are also very active in the process of developing different communication aspects for the College,” Brockelsby said.

Alumni of College of Design are very active in the promotion and constant improvement of the website. Students can expect to see more changes to the site during this year. Any design student or faculty member can contribute to the website and other media outlets through a submission process.

“I think DesignLife is a great idea, having one resource for only design news,” Heather Rhymes, landscape architecture graduate student, said.

Opportunities for guest bloggers are also available, where interested writers can post submissions for publication on DesignLife . All Submissions to DesignLife can be emailed to  design@ncsu.edu . All college students are encouraged to visit the new website at www.ncsu.edu /project/design-projects/ dlife , and to check out the other design news outlets as well.