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The Nancy Richardson Design Center (RDC) innovates with design thinking at Colorado State University.

04/03/2026

Celeste Moreno brought some RDC energy to the APLU Board on Health and Human Sciences annual spring meeting at Spur !

At the reception hosted by CSU President Amy Parsons and Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Lise Youngblade, chair of the board, attendees got the opportunity to create custom RDC-made coasters and keychains with Celeste to keep as sustainable souvenirs ✨

Stay tuned to see what we create next!

03/25/2026

It's already time to start thinking about summer!
Check out these courses we'll be offering at the RDC this summer!

IDEA110 - Design Your Life with Social Impact
IDEA210 - Introduction to Design Thinking
IDEA310J - Graphic Noveling
IDEA310O- Digital Interaction and Game Design
IDEA380A3 - Augmented Reality

Visit our website to learn more or talk to an advisor.

03/11/2026

Do you have a middle-schooler or high-schooler bursting with ideas for starting a business?

Spark! is an incredible one-day experience where students prepare to turn ideas into action.

📅 Friday, April 10, 2026
⏰ 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
📍 Richardson Design Center, CSU Fort Collins

This event is designed for students who are curious about entrepreneurship and excited to bring a business idea to life or start innovative projects in their school or community. Through hands-on activities and collaborative challenges, students will explore creativity, problem-solving, and what it takes to move an idea from concept to reality.

Perfect for students who love innovation, teamwork, and imagining what’s possible.

👉 More info & registration: https://lnkd.in/gqebu8ck!

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12/22/2025

Crafted in the RDC by Logan Rosebrock, a Mechanical Engineering Ram with a minor in Design Thinking, this live-edge picture frame evokes feelings of nature and renewal 🌳

In our Foundations of Woodworking course (IDEA 310E), Logan used live-edge beetle-kill pine, cut and shaped using a miter saw, table saw, joiner, planer, the domino machine, and orbital sanders to make the frame!

What do you want to create? Join us in the RDC to begin your design thinking journey ✨

12/10/2025

The RDC was excited to contribute a printed fabric banner to the Hatton Gallery Exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Visual Arts Building. Thanks for the collaboration, Department of Art and Art History!

12/05/2025

A few weeks ago, Rambots showed up at Festival on the Oval and showed off not only their robot, but freshly-printed shirts that were screen-printed in the RDC Prototype Lab!

12/04/2025

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Our stellar Richardson Design Center staff provided a 2-hour 3D printing workshop for Jaewon Kang’s Occupational Therapy students earlier this fall. We love a collaboration with students excited to use technology in their field!

11/19/2025

This Go-Kart got its frame repaired in our metals lab!

Great work to Danice Chou, Jonathan Hale, and Ian Graves for their incredible work on this project!

11/12/2025

At the RDC, creativity is always in the cards for our design thinkers 💡🃏

The artist behind this interlocking laser-cut wooden 3D model is Gino Conca, a CSU Department of Computer Science major with a minor in design thinking!

Created in Brendan Kelley’s 3D Modeling course (IDEA 310B), Gino designed the “Blackjack” character in Rhino 8, then utilized the laser cutters in the RDC to print it out of wood.

“Whenever I hear the term design thinking, I think of the possibility to share something with others through creativity and passion,” Gino shared. “There’s always a purpose behind every design, whether it’s to fix a problem, to sell a product, or to entertain and express oneself.”

Keep creating, Gino!

11/06/2025

We sold the student-built Tiny House!

It made its way to its new home in New Mexico at the end of September.

Congrats to all the incredible students involved in making this accessible home!

Address

522 W. Lake Street
Fort Collins, CO
80523

Opening Hours

Main Office
Mon - Fri	8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat - Sun	Closed

Fabrication Labs
Sun	Noon - 6 p.m.
Mon - Thu	9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Fri	9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat	Closed

Telephone

+19704954332

Website

http://design.colostate.edu/

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