Help guide students to find their unique voice and to poetically address the complex needs of individuals, while ensuring they develop the ability to communicate the value of their designs to all stakeholders.
Provide students with a systems perspective for design that ignites their passion for being as well as for doing, and the processes and skills necessary to frame and navigate complex design challenges.
“My hope is that as students journey toward their personal ethical horizon through their career, they remain grounded in their passion and purpose, and can recognize which design decisions and projects are on their path and which would lead them astray.” - Von Robinson
Associate Professor of Product Design
Von created and taught Senior and Junior Innovation Studios and the Design Research: Systems Perspective for Designers course.
Consultant, Design Lead, and facilitator
Von led workshops and mentored students at the School of Public Health's Innovation Studio, Stamps School of Art & Design's MDes Program, Ross Business School, and School of Information's UX Design Clinic.
Adjunct Professor of Design
Von created and taught the Poetics of Design course, introducing an integrative, cross-disciplinary approach to design semantics and communication theory.
Von created and facilitated a series of talks for the Steelcase Design Studio centered on an exploration of creativity, purpose, and the passionate pursuits of diverse creatives invited as guest speakers.