Veterans

How many of us thank veterans for their service in passing—at the airport, the grocery store, or even Starbucks? We encounter veterans all the time, and while the reverence we hold for their contributions to our country is greatly deserved, how often do we actually get to know them beyond the polite pleasantries? Some of us have veterans in our families, and may know personally the sacrifices that are made for this country by those who have served in its armed forces.

“I didn’t even know product design was a thing,” says Amanda DaSilva (BFA Product Design ’19). “But now that I’ve gone through it, and am so passionate about it, I love when people ask me, ‘What’s product design?’ I’m like, ‘It’s that chair you’re sitting in, that cup you’re drinking out of, that magazine you read yesterday.’ Everything is a product.”