Now What? MFA Interaction Design Class of 2026 Thesis Exhibition

MFA Interaction Design presents an interactive open studio exhibition of thesis work by the 20 designers of the class of 2026.
Exhibition Hours:
Thursday, May 7 | 4:00-8:00 pm
Friday, May 8 | 4:00-8:00 pm
Now What?
With coding and image generation instantaneous and seemingly infinite, designers are re-claiming and re-defining their role as critical problem-solvers, authentic community builders, and unique storytellers.
As new design tools spawn at a dizzying pace, the question is no longer how to design–but why, with whom, and to what end? Through the act of slowing down to collaborate with both communities and emergent platforms, the class of 2026 pushes back on the ethos of “move fast and break things.” For the emerging designer nourishing their individual voice and aesthetic, process and intention matter more than ever. The result is that they have not only created a body of work, but a body of thought.
They challenged the frenzied pace by pausing to focus on friction, messiness, and uncertainty.
Instead of speeding up, they lingered and delved deeper. Rather than succumb to distraction or prompt for more, they waited, questioned, took a second look, and iterated digital and physical interactions. They learned to master new tools, but more importantly, they got a taste for mastering change and uncertainty itself. This will serve them well as we all continue to wonder, Now what?