At first glance, it looks like an ordinary black glove with a white palm. But if you take a closer look, you will see that it is equipped with sensors and a speaker. The glove is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not. In his senior year at Kent State University's College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, Joshua Ishihara came up with the idea after watching a video of a similar glove. “That got me thinking about my project,” Ishihara said. “I can use this idea for the ASL community and h...

Kent State University students and alumni received a Judge’s Choice award, along with two gold and nine silver awards at the 2016 American Advertising Federation of Akron’s (AAF-Akron) ADDY award ceremony, themed “Advertising Abe” in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Glyphix, a student-staffed design studio within Kent State’s School of Visual Communication Design; IdeaBase, a Kent State student-run design agency located in downtown Kent; visual communication design program alumni; and Kent State University Communications and Marketing team members all submitted creative works to AA...