Tasnim Saada Awarded IDSA Graduate Student Merit Award!

Tasnim Saada was a recipient of the IDSA (Industrial Design Society of America) Merit Award for their 2026 IDC & Education Symposium Student Merit Award Exhibition. Ms. Saada earned her Master’s in Design from San Francisco State University in 2026. 

Her work focuses on bridging the physical and digital worlds to foster cross-cultural understanding. This builds directly on her background at UC Davis, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Digital Media with a minor in Religious Studies. She has conducted research on media representations of refugees and Muslims. Driven by the intersection of visual storytelling and user-centered design, her work focuses on how digital experiences can shape public perceptions and connect diverse communities.