Design & Merchandising Media Hub

DSMR Magazine
d&m Magazine is the result of a two-term project that allows a group of talented, ambitious, creative and dedicated Design & Merchandising seniors to experience hands on the challenges and rewards of commercial publication. Each year we provide a smart, compelling, and insightful window into our lives as members of the Drexel Community, the city of Philadelphia, and the fascinating world of Design & Merchandising.
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The Journal of Culture and Retail Image is an officially recognized, peer-reviewed undergraduate journal that showcases outstanding student academic papers. The journal’s goal is to synthesize visual art ideas into a scholarly format. The Journal of Culture and Retail Image is a joint effort of the Design & Merchandising program and Drexel Libraries, with help from the University's Writing Center.

Drexel Fashion 2012
d&m students produce the Drexel Fashion Show which showcases the work of the Fashion Design students and hits the runway each spring. Beginning in February each year, the Drexel Fashion Show Facebook page posts the latest news and images, setting the stage for the annual event.

Style Section of the Drexel Triangle Established in 1926, the Triangle is the independent weekly student newspaper of Drexel University. The Style section is home to columns featuring D&M magazine, Drexel Fashion and Philly Wares/Wears/Wheres. The Triangle is widely circulated across Drexel’s campuses. Pick up a copy next time you’re on campus. The project will launch Fall 2012.

D&M Shop
d&mShop is a retail learning laboratory for Design & Merchandising students within the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design at Drexel University. It affords students the hands-on opportunity to learn how to operate a business enterprise, while promoting products created by Drexel University faculty, students, alumni, and staff. The store pops-up each term in the URBN Center lobby (3501 Market St.). If you just can't wait until then, shop anytime at our online store.

d&mMagazine blog enhances the magazine experience, presenting an outlet for timely information and tracing the magazine development process. This blog also includes up-to-date information about “Drexel Fashion”, the annual spring student fashion show. It is active from October 1 – May 15. The d&mMagazine blog is faculty edited.

d&m abroad. Many Design & Merchandising students elect to spend time abroad during their course of study at Drexel. Students select programs in locations including: London, Prague, Dublin, Melbourne, Crete, and Iceland. They’ve been sharing their experiences since 2009. This student-directed, self-edited blog is most active in the Summer term.

d&m@Work is a student-edited blog that shares a spectrum of co-op and internship experiences. This blog is active year round.

PhillyWears (wares, wheres)
From September through March 2013, D&M Students produced a weekly fashion and lifestyle radio segment and extended content in collaboration with Time Out with Phillip Silverstone on WWDB talk radio. Online talent has since graduated and the project has morphed into a new concept, Fashion Matters a creative collaboration between Phillip Silverstone and D&M Program Director, Anne Cecil.

Presented on Instagram, d&m’s ART of the window project is an ongoing visual record and celebration of successful window displays from Philadelphia and beyond. Students, faculty, peers and alumna are invited to submit images for review. Faculty will curate the collection. Follow us on Instagram at artofthewindow.

The d&m YouTube channel shares our expertise and our own unique experiences. Peek into our classrooms, attend our events, sit-in on critiques and learn from our faculty all from the comfort of your home. Videos are faculty curated.