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WestPhest Senior Showcase

May 29th - June 15th 2025
 
The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design presents our annual student showcase celebrating academic achievements, creative work, thesis projects, and seasonal performances. Celebrate the next generation of creative thinkers, multidisciplinary designers, and innovative makers at our WestPhest Showcase.
 
 
Graphic Design: 5/29 - 5/31; reception 5/29 5-8pm
We invite you to join us as we celebrate the Graphic Design class of 2025!  

This year's senior showcase highlights the fantastic work of our 52 graduating seniors, with a wide range encompassing visual identity, UI/UX, environmental, publication, motion, packaging, and their individual capstone projects. This exhibition reflects the breadth and depth of their talents. 

Whether you're an industry professional, a family member, a fellow student, or a design enthusiast, we welcome you to explore the diverse and inspiring work of our future designers. 

We can’t wait to share this special moment with you — see you there! 

 

Product Design: 6/4 - 6/7; reception 6/5 5-8pm

Hi, hello, welcome— 

We are the 2025 graduating class of Drexel University’s Product Design program—32 unique designers, each with a story to unearth and a thesis that reflects years of discovery, curiosity, and creativity. 

Our senior thesis projects will be on full display from June 4th to June 7th in Westphal’s Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, and we’re inviting you to experience the future of design through our eyes. Join us for our reception on the night of June 5th from 5:00 pm – 8:00pm or peruse the projects in your own time throughout the weekend. This exhibition is the direct result of our collective work over the past nine months. It is also the culmination of years of sketching, ideation, prototyping, and [of course] late nights in the studio. Each project is individual, reflecting the passions, perspectives, and problem-solving minds of our class. Speculative to contemplative, playful to practical, conceptual to concrete—we are PROD’s biggest class yet, and we have a project for everyone. 

Are you hooked yet? [Good.] 


This exhibition isn’t just a final project—it’s a celebration, a send-off, and the launchpad for our design careers. More than anything, these years have taught us the power of friends, family, and community. Your support is a testament to that community, and together we can design the future we want to see. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on. 

 

If you’d like to support the next generation of designers and help bring our show to life, please consider contributing to our GoFundMe . 

 

With 32 thanks and immeasurable gratitude, 

The 2025 Drexel Product Design Seniors

 


Fashion Industry & Merchandising: 6/9; reception 6/9 6-8pm
ReFashioning Tomorrow: Where Technology, Sustainability, Identity, and Enterprise Converge 

The Fashion Industry & Merchandising senior exhibition will highlight the innovative spirit of emerging fashion professionals as they engage with the evolving landscape of the industry. Projects in technology and digital innovation will showcase AI-assisted product development, social commerce strategies, and immersive consumer experiences that redefine how fashion is created and consumed.  

A strong commitment to sustainability is evident through explorations of circular fashion, regenerative materials, and ethical production practices aimed at reducing environmental impact. Students also delve into identity and cultural expression, using fashion as a platform for personal storytelling, cultural representation, and inclusive design. Complementing these themes are business-focused projects that present new models, entrepreneurial ventures, and adaptive brand strategies in response to shifting market demands. 

Attendees can expect to be inspired by the innovative ideas and groundbreaking solutions presented at this eagerly anticipated senior show. 

There will be lite bites and drinks. This event is free. 

  

 

Photography: 6/12 - 6/15; reception 6/13 5-8pm
Mark your calendars! Our Senior Thesis Exhibition & Opening is on Friday, June 13thThe opening reception is well attended by friends, family and industry professionals and is a wonderful evening celebrating our students' photography. Please join us at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery in the URBN Annex at 3401 Filbert Street to congratulate our Senior class.  from 5-8pm. Each year students in the Senior class work on a nine-month, self-directed project of their choosing. This exhibition marks the capstone of these efforts, showcasing the diverse accomplishments of our students.

 

The gallery will be open to view student work on these dates during our normal operating hours, Tuesday-Friday 12-6pm and Saturday 12-5pm.