Stories about studios + projects
Gebbia Thinks Big
Offering a tempting taste of the Career Center’s Mindshare event this Saturday, Joe Gebbia 05 ID/GD spoke at RISD last week – about why he’s a bona fide “designtrepreneur,” as he likes to put it.
AIGA Chief Advises Students
Art students and politicians don’t usually speak the same language, much less collaborate towards a common goal.
Recognizing a Living Legend
Professor Emeritus Malcolm Grear has been integrally connected to RISD for more than half a century.
Books as Art
“Everyone has an interesting story deep down within themselves,” says Professor of Graphic DesignJan Baker.
Felton to Accept RISD Alumni Award
Now that Nicholas Felton 99 GD plays in the digital fast lane, he finds it more important than ever to stay focused and follow his interests and instincts.
RISD’s Newest Young Guns
Each year the Art Directors Club (ADC), an international organization of visual communication professionals, solicits portfolios from young designers around the world for its prestigiousYoung Guns competition.
Design Connects East and West
When Graphic Design major Karin Kunori was looking for a summer internship, she contacted the counselors in RISD’s Career Center, who helped her write a résumé and cover letter and pointed her towards websites that list internships in Asia.
Target + RISD: Space for Design Thinking
An interdisciplinary group of graduate students got a fresh perspective on design research thanks to a recent partnership between RISD and Target Corporation.
Learning the Language of Gesture
If the experimental work going on in RISD’s g-speak studio feels a lot like sci-fi, it’s probably because students are working with a groundbreaking technology that’s not yet on the market.