In the Media

Interviews with and articles about President John Maeda

  • RISD president’s contract renewed

    RISD president’s contract renewed

     The Brown Daily Herald - Alison Silver - March 2, 2012

    The Rhode Island School of Design's Board of Trustees renewed President John Maeda's contract through 2015.

  • Juan Enriquez on Designing with Life Code

    Juan Enriquez on Designing with Life Code

     Core77 - Carly Ayres - January 12, 2012

    Juan Enriquez was the inaugural speaker for the Rhode Island School of Design's three-part Presidential Speaker Series, "Shared Voices." His talk "Designing with Life Code" explored the newest innovations in digital fabrication: building with genes.

  • Emphasizing Arts Can Make U.S. Innovation Leader

    Emphasizing Arts Can Make U.S. Innovation Leader

    Providence Business News - Kimberly Donoghue - November 21, 2011

    RISD President John Maeda believes innovation is the answer to the U.S.’ economic woes and that art plays an integral role in that equation.

  • Interview With RISD President John Maeda

    Interview With RISD President John Maeda

     Core77 - Michael DiTullo - November 7, 2011 

    Video interview: Alum Michael DiTullo ['98 ID] speaks with RISD president John Maeda about the STEM to STEAM initiative.

  • What Qualities Make a Great Entrepreneur?

    What Qualities Make a Great Entrepreneur?

    BBC News - Nastaran Tavakoli-Far - July 13, 2011 

    Is hard work or innovation the key to being a successful entrepreneur? Or perhaps it is all about something else? RISD President John Maeda believes creative thinking is an important factor in innovation. The BBC hears from entrepreneurs and other experts from around the world.

  • Langevin, RISD President to Discuss Art, Jobs

    Langevin, RISD President to Discuss Art, Jobs

    Boston Globe  - Associated Press - June 22, 2011

    RISD President John Maeda and Congressman Jim Langevin kicked off the national STEM to STEAM initiative with a Congressional briefing to discuss strengthening STEM education with Art and Design. 

  • The Art of Science and Learning

    The Art of Science and Learning

    SEED Magazine - Maywa Montengro -April 7, 2011

    Instead of thinking purely in terms of technological innovations, experts believe that infusing some art and design into math and science learning can restore curiosity, energy —and ultimately, performance — to STEM in America. As John Maeda, president of RISD, puts it, “I’ve begun to wonder recently whether STEM needs something to give it some STE(A)M—an ‘A’ for art between the engineering and the math, to ground the bits and bytes in the physical world before us, to lift them up and make them human."

  • 2010 AIGA Medal

    2010 AIGA Medal

    AIGA - Holly Willis - March 25, 2011

    John Maeda is recognized for pushing the boundaries of design into new realms, championing digital technology in education and art, and being a leading advocate for creativity as a business.

  • College President Posts Popular, Candid Messages

    College President Posts Popular, Candid Messages

    Chronicle of Higher Education - Jeff Young - February 17, 2011

    His main message: Art and design should not be dismissed as frivolous pursuits but should be seen as key to business innovation. He defined artists as people who ask good questions, and said that “many employers today are looking for people who ask good questions.” Artists also know how to fail productively, he argued.

  • John Maeda is the Fortune Cookie

    John Maeda is the Fortune Cookie

    Huffington Post with crane.tv - November 2010

    Constantin Bjerke visits President Maeda at his show at Riflemaker Gallery in London, where he gets a little insight into what it means to be an artist, especially during an economic downturn that sees resources steadily being deflected from creative industries. Watch video in title link.

  • Innovation is Born When Art Meets Science

    Innovation is Born When Art Meets Science

    The Observer - Tom Lamont - November 14, 2010 

    It is Maeda's conviction that scientists need art and artists in their professional lives in order to invent and innovate successfully, and with a particular focus on education he has toured the world to promote the idea that government-approved "STEM" subjects (science, technology, engineering and math) should be widened to include art; "turning STEM into STEAM," as he puts it. 

  • Craft and Tech

    Craft and Tech

    Martha Stewart Living for the iPad - November 2010

    President Maeda interviews Martha Stewart on the careful balance of craft and technology in the inaugural issue of MSLO's digital magazine.

  • John Maeda: STEM to STEAM My Philosophy

    John Maeda: STEM to STEAM My Philosophy

    BBC - August 13, 2010

    BBC World Service speaks to prominent figures in a variety of fields from around the world about what philosophies have guided and inspired them. President Maeda talks about his unique outlook on life, and his experiences uniting the very different worlds of art and technology.

  • The Laws of Simplicity for Design and Business

    The Laws of Simplicity for Design and Business

    FORA.tv - August 2010

    President Maeda talks about how artists imagine, designers organize in such a way that this kind of mind can be leveraged in the sciences and business in new ways, to integrate design thinking, art thinking. Use creativity in sectors where it's never been leveraged before.

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At RISD there's nothing unusual about suddenly finding a doorknob on a tree trunk, shown here across from Carr House,
the charming home of Student Life offices and the student-run Carr Haus Café.