In the Media

Interviews with and articles about President John Maeda

  • Design Indaba: John Maeda

    Design Indaba: John Maeda

    Cool Hunting - February 27, 2013 - Ryan McManus

    Interview from Design Indaba on the changing nature of design and the long process of becoming a successful leader.

  • RISD's Software

    RISD's Software

    The Providence Phoenix - February 25, 2013 - David Sharfenberg

    David Sharfenberg sits down with President John Maeda and Provost Rosanne Somerson to discuss where RISD has come and where it is heading.

     

  • The Art of Technology

    The Art of Technology

    The National Journal - February 24, 2013 - Ron Fournier

    A look at the STEM to STEAM initiative and the momentum it is gaining in Washington D.C.

  • Davos: Decisions and Data

    Davos: Decisions and Data

    Scientific American - January 28, 2013 - Mariette DiChristina

    President John Maeda is included in a review of World Economic Forum talks from leaders in science and technology.

  • Six Key Takeaways From The Hottest Session at DLD

    Six Key Takeaways From The Hottest Session at DLD

    Forbes - January 25, 2013 - Susan McPherson

    "End ups want to be startups and startsups want to be end ups" was the key theme from President John Maeda and Joe Gebbia's [05 ID] DLD 2013 lecture.

  • Design Rivals Technology in Importance

    Design Rivals Technology in Importance

    The New York Times - January 13, 2013 - Nick Bilton

    President John Maeda discusses the importance of design and how design can begin to be better than technology.

  • Steve Jobs Isn't The Only Kind of Artistic Leader

    Steve Jobs Isn't The Only Kind of Artistic Leader

    Forbes - Drew Hansen - December 29, 2012

    Artist leaders is a growing trend in business. President John Maeda recently predicted artists will emerge as the new business leaders, citing Joe Gebbia [05 ID] and Brian Chesky [04 ID], co-founders of Airbnb, as prominent examples.

     

     

  • What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Artists

    What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Artists

    CNNMoney - Tom Leberecht - December 21, 2012

    Like artists, startup founders must cultivate creative habits. President John Maeda predicts artists will emerge as the new business leaders, citing Joe Gebbia [05 ID] and Brian Chesky [04 ID], co-founders of Airbnb, as prominent examples.

  • 20 Tech Trends That Will Define 2013

    20 Tech Trends That Will Define 2013

    Fast Company - Frog Design Team - December 17, 2012

    Reena Jana, Executive Editor at Frog Design, believes in 2013 "the art of innovation will get even more artful," citing President John Maeda and RISD as leading the charge on STEM to STEAM.  

  • John Maeda & The Art of Leadership

    John Maeda & The Art of Leadership

    Design Mind - Reena Jana - November 2012

    Reena Jana caught up with President John Maeda at TEDGlobal to discuss the importance of design thinking and business leadership.

     

  • Sesame Street Moves Full STEAM Ahead

    Sesame Street Moves Full STEAM Ahead

    Arts Blog - Tim Mikulski - August 27, 2012

    The 43rd season of Sesame Street will incorporate STEAM curriculum into new segment "Elmo the Musical."

  • Looking At The Intersections

    Looking At The Intersections

    TED Blog - Helen Walters - June 28, 2012

    President John Maeda recently appeared at TEDGlobal. His talk spanned design, technology, education and leadership.

  • TED for Design Wonks

    TED for Design Wonks

     WIRED - Alissa Walker - June 11, 2012

    After speaking at the New York CreativeMornings chapter, President John Maeda and Tina Roth Eisenberg started discussing a way to work together. For the month of June, RISD and CreativeMornings have partnered to deliver themed events on "The Intersection of Arts + Technology."

  • Software Development as Artistic Practice

    Software Development as Artistic Practice

    Art Info - Kyle Chayka - May 29, 2012 

    Open source is changing how art is made. In 1998 President John Maeda created Design By Numbers, a programming environment that students then used to create Processing.

     

  • 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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