01/29/2013RISD has launched a new Academic Commons Program (ACP) to galvanize teaching and learning initiatives across campus.
Tags: collaborations, English, Foundation Studies, faculty, graduate, Graphic Design, interdisciplinary, History of Art + Visual Culture, Industrial Design, partnerships + collaborations, research, Literary Arts + Studies
01/24/2013As an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School, RISD alum Jonathan Arena 09 GD has organized the first-ever Harvard xDesign conference.
Tags: academic collaborations, faculty, Graphic Design, Industrial Design
12/06/2012Prospective students visiting for Graduate Studies’ annual IN FOcus program respond especially warmly to Open Studios.
Tags: Architecture, graduate, Graphic Design, Interior Architecture, Photography, students, Textiles
10/25/2012“Designtrepreneur” Joe Gebbia 05 GD/ID, cofounder of Airbnb, spoke at RISD last week to launch the Career Center’s Mindshare 2012.
Tags: alumni, entrepreneurship, innovation, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, students
10/31/2012Dick Jones, a new exhibition featuring the RISD library’s latest acquisition to its Archive of Graphic Design and Illustration, celebrates America’s golden age of advertising.
Tags: alumni, graduate, Graphic Design, students
09/06/2012RISD is working to raise funds for an endowed scholarship in honor of Professor Emeritus Malcolm Grear, an internationally known graphic designer who was also one of the school’s most highly respected teachers.
Tags: alumni, faculty, Graphic Design, students
08/17/2012In the spring studio Communicating Medical Risk, Brown undergraduates teamed up with RISD art and design majors to look at better ways of disseminating medical information.
Tags: academic collaborations, Brown, Film-Animation-Video, Graphic Design, interdisciplinary, Illustration, Industrial Design, partnerships + collaborations, research, STEAM, students
05/10/2012BOOKMARK, a breathtaking exhibition now on view at the library, celebrates 30 years of book arts at RISD.
Tags: English, faculty, Graphic Design, students, Literary Arts + Studies
05/07/2012When AIGA’s CEO Ric Grefé visited RISD this spring, he provided invaluable feedback on designing for political advocacy and public service communications.
Tags: Furniture Design, innovation, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, public engagement, research, STEAM, students
03/22/2012On June 2, the RISD Alumni Association will present information graphics maverick Nick Felton 99 GD with its 2012 Business of Design Award.
Tags: alumni, digital, entrepreneurship, innovation, Graphic Design