risd views is designed to inform members of the RISD community and others about the professional accomplishments of its alumni, faculty and students.

Fall 2007
>> download the entire fall 2007 issue
or click on highlighted headlines below for printable text windows

rising costs/growing need
Colleges don’t want to keep raising tuition and fees any more than students want to pay more, and yet both believe in investing in the best educational experience possible.

the rising cost of higher ed
Why does it cost so much to go to colleges like RISD these days? And what can be done to make higher education more accessible to students from all economic backgrounds?

making ends meet
The costs may be high, but many RISD students struggling to cobble together scholarships, loans and jobs report that the effort is well worth it.

in search of balance
Arnie Yasinski, executive vice president for Finance + Administration, explains the ongoing challenges of finding the right balance between revenue and expenses at a college committed to upholding its top quality.

For more information related to the Fall 2007 issue, click on the links below.

· Presidential Search Process
· Commencement 2007
· Brown/RISD dual degree
· David Bogen, new Associate Provost
· Product Design and Development Studio
· Target-sponsored research studio
· RISD students collaborate with the Italian Trade Commission
· upcoming Chihuly at RISD exhibition
· Fabulous Fakes: Jewelry of Kenneth Jay Lane at The RISD Museum
· Synergetics and Morphology symposium sponsored in part by the Nature Lab
· Fusion Arts summer program at RISD
· risd|works announces 2008 collection
· the student organization Respond|Design publishes HI RES
· next Athena Awards presentation on April 10, 2008
· next College Annual Fund launches new cycle

cover image
David O’Connor
Photographer David O’Connor regularly captures shots like this one of students at work in the studio. The skeleton hanging out in the background is from the Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this fall through a series of special events and programs. Since its inception, this extraordinary RISD resource has inspired students to explore and learn from the remarkable patterns, forms, colors and overall design successes of nature.

guest designers
Richard Rose
Red Rose ’93 GD, an adjunct faculty member at RISD and the Art Institute of Boston, is the creative director of PopKitchen Co., his design studio in Providence. Recent clients include the Boston Pops, Harvard University, Huntington Theatre Company, Nickelodeon, Isaac Mizrahi and LL Cool J. Red’s work has earned recognition from numerous magazines and organizations, including Print, How, Communication Arts and the AIGA BONE Show. He is also a fine art photographer and poet, who recently self-published a book of concrete poetry.

Ronit Cyjon
Now in her last semester at RISD, graphic design major Ronit Cyjon ’08 GD designed this article between working on a degree project that focuses on the nuances of space, including issues of light, shadow and reflection. She grew up in Tel Aviv, where her Uruguayan parents still live, but hopes to live and work in the US after graduation.

David H. Coulter
As founder and principal of Coulter & Bass, Dave Coulter ’84 GD has been a designer for almost 20 years. The firm’s clients include The New York Times, Airtouch Cellular, Brown University and The Robert Allen Group. This fall he joined the staff of RISD’s division of Communications + Design, where he now works full-time as director of Graphic Design Services. Dave would like to hear from alumni who are interested in doing work for RISD on a project basis.