Workshop Preferences
Students will participate in one two-hour workshop with faculty. Please review the program descriptions and indicate your preferences below—best efforts will be made to enroll students in their first or second choice workshop.
3D Digital Design
3D digital designers use their passion to create graphics for a variety of mediums— from vehicles to avatars to environments, and more. RIT’s 3D Digital Design program extends far beyond the traditional 3D animation and visual effects applications. While students can explore their interest in developing assets, levels, and characters using advanced software, there is also room to discover and pursue new functions for 3D digital design.
Graphic Design *Workshop currently at capacity
In RIT’s Graphic Design program, student learn how to use design principles, methods, concepts, images, words, and ideas to creatively convey distinct messages to specific audiences. They become visual problem-solvers who use concepts and media to inform, direct, promote, entertain, engage, and educate. Students walk away knowing that designing is not just about how something looks, but rather the experience that’s created.
Industrial Design *Workshop currently at capacity
Whether it’s athletic wear, watches, medical devices, or toys—industrial designers create and develop products for everyday people and manufacturers. RIT’s Industrial Design program helps develop the aesthetic sensitivity, technical competence, and analytical thought needed to improve a user’s experience. Students bring conceptual ideas to life by developing their technical 2D communication and 3D prototyping abilities. They also learn how to formally move ideas and products to the marketplace.
Interior Design
Students in RIT’s Interior Design program are design thinkers who work with real-world clients to design impactful solutions. They enhance the way people live, work, heal, prosper, and play—transforming spaces and experiences for the greater good. The program synthesizes design history, building structure and systems, space planning, sustainable design, and design process with a consciousness of global affairs to create unique, meaningful environments.
New Media Design
Millions of people interact with digital devices every day. When you open a mobile application, chances are a graduate of RIT’s New Media Design program had a part in the process. The major is for students who are fascinated by visual design, user experience design, interactivity, motion graphics, and technology. Students learn the skills required to meet the demands of new media, web design, and mobile app marketplaces.