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School of Design
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February 17, 2020
RIT students join Dove Block project
The Finger Lakes Times talks to Kelly Jahn, lecturer in the College of Art and Design, about a project her students are working on to help restore a 19th-century building in Geneva, N.Y.
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February 12, 2020
RIT lands No. 1 in graphic design program rankings
According to GradReports.com, RIT offers the top graphic design program in the country based on graduates' earning potential.
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February 12, 2020
Rare Vignelli photographs on display at RIT
Renowned filmmaker Gary Hustwit spent a day in 2013 photographing Massimo and Lella Vignelli. Now, a selection of images from the project are on view through April 15 in the Vignelli Center.
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February 7, 2020
Remington asked to speak in Germany
Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design R. Roger Remington will deliver the 2020 commencement address at RIT's partnering school in Germany.
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February 6, 2020
Podcast: Hope for Honduras
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 31: A multidisciplinary contingent from RIT is creating design solutions to improve the quality of medical care and education in Central America. Mary Golden, interior design program chair and director of RIT Hope for Honduras, speaks with Christian Perry, a healthcare designer and co-founder of Little Angels of Honduras, about important initiatives to help reduce infant mortality in that region.
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February 2, 2020
Undergraduate students create sustainable packaging options for Milwaukee Tool
Undergraduate students from packaging science, graphic design and industrial design worked over the semester to improve packaging and branding identity for Milwaukee Tools and its Shockwave power drill bits as part of the Packaging Systems class challenge.
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January 30, 2020
Design students build skills, community with intensive workshops
Various programs in RIT's School of Design kicked off the spring semester with collaborative experiences that encouraged creativity, innovation and camaraderie.
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January 29, 2020
Brewtiful Design: Student creates label for hot-selling beer
A highlight of Graphic Design student Alex Gerstner's internship with Genesee Brewing was designing the label for a popular limited-release beer that sold out in minutes.
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December 12, 2019
Student wins 'Tiger Tank' with nut allergy solution
Third-year Industrial Design BFA student James Sheeler's 2019 Tiger Tank win comes after a 2018 third-place finish for his pocket-friendly inhaler pitch.
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December 12, 2019
Industrial design duo presents research on artisan innovation
Andrea Gonzalez Esteche ’19 MFA (Industrial Design) and assistant professor Melissa Dawson are developing new ways for Paraguayan artisans to use traditional textiles in their craft.
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December 6, 2019
Podcast: Vignelli Metaproject
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 28: Since 2010, Metaproject has paired RIT student designers with a client in what has become a signature project for the university’s internationally-ranked industrial design program. Distinguished professor Josh Owen, director of RIT’s industrial design program and founder of Metaproject, talks with distinguished professor Roger Remington, director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, about a decade of connecting students to industry.
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December 3, 2019
Roger Remington, the Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design, to retire in May
R. Roger Remington, RIT’s longest-serving faculty member, will retire in May after 57 years at the university. In addition to building a nationally recognized graphic design program in the College of Art and Design, Remington transformed RIT into an international archival resource for design, earning many of the industry’s most distinguished awards along the way.