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School of Design
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November 26, 2019
Trend Report: Design for All Ages
Dwell features Patricia Moore ’74 (industrial design), an internationally renowned designer, gerontologist, and leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviors
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November 23, 2019
Students showcase 'Charrette' designs at Maker Faire Rochester
Nine RIT College of Art and Design students showcased wearable sculpture made through the creative use of various materials at Rochester’s annual Maker Faire.
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November 18, 2019
Alumni Update: Alumna feted with National Design Award
Patricia Moore ’74 (industrial design), an internationally renowned designer, gerontologist, and leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviors, received the prestigious Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in New York City in October.
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November 18, 2019
Alumni Update: Fashion that makes your wallet feel good
Fashionable boutique clothing usually comes with large price tags. However, at Shop Peppermint and Salty, two boutiques in Rochester owned by Tanvi Asher ’10 MFA (industrial design), customers can get a high-end experience at an accessible cost.
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November 18, 2019
Alumni Update: Alumnus uses design to tell a larger story
When Joey Zeledón ’06 (industrial design) contributes to a new product design, he aims to design for a consumer’s feelings rather than solely focusing on aesthetics and functionality.
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November 13, 2019
Recent design alumna lands internship at well-known company
Cassie Valente '19 (3D Digital Design) is working on an upcoming feature film as a modeling intern at Laika, the Portland, Ore.-based stop-motion animation studio.
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November 8, 2019
‘Project Runway’ is helping RIT metals and jewelry design students’ creativity take off
RIT’s growing role at an annual event celebrating fashion in Rochester has become an ever-flourishing part of the metals and jewelry design program in the School for American Crafts, inspiring current students and alumni to make both stunning creations along with important industry connections.
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November 6, 2019
Rihanna and Bella Hadid love his sunglasses – now Chinese designer Min Shi wants to make Haze Collections a fully fledged lifestyle brand
The South China Morning Post features Min Shi '11 (industrial design), co-founder of eyewear brand Haze Collection.
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November 6, 2019
Hundreds attend RIT's National Portfolio Day
In support of the college admission process, prospective students from around the country received portfolio reviews from RIT faculty and reps from other leading art and design colleges.
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November 6, 2019
Community outreach project provides students with real-world experience
Twenty-five students from various majors collaborated with Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) to develop recruitment strategies for RIT’s annual EUREKA! design workshop.
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October 31, 2019
RIT students place second in national packaging design competition
Team Pacman, a group of undergraduate students from Rochester Institute of Technology, placed second among 54 entries from competing universities in the recent Paperboard Packaging Alliance’s national Student Design Challenge.
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September 26, 2019
Industrial designer's automated cleaning stove wins exclusive award
Shih-Hsuan Huang ’19 MFA was among 39 winners out of 4,000 entries in the student iF Design Talent Awards, one of the largest international design competitions for students and recent graduates.