Rochester Institute of Technology News
New Media Design BFA

Arriving at RIT for the first time can be daunting; it means new faces, new (mostly brick) buildings, and some unwritten rules that students must learn on their own. We asked a few seasoned Tigers for advice on the RIT student experience.

TJ Hampton, a new media design major who will graduate in May, was hired as a product designer at Duolingo after completing two successful internships with the company.

During their third year at RIT, the pair unexpectedly enrolled in the same partner-based sound recording classand worked together on a quarter-long project. The assignment provided a golden opportunity to learn more about each other while exploring the Rochester region.

Six students from RIT's graphic design and new media design programs were recognized at the local American Advertising Awards, an event that recognizes excellence in advertising campaigns and the highest creative standards in the industry.

Amelia Hunkele, now in her second year as a new media design major, is this year’s winning artist for the Imagine RIT poster, which depicts a Rube Goldberg machine.

As part of a collaborative capstone project, students from new media design and new media interactive development are creating interactive experiences with alternative controllers. Three of the projects will be exhibited at the Game Developers Conference Festival of Gaming next week.

Georg Seifert (from Germany) and Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer (Austria), cited for their innovative work with game-changing font editing software Glyphs, will accept RIT's prestigious Goudy Award in April. The honor has long celebrated outstanding practitioners in type design and related fields.

Paley is internationally renowned for his large-scale decorative arts, and has a long association with RIT as a Distinguished Professor and artist-in-residence in the School for American Crafts.

For the past 11 years, the alt.ctrl.GDC exhibit at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming has surprised and delighted visitors, quickly becoming one of the most popular stops on the convention floor. As the exhibit has grown, so has the competition to develop unique controllers and gameplay experiences. After receiving over 100 applicants for this year’s conference, the field has been narrowed to only 20 teams, and 3 of those teams are from RIT.

Troy Ramiscal is director of the College Activities Board, a student-led organization that provides a wide assortment of events for students.

Projects out of RIT's new media design program were recognized in an international competition for student and emerging motion designers as they were showcased at a summit in Prague, Czech Republic.

Ricky Figueora taking over as the new director of RIT's School of Film and Animation headlines exciting promotions and additions to the College of Art and Design faculty.