Art, Design, and Architecture News

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.

RIT industrial design student Maggie Wagner applied her problem-solving skills to the miniaturized world of fingerboarding during an internship at Teak Tuning, a leading professional fingerboard designer and manufacturer.

Architect-turned-designer Randall Yarborough '13 MFA (industrial design) has used his unique background to make a name for himself as a prominent designer of popular footwear, athletic training products and apparel. 

Multidisciplinary teams of RIT students collaborated on eight projects during the Studio 930 internship program, designing accessible healthcare solutions for children and adults with disabilities.

After Gavin Komoda '28 (industrial design) built connections during a program-wide collaboration with Church & Dwight, he was offered an internship in the product engineering department of the consumer goods company. 

Alex Lobos, director of RIT's School of Design, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). In the elevated role, he aims to continue promoting collaborative opportunities between students and industry partners.

The Floating Pavilion, part of a Floating Garden food forest envisioned by New York-based interdisciplinary artist Mary Mattingly, was created by RIT students.

Lee Green's design of the beloved "Flower City/Flour City" logo is the centerpiece of a new documentary celebrating the impact of Rochester's 50-year-old visual mark. Free, public screenings of the film are scheduled into the fall.

Using never-before-shared archival documents, photographs, videos, and oral history interviews, the exhibition at George Eastman Museum explores how Kodak's Lambda members changed corporate culture and benefit policies to be more inclusive.

City profiles Tanvi Asher '10 MFA (industrial design), whose new wine business blends boutique retail principles with a curated selection of wines and spirits designed to foster discovery, community, and connection.

Fingerlakes1 highlights an RIT-created dinosaur reconstruction by Andrew Bovenzi '26 (studio arts) that has been selected for display at the Museum of the Earth, showcasing the intersection of art and paleontological science.

Hassan Aziz will join RIT from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he currently serves as dean and professor of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. He starts on Aug. 1.