News
School of Design
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August 16, 2019
RIT designers honored as 'Top Talents' in global Adobe Awards
Dozens of students and recent alumni were recognized for their design excellence in the global competition.
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August 14, 2019
'Fall in love with the problem not the solution'
BBC features Sean Petterson '13 (industrial design), CEO of StrongArm Technologies.
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August 6, 2019
Alumni Update: Alumni create device to monitor horse health
When his brother’s horse died suddenly from colic in 2013, Michael Schab ’09 (computer engineering) saw an opportunity to create something that would prevent other equestrians from losing their beloved animals to this preventable affliction.
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August 6, 2019
Tiger Love: Ultramarathoners in it for the long haul
If the old saying, “couples who play together stay together” is true, Jon Podeszek ’10, ’12 MS and Danielle Furman Podeszek ’11 have it made. The two are ultramarathoners who spend their free time training to run 50-plus-mile races.
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August 6, 2019
2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards: Theresa Fitzgerald
Meet Theresa Fitzgerald ’84 (graphic design), the College of Art and Design 2019 Distinguished Alumna.
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August 5, 2019
Faculty profile: New Media Design's Miguel Cardona
Miguel Cardona's personal experience as an entrepreneur and innovator helps connect his students to industry.
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July 31, 2019
Small Business Spotlight: Workinman
WHEC-TV talks to Jason Arena, associate professor in the School of Design, about his company Workinman.
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July 30, 2019
Alumna strikes right chord as product designer at Anchor/Spotify
Emmi Hintz '12 (new media design) has contributed to award-winning work as a designer for Anchor — a podcast creation app acquired by Spotify earlier this year.
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June 26, 2019
3D Digital Design program pioneer excels at DreamWorks
Kirk Lansman '11 (3D Digital Design) has worked at DreamWorks Animation since graduating, first as a character technical director and now as a software engineer.
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June 20, 2019
Joey Zeledón's coat hanger chair reworks Marcel Breuer's iconic design
Designboom features industrial designer Joey Zeledón ’06 (industrial design) and his take on Marcel Breuer’s Cesca chair, combining a continuous steel rod with a coat hangers to create a fully supportive chair.
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June 14, 2019
Fellowship winner gets full Corning Museum of Glass experience
Andrea Gonzalez Esteche '19 (industrial design MFA), a Fulbright scholar, worked alongside Corning Museum of Glass artists as the 2019 GlassLab Design Fellowship winner.
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June 7, 2019
Industrial design alumna wins distinguished National Design Award
Patricia Moore, known as the "Mother of Empathy" for her innovative designs for elderly people, is the 2019 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award winner in the Design Mind category.