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Industrial Design BFA
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July 19, 2023
![A group of alumni, faculty and industry partners pose in front of a wall sign reading College of Art and Design.]()
Course collaboration opens professional doors for design students
RIT's Packaging Systems Projects course features a project sponsored by ChaseDesign — an experience that has led to full-time employment at the design firm for several students after graduation.
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June 21, 2023
![Joey Zeledon next to his Coat Check Chair on the floor of the WantedDesign event at the Javits Center.]()
Alumnus takes storytelling approach to design practice
The signature project by Joey Zeledón ’06 (industrial design) is the award-winning Coat Check Chair, which originated his senior year at RIT.
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June 6, 2023
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RIT’s Metaproject 13 Encouraged Students To Push the Boundaries of Seating
Design Milk features industrial design students' senior projects.
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May 25, 2023
![Students, faculty and alumni of Metaproject 13 pose in front of Lazzoni's showroom in NYC.]()
Design students unveil seating solutions at NYC Design Week
Thirteen students worked with Lazzoni to produce contemporary chairs and sofas, with one of the designs now set to move into production with the high-end furniture brand.
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May 11, 2023
![Josh Owen, Melissa Dawson and Clare Maxwell pose in front of Vignelli fabric, while a second photo of regalia using Vignelli fabric sits below.]()
Vignelli-inspired regalia to debut at commencement
Associate professor Melissa Dawson and Clare Maxwell '23 (industrial design) designed a cap and gown using fabric from the Vignelli archives for Josh Owen, director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, to wear at commencement.
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May 9, 2023
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Longtime faculty/staff to retire after noteworthy careers at RIT
Mary Barnard, Willie Osterman, Kim Sherman and David Walter are retiring from RIT with a combined 117 years of experience at the university.
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May 5, 2023
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StrongArm Tech, Founded By Under 30 Alum Sean Petterson, Acquired In Private Equity Rollup
Forbes features Sean Petterson '13 (industrial design), CEO of StrongArm Technologies.
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April 28, 2023
![Michael Stern and Ethan Townsend load their molten glass 3D printer with hot glass to begin the printing process.]()
RIT hosts glass 3D printer for research, multidisciplinary exploration
The first-of-its-kind technology is opening up new creative possibilities at RIT and beyond — it is working to fuel the future of sustainable manufacturing and even space travel.
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April 19, 2023
![an illustration of a robot drawing a mustache on a man and the man painting the robot's mid section.]()
Generative AI: 5 essential reads about the new era of creativity, job anxiety, misinformation, bias and plagiarism
The Conversation highlights an essay by Juan Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, about using artificial intelligence to inspire design.
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April 18, 2023
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Student designs to be featured at Autodesk University
A current collaboration between RIT’s industrial design program and Autodesk will soon extend beyond the classroom, as Autodesk plans to manufacture student designs to be used at the company’s signature annual conference, Autodesk University.
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January 31, 2023
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Student entrepreneurs need votes to advance in national startup competition
RIT student Jake Downie has been “all in” for the past few years when working to advance JDocs, a startup he created with fellow computer science student Artem Goncharov. And now, a JDocs product, FlexFile, is making waves in the legal industry. Last week, FlexFile became a semifinalist to compete in ABA Techshow’s Startup Alley competition.
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January 23, 2023
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Metaproject 13 heads to New York City Design Week 2023
Students who took part in Metaproject 13 will have their designs showcased as part of the 2023 New York City Design Week courtesy of their client, Lazzoni. In the fall, students spent the semester working to design seating solutions for the alumnus-owned international furniture company. All of the designs presented will be prototyped by Lazzoni, a first in Metaproject’s history.
