News
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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
Recent RIT grads receive Gold Leaf Award for student project
David Pflanz ’19, Sedera Zbranak ’19 and fourth-year student Karrie Chen worked with Print Panther, an independent print production company, to create the award-winning holiday box design.
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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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July 26, 2019
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July 23, 2019
Connections: Making sure workers in the gig economy are compensated fairly
WXXI’s “Connections” program features William Snyder, professor and chair, photojournalism program.
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July 18, 2019
Podcast: Women in Animation
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 19: The important role that scores of female artists played in the origins of animated imagery at Disney has long been overlooked – until now. Mindy Johnson, author and awardwinning playwright, talks with RIT assistant professor, animator and cartoonist Peter Murphey about what up-and-coming artists can learn from the invisible history of these trailblazing women.
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July 16, 2019
RIT Tigers make game used as a therapeutic tool for children and families
A therapeutic game called Space Adventure designed by an RIT class officially launched this month on the Rochester Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC) website. The SPCC specializes in supporting families whose lives have been impacted by trauma.
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July 11, 2019
Glass graduate part of new Netflix series
A new Netflix glassblowing reality series features an RIT alumna as an expert glassmaker. Blown Away, which begins airing July 12 on the streaming platform, follows a group of 10 highly skilled glassmakers who compete in challenges in 10 episodes. Catherine Ayers ’06 (glass) is one of six Corning Museum of Glass experts who assists the two finalists in the last challenge.
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July 10, 2019
Famous photographer documents important Vignelli event
Photographer Richard Frank captured a historic image of Massimo and Lella Vignelli, along with their staff, in their new New York City offices.
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July 2, 2019
Glass alumnus reunites with RIT mentor at Henry Ford Museum
Andy Koupal '09 (glass) worked with College of Art and Design interim dean Robin Cass during a weeklong artist-in-residency program Koupal helps manage.