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July 20, 2021
RIT student helps Vignelli Center gallery create a virtual presence
Jacob Irizarry, a fourth-year 3D digital design student from Skokie, Ill., has been managing a new project at the Vignelli Center for Design Studies using the 3D digital design skills gained from his major to create a virtual presence for the gallery in the center.
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July 13, 2021
Alumna contributes to growth of technology startup
Stephanie Chan '20 (3D Digital Design) is a computer graphics generalist at DreamView, which creates dynamic and reusable digital content and experiences for brands of all sizes.
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July 7, 2021
Alumna leads design work for Marvel films, commercials and more
Since starting her own creative studio in 2009, Erin Sarofsky ’98, ’00 MFA has made prolific title sequences for major films and shows and directed short films and commercials for the biggest brands.
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July 6, 2021
GMST Students receive prestigious scholarships
Ayanna Smith and Emi Knape, both second year Department of Graphic Media Science and Technology students, have been selected to receive prestigious scholarships from The Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundations
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June 29, 2021
Graduate film student seeks out collaborative, groundbreaking projects
Selma Peña '22 MFA (Film and Animation), a screenwriter with an undergraduate psychology degree, is using her varied background to create compelling stories that are both meaningful and beautiful.
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June 28, 2021
Students win Canon national design competition
Undergraduate students in Irma Abu-Jumah’s Typography and Page Design course placed first in the Canon Solutions America—University Program Magalog Challenge this spring. They were among two schools and several teams that participated in the University Inkjet Program, the company’s annual student design competition.
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June 17, 2021
Student design added to RIT Archives
Tiree Walker '21 (Industrial Design) created a pedestal that collects suggestions from the community that drive informed discussion and decisions on monument construction. His process work will be preserved and studied by future generations.
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June 16, 2021
RIT designers use art to promote planned NASA mission
Four RIT designers completed a NASA internship in which they produced creative works in support of an upcoming mission to reach an asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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June 1, 2021
Student-run design firm brings entrepreneurial spirit to campus
Command+g Design Lab provides a platform for students to execute client projects while learning the intricacies of running a professional design firm.
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May 27, 2021
Local organizations fundraise for bronze statue of Frederick Douglass for Rochester airport
The Democrat and Chronicle features a project by adjunct professor Olivia Kim to create a statue of Frederick Douglass for the Rochester airport.
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May 25, 2021
RIT professor seeks support to create bronze Frederick Douglass statue for airport
Efforts are in motion to commission a permanent bronze statue of Frederick Douglass sculpted by Olivia Kim, an adjunct professor in RIT’s College of Art and Design, for the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport.
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May 25, 2021
Recent design alumna earns fellowship to study in Germany
Daeya Shealy '21 (Industrial Design) will study and work as a designer in Germany for one year on a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) fellowship.