Richard Rose
Rich Rose is a partner and creative director at PopKitchen Co. Before moving to Providence, Rich worked at Corey McPherson Nash where he designed and directed projects for The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, MTV Networks, Nickelodeon, Harvard University, The Huntington Theater, and The Boston Pops. At his his new studio, he and his design team conceive print and digital communications strategies for colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, and major retailers. Some of PopKitchen's clients include Yale University, MIT, the ACLU, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Isaac Mizrahi, Paul McCartney, and Target.
An honors graduate of RISD, Rich's work has won numerous awards from design publications and organizations such as Print, How, CASE, Communication Arts, and the BONE show. He's lectured on branding and identity design at conferences throughout New England and New York.
In the past 3 years, Rich has been awarded 4 development grants: to research the International Typographic Style in Basel; Socialist Realism in Hanoi; the Dessau Bauhaus near Berlin; and the Wiener Werkstatte in Vienna.
Rich teaches Advanced Typography, Senior Studio, Making Meaning, the History of Modern Design, and Degree Project.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
GRAPH 3286-01
IDENTITY DESIGN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Designing an identity and identity system is a critical skill practiced by today's designers. In this course, students will create two identity systems: one for an arts organization and one for a socially constructive campaign. While a traditional identity system is defined as a logo and a set of rules for governing that logo's application across a range of media, the goal of this class is to expand upon the ways an identity can be conceived through the manipulation of language, materials, and audience expectation/participation.
Elective
Spring 2025 Courses
GRAPH 3211-01
COLOR + SURFACE
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Color is a phenomenon of light and pigment and is an expressive and symbolic component of art and design. Color exists in myriad forms: as ink on paper, as pixels on computers, paint on canvas, as light on screens, and reflected off surfaces of objects both natural and man-made. Through a series of exercises and assignments, students in this class will explore the power of color-seeing color in action as well as examining and creating color relationships and operations. Students will rotate through two faculty for six weeks each, and in doing so, explore how designers utilize color and how color gets applied to surfaces. Students will develop a general understanding of color theory and applied color through observation and articulation. These techniques and skills will serve as a complement to your other required core courses. A blend of lectures, demonstrations, studio exercises, assignments, and critiques, will allow students to observe, articulate, analyze, and practice the use of color.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Graphic Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Graphic Design
GRAPH 3211-02
COLOR + SURFACE
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Color is a phenomenon of light and pigment and is an expressive and symbolic component of art and design. Color exists in myriad forms: as ink on paper, as pixels on computers, paint on canvas, as light on screens, and reflected off surfaces of objects both natural and man-made. Through a series of exercises and assignments, students in this class will explore the power of color-seeing color in action as well as examining and creating color relationships and operations. Students will rotate through two faculty for six weeks each, and in doing so, explore how designers utilize color and how color gets applied to surfaces. Students will develop a general understanding of color theory and applied color through observation and articulation. These techniques and skills will serve as a complement to your other required core courses. A blend of lectures, demonstrations, studio exercises, assignments, and critiques, will allow students to observe, articulate, analyze, and practice the use of color.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Graphic Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Graphic Design
GRAPH 3286-01
IDENTITY DESIGN
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Designing an identity and identity system is a critical skill practiced by today's designers. In this course, students will create two identity systems: one for an arts organization and one for a socially constructive campaign. While a traditional identity system is defined as a logo and a set of rules for governing that logo's application across a range of media, the goal of this class is to expand upon the ways an identity can be conceived through the manipulation of language, materials, and audience expectation/participation.
Elective