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Michaela Olsen 09 FAV, Jess Peterson and Emily Collins 08 FAV
Animating Ambition

Michaela Olsen and Emily Collins bring complementary skills to their growing animation studio Mighty Oak.

In Technological Landscapes, a Digital + Media studio, students experiment in the acoustics tank at the University of Rhode Island’s Ocean Engineering department
Exploring Technological Landscapes

Students in a fall semester Digital + Media studio explore the potential and pitfalls of new technologies.

Graphic Design seniors Raina Wellman, Eliza Chen and Theia Flynn
Instagram Meets Installation

Three Graphic Design seniors won a 2018 Dorner Prize from the RISD Museum to develop an installation and publication called the Draft Catalog.

Talkbox, by Industrial Design junior Malaika Franks 20 ID, contains materials for developing social-emotional skills that promote nonviolence
Preventing Gun Violence

In a fall semester Industrial Design studio, students took a holistic approach to addressing an urgent public health issue.

A train and related materials for children in an exhibit by Margaret Middleton 08 ID that focuses on creating inclusive, accessible learning environments for children
Designing Family Fun for All

Exhibit designer Margaret Middleton loves creating inclusive, accessible learning environments for children.

Tim Miller MFA 19 making furniture
Creating without Constraints

After completing a recent commission for Lexus, Furniture Design grad student Tim Miller reflects on the project and considers what's next.

Provost Kent Kleinman
New Provost Brings Experience + Vision

After an extensive international search, RISD has appointed architect and educator Kent Kleinman as its next provost.

Still of a person laying on water from Change the way you look at things; things you look at change
RFP for Repairing Our Oceans

Students in a fall Architecture studio called Your Ocean, My Ocean present a powerful performance piece and inspiring call to action.