Students from Graduate Studio 1 began the fall semester by responding to various prompts in attempt to answer the questions where/who am I? and where/who are we?. Each student then designed 16 pages, culminating into a single print-on-demand soft-cover book.
A handful of seniors undertook their Degree Project this past fall. Degree Projects are guided by an adviser and result in a variety of subject matter, scales and formats. Visit websites by Jada Akoto and Ji Yi.
This site uses the display weight of the typeface Mo & Vio Serif, designed by Mankun Guo, BFA 2022
Graduate students in their thesis year presented in-progress work to peers and faculty in early December
Announcing our Spring 2022 electives
This spring, RISD GD offers an incredible line-up: 14 electives and 5 workshops! These are spread out throughout the week and will accommodate many different kinds of schedules, from sophomores to degree project to thesis.
Read all of the course descriptions sorted by day.
Registration begins on Monday, Nov. 15. Offered for the very first time are new electives like Shiraz Gallab’s “Gathering: Language, Form, and Process,” John Caserta’s “Design and Politics,” (a graduate-level course), and a UI/UX Design 4–week workshop taught by Ilhee Park (MFA 2022). If you have questions about these classes, reach out to your advisor, or directly to the instructor.
Design Studio 3, the required BFA fall junior-year studio, finished the semester with a video assignment. Each student was asked to make a video about an issue that was important to them. The video above is by Nate Krohn. See all videos in the Vimeo showcase.
The 2021 GD Triennial was on exhibit at Woods-Gerry Gallery this past October. See the website for a selection of projects.
This past fall, Design Studio 3 students worked together to map a physical space as the basis for their own installation, event or collection of projects
The RISD Faculty Exhibition took place at the RISD Museum in November 2021. This is a glimpse at some of the work submitted by Graphic Design faculty.
Exhibition identity by Ramon Tejada.
Hear 2019 BFA alumus Katie McIntyre talk about how her senior Degree Project on women and typography continued into professional work for Nicki Minaj and Off-White. See the lecture as part of CMU Design Lecture Series
Apply! Graduate Program by Jan. 10, 2022; First-year BFA by Feb. 1; Transfer BFA by March 15. Learn more.