Time Out New York featured a full-page illustration by digital animation and computer graphics student Jessica Namnum in its Brooklyn vs. Manhattan issue. The illustration accompanied the feature article and includes two New Yorkers holding "Brooklyn" and "Manhattan" necklaces to signify their preferred borough.
Pratt Institute's Departments of Communications Design will present "Crowd Sourcing and Disruption," a panel discussion on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 6:30 PM in Memorial Hall on Pratt's Brooklyn campus. The panel will address the emergence of crowd sourcing models in the design and communication industries. Crowd sourcing refers to the use of information technology…
Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present "Envelopes," an exhibition that will explore new and sustainable potentials of the architectural surface in terms of the skin of a building and also as a sensorial space that envelops the body. "Envelopes" will feature full-scale, interactive models accompanied by architectural renderings in the form of drawings and computer animations,…
Time Out New York featured three Pratt events in an article on student film festivals in its current issue on the movies. The magazine listed free public screenings of the best work by students from the Institute's digital arts and film programs that will take place at the end of the Spring 2010…
Did you know that the NYS Department of Labor can pay tuition for specific certificate programs to qualified displaced workers? If you’re receiving NYS unemployment benefits, you may qualify for tuition assistance. Contact your local representative for further information.
Pratt digital arts alumnus Luis Acosta won the first-ever contest to design the next New York City condom wrapper. His design features a yellow electronic power button symbol on maroon background. More than 15,000 votes were cast in the contest, which was held by the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to encourage…
Interior Design Magazine recently featured Pratt Manhattan Gallery's "Envelopes" exhibition, which is ongoing at 144 West 14th Street, second floor, through May 5. The exhibition examines relationships between the body, building, and larger environments and explores the relationships between systems as a site for architectural innovation in the 21st century. The work on…
Popular Science featured a lifesaving piece of technology that was developed through a partnership between the Pratt Design Incubator for Sustainable Innovation, Smart Design, Claros Diagnostics, and Columbia University bioengineer Sam Sia. The prototype project, titled "Lab on a Chip," is a two-piece portable package that can diagnose multiple diseases quickly, cheaply, and in remote…
Metropolis Magazine featured Pratt Design Incubator for Sustainable Innovation project "Solar Ivy" in its March 2010 issue on product designs that have the potential to make a global impact. "Solar Ivy" is an ivy-like design that attaches to the sides of buildings and harnesses solar power. The project concept was developed by alumnus Sam Cochran…
Sustainable Pratt's Green Week 2010 takes place March 29- April 3rd at the Brooklyn Campus. Events are free and open to the public. Please go to Green Week for a listing of scheduled events.
One of the final Green Week events has been coordinated by Tyler Caurso, president of LEAP. Please join him on…
