Undergraduate Communications Design

School of Design

Capturing the Ephemeral Beauty of a Fall Day in Central Park

On a fall day in Central Park, Pratt Institute students got hands-on experience using illustration to communicate a time and place. As an extension of the Drawing on Location class led by Veronica Lawlor, adjunct professor-CCE of undergraduate communications design,…

School of Design

Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt One of the Nation’s Top 5 Schools for Graphic Design in 2021

Pratt Institute has been rated one of the country’s top graphic design colleges in the 2021 Graphic Design School Rankings published by Animation Career Review, a comprehensive online resource for aspiring professionals in animation, game design, graphic…

Undergraduate Communications Design

Pratt Women Organizing for Change: Sarah Kanu of Pratt SGA

On Pratt’s campus, Sarah Kanu, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’21, works across the Institute to advocate for change, most recently leading the charge to develop a Black Studies program in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Architecture

Critiques at a Distance: Pratt Faculty Members Rethink Reviews in the Digital Space

Teaching and learning at Pratt Institute changed rapidly this spring as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic forced a move off the physical campus, and into digital spaces. Among the classroom and studio practices that needed to be reimagined were…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

School of Design

Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt among Nation’s Top Schools for Graphic Design and Illustration

Pratt Institute has been rated one of the country’s top graphic design and illustration colleges in the 2020 rankings published by Animation Career Review (ACR), a comprehensive online resource for aspiring professionals in animation, digital art, game design, graphic design,…

Fashion

Immersion in Japanese Culture Expands Students’ Thinking about Design

Opportunities for Pratt students to experience a globally-engaged education range from studying Scandinavian design in Copenhagen to an exploration of art and its history in Venice, with each program aimed…

Fashion

New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup

From artist books, to cultural surveys, to collections of neighborhood histories and poetry, Pratt faculty have contributed notable works to several corners of the literary landscape this year. Read on for New and Noteworthy’s annual look…

City and Regional Planning

Pratt Initiatives and Research Projects Tackle Food Insecurity and Waste

Uncertainty about where the next meal will come from is an insecurity impacting millions of people. Pratt Institute researchers are investigating how to make healthy food more attainable for all, both locally and around the world.

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Bids Farewell to Several Retiring Faculty Members

This spring Pratt Institute celebrates the legacies of several retiring faculty members whose teaching and presence on campus contributed to the academic richness of the college. Philip Ayers joined the Pratt faculty in 2005. An associate professor in foundation…