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Yimeng Zhang, MS Packaging, Identities, and Systems Design ’25, was interviewed in Canvas Rebel. “Many of my ideas come in flashes of inspiration—sometimes within a day or two—but the real challenge lies in prototyping, refining, and modifying them repeatedly. The final product must be visually compelling, practical, and, most importantly, cost-effective.”

Visiting Associate Professor of Graduate Communications Design, Trustee Emeritus, and Pratt Legends Honoree Marc A. Rosen, MFA ’70, was interviewed for an article in Harper’s Bazaar India about perfume bottle artistry. “There are many moving parts to creating a perfume bottle, the ergonomics taking precedence over artistry at the designing stage. We take into account several factors—the demography, the marketing elements, and the competition—before designing the bottle,” he said. “The proportion of the bottle, whether glass can even be blown for intricate designs, creating a harmonious user experience, all of these elements come into play in bottle design.”

Manman Li, MFA Digital and Interactive Arts ’23, received Bronze in Multimedia/Interactive Media in the 2024 International Design Awards for their project “Manipulate,” while Hanzhang Zhu, BFA Communications Design (Graphic Design) ’25, received Bronze in Multimedia/Brand Identity for their project “Mise Rice Wine rebranding.” 

“Youth Participatory Politics: Understanding and Supporting Civic Engagement in the Social Media Era,” co-authored by Assistant Professor in the School of Information Ashley Lee, was published in Handbook of Children and Screens (Springer). Lee also participated in an invited workshop on Global Platform Accountability at New York University. The workshop was held to encourage social engagement in scholarship on global tech power and to generate transnational synergies between scholars and practitioners.