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At Pratt, we see communications design as a close alignment of thinking and making. Our curriculum pairs critical, cultural observation with emerging technologies and tools to help you form your own design process.
Type
Undergraduate, BFA
Credits
126
Duration
4 Years
Courses
Plan of Study
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Communications Design: Graphic Design at Pratt

Our multifaceted and interdisciplinary Communications Design courses happen within a studio culture that invites the exchange of individual perspectives, critique, visual literacy, media fluency, experiential learning, and innovative formal outcomes. The Graphic Design emphasis offers upper-level studio courses in media and platforms, visual systems, motion, interactivity, branding,  experience design, sustainability and inclusivity, and encouraging critical inquiry, collaborative processes, and experimentation. Electives provide opportunities to explore user experience, independent publishing, design writing, and creative coding.

Student Work

The Experience

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The design studio is at the core of your educational experience at Pratt. It is a creative space and a community in microcosm, from which we connect to the larger community. We believe education takes place in the studio and the classroom and that the work in the studio benefits the student’s growth through an exchange of ideas, skills, and aspirations. Working with your peers  in the studio deepens your knowledge of the opportunities inherent in form-making and design exploration.

Maker Spaces and Labs

Sustainability and material exploration drive our passion for making. We are hands-on and immersive; using our many production labs, any communication design student can discover, iterate and refine their investigations across different media. Learn more

Thesis

By the end of your senior year, you’ll complete a thesis that reflects and shapes your future practice. Your thesis is presented at the annual design show, a public event attended by industry leaders and potential employers. Pratt Shows 2023.

Study Abroad

Students outside the University of the Arts, London.
Students outside the University of the Arts, London.

Immersing yourself in another culture is an incredible experience that can extend the boundaries of creativity. Study abroad programs are an integral part of the college experience, and Pratt has deep connections with university partners around the world. See where you can go.

Learning Resources

We develop disciplinary fluency in our program of study and we celebrate the interdisciplinary nature of design critical to address the plurality and complexity of the environments in which we operate. Learn about resources.

Our Faculty

Pratt’s distinguished faculty of outstanding creative professionals and scholars share a common desire to fully develop each student’s individual potential and creativity. The faculty come from diverse educational and professional backgrounds representing the breadth of communication design’s complexity. This multiplicity of views and experiences provides for a tailored graduate education that is as unique as each of the students. See all Undergraduate Communications Design faculty and administrators.

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Meta Newhouse

Chairperson of Undergraduate Communications Design

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Nida Abdullah

Associate Professor; Pre-College Lecturer

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Daisuke Endo

Adjunct Associate Professor – CCE

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Patricia Cummings

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Lynne St Clare Foster

Adjunct Professor – CCE

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Cheryl Gross

Adjunct Professor – CCE

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Rudy Gutierrez

Professor

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Duncan Hamilton

Professor

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Kimi Malka Hanauer

Assistant Professor

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Floyd Hughes

Adjunct Associate Professor – CCE; Pre-College Lecturer

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Michael Kelly

Adjunct Professor – CCE

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Christopher Lee

Associate Professor

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Thomas La Padula

Adjunct Professor – CCE

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Veronica Lawlor

Adjunct Professor – CCE

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Xinyi Li

Associate Professor

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Scott Menchin

Adjunct Professor – CCE; K-12 Center Instructor

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Scott Santoro

Adjunct Professor – CCE; SCPS Lecturer

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Jessica Wexler

Associate Professor

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Jon Weiman

Adjunct Professor – CCE

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Anthony Williams

Adjunct Professor – CCE

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Our Alumni

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Communication design alumni are leading thriving careers, addressing critical challenges and creating innovative work that reimagines our world, at a diverse selection of companies and institutions. They also go on to become entrepreneurs and principals leading their own studios and businesses.

Where They Work

  • 2×4 
  • RGA 
  • Google
  • Ogilvy 
  • Gensler
  • Wolff-Olins
  • Partner & Partners

Success Stories

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Come be a part of our community. Join us for events, follow us online, and learn more about Pratt’s impact in the world.

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  • Attention ComD students and recent grads! The Printed Matter NY Book Fair is this week at @momaps1, Thursday, September 11 through Sunday, September 14.

Featuring over 250 exhibitors (including interdisciplinary artists, collectives, small presses, self-publishing artists, and rare book dealers), @printedmatter_artbookfairs is a great opportunity to both shop and learn!

Advance registration strongly encouraged. https://www.momaps1.org/en/events/616-printed-matter-s-2025-ny-art-book-fair

#NYABF2025
  • BOBA is coming.
  • See Stefan Sagmeister, Partner + Partners, Aryn Beitz and others discuss their process, their practice and life beyond Pratt.

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
Saturday, September 6
5pm-6pm Alumni Chat in the Auditorium
6pm-7pm Closing Reception Party in the Gallery (free food + drink)

FIRST TEN STUDENTS IN THE DOOR WILL GET FREE, SIGNED BOOKS
authored by ComD Illustration Alumna, Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández
Pearls in the Sand is an illustrated children's book about turtle conservation efforts.

RSVP for FREE tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/process-in-practice-exhibition-panel-discussion-and-closing-reception-tickets-1633061072629?aff=oddtdtcreator
  • Process in Practice Exhibition - Panel Discussion and Closing Reception

Saturday, September 6th, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Pratt Manhattan Campus, 144 West 14th St, 2nd Floor

Get tickets here (FREE)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/process-in-practice-exhibition-panel-discussion-and-closing-reception-tickets-1633061072629?af

Join us from 5 pm to 6 pm for a moderated panel discussion with four of Pratt Institute’s alumni designers whose work was exhibited in the "Process in Practice" exhibition. This conversation will reflect on the role and critical importance of process and its integral role in the contemporary practice of design. The chair of Graduate Communications Design, Gaia Hwang, will serve as the moderator of the panel. The four alumni participating in the conversation will be Aryn Beitz, Stefan Sagmeister and Logan Hefferman and Devika Sen from Partners and Partners.

Immediately following the panel will be a closing reception celebrating the exhibition and honoring the curators and designers who created or were featured in the exhibition. This reception will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm in the gallery.

Process in Practice

Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared, with exhibition design by alumna Aryn Beitz, Process in Practice dismantles the perception of design as merely the visual result, instead emphasizing research, experimentation, iteration, and invention. The exhibition reveals both the complexity of the design process and the diverse practices that define the field today. From branding and type design to social impact work and fine art, the alumni featured in Process in Practice span the breadth of design's potential. Their practices cross disciplines and geographies—from public art in New York to storytelling through children’s books in Mexico, and from type innovation in Bangkok to sustainability in publishing and user experience.

Aryn Beitz
Joseph Cuillier III
Vincent Drayne
David Good
Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernandez
Xinyi Li
Kadir Nelson
Snigdha Pamula
Partner & Partners [Greg Mihalko, Erik Riley, Zach Mihalko, Devika Sen, Lulu Johnson, Logan Heffernan]
Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Stefan Sagmeister
Anuthin Wongsunkakon
  • Welcome back, COMD students!

In case you missed it, check your Pratt email for a list of amazing events to get your year started, including the Alumni Show closing on 9/6 (a free copy of @beatriz_beatriz_beatriz's new book to the first 10 students who attend the panel!), and Creative Works East @creativeworks from 10/2-10/4! Don't miss it!
  • Pratt Undergraduate Communications Design, along with @pratt_sod and @prattinstitute, will be hosting Creative Works East this fall! Join us for three days designed to empower your creative work and career—October 2-4, 2025.
 
This isn’t just another conference. @creativeworks is a gathering of independent thinkers, bold designers, visionary makers, and creative professionals ready to challenge the status quo—and build something better together.

Real community, real connections, real impact.
 
Learn more and register today: https://www.creativeworks.co/east
 
		#CreativeWorksEAST #UnitedWeCreate #CreativeWorkersUnion #CWUnion #DesignConference
		#BrooklynEvents #DesignersOfInstagram #CreativeCommunity1h
  • PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
  • OPENING RECEPTION TONIGHT! 6–8PM

PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition
Exhibition June 27–September 6, 2025

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011

Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared, with exhibition design by alumna Aryn Beitz, Process in Practice dismantles the perception of design as merely the visual result, instead emphasizing research, experimentation, iteration, and invention. The exhibition reveals both the complexity of the design process and the diverse practices that define the field today. From branding and type design to social impact work and fine art, the alumni featured in Process in Practice span the breadth of design's potential. Their practices cross disciplines and geographies—from public art in New York to storytelling through children’s books in Mexico, and from type innovation in Bangkok to sustainability in publishing and user experience.

The exhibition is a joint initiative of Pratt’s Communications Design departments—led by Undergraduate Chair Meta Newhouse and Graduate Chair Gaia Hwang—and The Department of Exhibitions. It reflects the Institute’s long-standing commitment to design as a force for good and education that empowers creative leaders.

#ProcessInPractice #PrattExhibits
  • A huge CONGRATULATIONS to BFA ComD rising senior Jimmy Li (@impossiblyclever, @jimmys_junkyard), the 2025 @soi128 Eisner Scholar!

The scholarship honors Will Eisner, one of the most influential comic artists of all time. Selection begins with faculty nominations of only 5 students each from programs all over the country (hundreds of submissions in total). Those submissions go through a juried review and are narrowed down to 3 finalists. At the finalist stage the students present their work and undergo an interview session with the jury, who deliberates and makes their selection—the best of the best. This year, that's Jimmy, the first Pratt student to win this scholarship!

https://societyillustrators.org/scholarship-winners/jimmy-li/

#SocietyofIllustrators #NYC #Illustration #illustratorsofinstagram
Attention ComD students and recent grads! The Printed Matter NY Book Fair is this week at @momaps1, Thursday, September 11 through Sunday, September 14.

Featuring over 250 exhibitors (including interdisciplinary artists, collectives, small presses, self-publishing artists, and rare book dealers), @printedmatter_artbookfairs is a great opportunity to both shop and learn!

Advance registration strongly encouraged. https://www.momaps1.org/en/events/616-printed-matter-s-2025-ny-art-book-fair

#NYABF2025
Attention ComD students and recent grads! The Printed Matter NY Book Fair is this week at @momaps1, Thursday, September 11 through Sunday, September 14. Featuring over 250 exhibitors (including interdisciplinary artists, collectives, small presses, self-publishing artists, and rare book dealers), @printedmatter_artbookfairs is a great opportunity to both shop and learn! Advance registration strongly encouraged. https://www.momaps1.org/en/events/616-printed-matter-s-2025-ny-art-book-fair #NYABF2025
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BOBA is coming.
BOBA is coming.
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See Stefan Sagmeister, Partner + Partners, Aryn Beitz and others discuss their process, their practice and life beyond Pratt.

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
Saturday, September 6
5pm-6pm Alumni Chat in the Auditorium
6pm-7pm Closing Reception Party in the Gallery (free food + drink)

FIRST TEN STUDENTS IN THE DOOR WILL GET FREE, SIGNED BOOKS
authored by ComD Illustration Alumna, Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández
Pearls in the Sand is an illustrated children's book about turtle conservation efforts.

RSVP for FREE tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/process-in-practice-exhibition-panel-discussion-and-closing-reception-tickets-1633061072629?aff=oddtdtcreator
See Stefan Sagmeister, Partner + Partners, Aryn Beitz and others discuss their process, their practice and life beyond Pratt. Pratt Manhattan Gallery 144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011 Saturday, September 6 5pm-6pm Alumni Chat in the Auditorium 6pm-7pm Closing Reception Party in the Gallery (free food + drink) FIRST TEN STUDENTS IN THE DOOR WILL GET FREE, SIGNED BOOKS authored by ComD Illustration Alumna, Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández Pearls in the Sand is an illustrated children's book about turtle conservation efforts. RSVP for FREE tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/process-in-practice-exhibition-panel-discussion-and-closing-reception-tickets-1633061072629?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Process in Practice Exhibition - Panel Discussion and Closing Reception

Saturday, September 6th, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Pratt Manhattan Campus, 144 West 14th St, 2nd Floor

Get tickets here (FREE)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/process-in-practice-exhibition-panel-discussion-and-closing-reception-tickets-1633061072629?af

Join us from 5 pm to 6 pm for a moderated panel discussion with four of Pratt Institute’s alumni designers whose work was exhibited in the "Process in Practice" exhibition. This conversation will reflect on the role and critical importance of process and its integral role in the contemporary practice of design. The chair of Graduate Communications Design, Gaia Hwang, will serve as the moderator of the panel. The four alumni participating in the conversation will be Aryn Beitz, Stefan Sagmeister and Logan Hefferman and Devika Sen from Partners and Partners.

Immediately following the panel will be a closing reception celebrating the exhibition and honoring the curators and designers who created or were featured in the exhibition. This reception will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm in the gallery.

Process in Practice

Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared, with exhibition design by alumna Aryn Beitz, Process in Practice dismantles the perception of design as merely the visual result, instead emphasizing research, experimentation, iteration, and invention. The exhibition reveals both the complexity of the design process and the diverse practices that define the field today. From branding and type design to social impact work and fine art, the alumni featured in Process in Practice span the breadth of design's potential. Their practices cross disciplines and geographies—from public art in New York to storytelling through children’s books in Mexico, and from type innovation in Bangkok to sustainability in publishing and user experience.

Aryn Beitz
Joseph Cuillier III
Vincent Drayne
David Good
Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernandez
Xinyi Li
Kadir Nelson
Snigdha Pamula
Partner & Partners [Greg Mihalko, Erik Riley, Zach Mihalko, Devika Sen, Lulu Johnson, Logan Heffernan]
Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Stefan Sagmeister
Anuthin Wongsunkakon
Process in Practice Exhibition - Panel Discussion and Closing Reception Saturday, September 6th, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pratt Manhattan Campus, 144 West 14th St, 2nd Floor Get tickets here (FREE) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/process-in-practice-exhibition-panel-discussion-and-closing-reception-tickets-1633061072629?af Join us from 5 pm to 6 pm for a moderated panel discussion with four of Pratt Institute’s alumni designers whose work was exhibited in the "Process in Practice" exhibition. This conversation will reflect on the role and critical importance of process and its integral role in the contemporary practice of design. The chair of Graduate Communications Design, Gaia Hwang, will serve as the moderator of the panel. The four alumni participating in the conversation will be Aryn Beitz, Stefan Sagmeister and Logan Hefferman and Devika Sen from Partners and Partners. Immediately following the panel will be a closing reception celebrating the exhibition and honoring the curators and designers who created or were featured in the exhibition. This reception will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm in the gallery. Process in Practice Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared, with exhibition design by alumna Aryn Beitz, Process in Practice dismantles the perception of design as merely the visual result, instead emphasizing research, experimentation, iteration, and invention. The exhibition reveals both the complexity of the design process and the diverse practices that define the field today. From branding and type design to social impact work and fine art, the alumni featured in Process in Practice span the breadth of design's potential. Their practices cross disciplines and geographies—from public art in New York to storytelling through children’s books in Mexico, and from type innovation in Bangkok to sustainability in publishing and user experience. Aryn Beitz Joseph Cuillier III Vincent Drayne David Good Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernandez Xinyi Li Kadir Nelson Snigdha Pamula Partner & Partners [Greg Mihalko, Erik Riley, Zach Mihalko, Devika Sen, Lulu Johnson, Logan Heffernan] Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya Stefan Sagmeister Anuthin Wongsunkakon
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Welcome back, COMD students!

In case you missed it, check your Pratt email for a list of amazing events to get your year started, including the Alumni Show closing on 9/6 (a free copy of @beatriz_beatriz_beatriz's new book to the first 10 students who attend the panel!), and Creative Works East @creativeworks from 10/2-10/4! Don't miss it!
Welcome back, COMD students! In case you missed it, check your Pratt email for a list of amazing events to get your year started, including the Alumni Show closing on 9/6 (a free copy of @beatriz_beatriz_beatriz's new book to the first 10 students who attend the panel!), and Creative Works East @creativeworks from 10/2-10/4! Don't miss it!
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Pratt Undergraduate Communications Design, along with @pratt_sod and @prattinstitute, will be hosting Creative Works East this fall! Join us for three days designed to empower your creative work and career—October 2-4, 2025.
 
This isn’t just another conference. @creativeworks is a gathering of independent thinkers, bold designers, visionary makers, and creative professionals ready to challenge the status quo—and build something better together.

Real community, real connections, real impact.
 
Learn more and register today: https://www.creativeworks.co/east
 
		#CreativeWorksEAST #UnitedWeCreate #CreativeWorkersUnion #CWUnion #DesignConference
		#BrooklynEvents #DesignersOfInstagram #CreativeCommunity1h
Pratt Undergraduate Communications Design, along with @pratt_sod and @prattinstitute, will be hosting Creative Works East this fall! Join us for three days designed to empower your creative work and career—October 2-4, 2025. This isn’t just another conference. @creativeworks is a gathering of independent thinkers, bold designers, visionary makers, and creative professionals ready to challenge the status quo—and build something better together. Real community, real connections, real impact. Learn more and register today: https://www.creativeworks.co/east #CreativeWorksEAST #UnitedWeCreate #CreativeWorkersUnion #CWUnion #DesignConference #BrooklynEvents #DesignersOfInstagram #CreativeCommunity1h
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PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
until September 6, 2025

Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
PROCESS IN PRACTICE Communications Design Alumni Exhibition Pratt Manhattan Gallery 144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011 until September 6, 2025 Alumni from the graduate and undergraduate Communications Design programs reveal their working processes, highlighting the multiple paths a design practice can take.
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OPENING RECEPTION TONIGHT! 6–8PM

PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition
Exhibition June 27–September 6, 2025

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011

Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared, with exhibition design by alumna Aryn Beitz, Process in Practice dismantles the perception of design as merely the visual result, instead emphasizing research, experimentation, iteration, and invention. The exhibition reveals both the complexity of the design process and the diverse practices that define the field today. From branding and type design to social impact work and fine art, the alumni featured in Process in Practice span the breadth of design's potential. Their practices cross disciplines and geographies—from public art in New York to storytelling through children’s books in Mexico, and from type innovation in Bangkok to sustainability in publishing and user experience.

The exhibition is a joint initiative of Pratt’s Communications Design departments—led by Undergraduate Chair Meta Newhouse and Graduate Chair Gaia Hwang—and The Department of Exhibitions. It reflects the Institute’s long-standing commitment to design as a force for good and education that empowers creative leaders.

#ProcessInPractice #PrattExhibits
OPENING RECEPTION TONIGHT! 6–8PM

PROCESS IN PRACTICE
Communications Design Alumni Exhibition
Exhibition June 27–September 6, 2025

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011

Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared, with exhibition design by alumna Aryn Beitz, Process in Practice dismantles the perception of design as merely the visual result, instead emphasizing research, experimentation, iteration, and invention. The exhibition reveals both the complexity of the design process and the diverse practices that define the field today. From branding and type design to social impact work and fine art, the alumni featured in Process in Practice span the breadth of design's potential. Their practices cross disciplines and geographies—from public art in New York to storytelling through children’s books in Mexico, and from type innovation in Bangkok to sustainability in publishing and user experience.

The exhibition is a joint initiative of Pratt’s Communications Design departments—led by Undergraduate Chair Meta Newhouse and Graduate Chair Gaia Hwang—and The Department of Exhibitions. It reflects the Institute’s long-standing commitment to design as a force for good and education that empowers creative leaders.

#ProcessInPractice #PrattExhibits
OPENING RECEPTION TONIGHT! 6–8PM PROCESS IN PRACTICE Communications Design Alumni Exhibition Exhibition June 27–September 6, 2025 Pratt Manhattan Gallery 144 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011 Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared, with exhibition design by alumna Aryn Beitz, Process in Practice dismantles the perception of design as merely the visual result, instead emphasizing research, experimentation, iteration, and invention. The exhibition reveals both the complexity of the design process and the diverse practices that define the field today. From branding and type design to social impact work and fine art, the alumni featured in Process in Practice span the breadth of design's potential. Their practices cross disciplines and geographies—from public art in New York to storytelling through children’s books in Mexico, and from type innovation in Bangkok to sustainability in publishing and user experience. The exhibition is a joint initiative of Pratt’s Communications Design departments—led by Undergraduate Chair Meta Newhouse and Graduate Chair Gaia Hwang—and The Department of Exhibitions. It reflects the Institute’s long-standing commitment to design as a force for good and education that empowers creative leaders. #ProcessInPractice #PrattExhibits
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A huge CONGRATULATIONS to BFA ComD rising senior Jimmy Li (@impossiblyclever, @jimmys_junkyard), the 2025 @soi128 Eisner Scholar!

The scholarship honors Will Eisner, one of the most influential comic artists of all time. Selection begins with faculty nominations of only 5 students each from programs all over the country (hundreds of submissions in total). Those submissions go through a juried review and are narrowed down to 3 finalists. At the finalist stage the students present their work and undergo an interview session with the jury, who deliberates and makes their selection—the best of the best. This year, that's Jimmy, the first Pratt student to win this scholarship!

https://societyillustrators.org/scholarship-winners/jimmy-li/

#SocietyofIllustrators #NYC #Illustration #illustratorsofinstagram
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to BFA ComD rising senior Jimmy Li (@impossiblyclever, @jimmys_junkyard), the 2025 @soi128 Eisner Scholar!

The scholarship honors Will Eisner, one of the most influential comic artists of all time. Selection begins with faculty nominations of only 5 students each from programs all over the country (hundreds of submissions in total). Those submissions go through a juried review and are narrowed down to 3 finalists. At the finalist stage the students present their work and undergo an interview session with the jury, who deliberates and makes their selection—the best of the best. This year, that's Jimmy, the first Pratt student to win this scholarship!

https://societyillustrators.org/scholarship-winners/jimmy-li/

#SocietyofIllustrators #NYC #Illustration #illustratorsofinstagram
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to BFA ComD rising senior Jimmy Li (@impossiblyclever, @jimmys_junkyard), the 2025 @soi128 Eisner Scholar! The scholarship honors Will Eisner, one of the most influential comic artists of all time. Selection begins with faculty nominations of only 5 students each from programs all over the country (hundreds of submissions in total). Those submissions go through a juried review and are narrowed down to 3 finalists. At the finalist stage the students present their work and undergo an interview session with the jury, who deliberates and makes their selection—the best of the best. This year, that's Jimmy, the first Pratt student to win this scholarship! https://societyillustrators.org/scholarship-winners/jimmy-li/ #SocietyofIllustrators #NYC #Illustration #illustratorsofinstagram
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