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Women’s History Month Spotlight: “Bad Girls in Literature, Music, and Art”
Thursday, March 14, 2019Who are the strong, pathbreaking women who embolden today’s emerging artists and designers? Bad Girls in Literature, Art, and Music, an elective in Humanities and Media Studies, bridges the past and present of women, creativity,...
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New and Noteworthy: 2018 Faculty Books Roundup
Friday, December 07, 2018With the end of the semester approaching and a new year around the corner, what better than a book list to prepare for the contemplative winter days ahead? Read on for highlights of recently published...
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Educating for the Future: Industrial Design Chair Constantin Boym
Friday, November 30, 2018Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is...
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How We Lead: Sara Ortloff Khoury, BFA Communications Design ’90
Tuesday, August 21, 2018In the Spring/Summer 2018 issue, Prattfolio asked leaders from the Pratt alumni community to share their wisdom from the helm—how they inspire, improve, and ignite creativity. This is part two in a series of three...
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Pratt Outdoors: A Summer Celebration of Outdoor Works by Faculty and Alumni
Friday, June 29, 2018Summer is in full swing, which means it’s a great time to get outside and explore work from Pratt alumni and faculty. Pratt Institute’s social media channels are spotlighting works on view outdoors throughout the...
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Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2018, from Exhibitions to Panels and Presentations
Wednesday, June 20, 2018Pratt Institute participated in NYCxDESIGN 2018, New York City’s official citywide celebration of design, through a variety of exhibitions, discussions, and presentations of work in venues around the city from May 11-23. Pratt Institute President...
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Our Torchbearers: Four New Grads on the Teachers Who Helped Them Find Their Paths at Pratt
Tuesday, June 19, 2018Great leaders shine in the glow of those they influence. To students, professors’ guidance and mentorship can mean the courage to embrace their own ideas, the inspiration to unlock novel ways of thinking and making,...
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Pratt Shows 2018 Showcases Best Work of Graduating Students
Wednesday, April 11, 2018The year’s boldest ideas will be on view this spring at Pratt Shows, Pratt Institute’s curated showcase of work by the 2018 graduating class. Composed of more than 20 events, presentations, and exhibitions, Pratt Shows...
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Spotlight on the 2018 Winter Games: What Does It Take to Design a Memorable Olympic Emblem?
Wednesday, February 14, 2018The 2018 Winter Olympic Games began on February 9 in PyeongChang, South Korea. Along with photographs of the gold, silver, and bronze Olympics medals and coverage of the athletes who will receive them, one image...
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Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Official Poster Features Work by Graphic Design Student Jenna Chi
Monday, January 29, 2018Work by Jenna Chi, BFA Communications Design ’19, is featured on the commemorative poster, Official Program cover, and notecards for the 142nd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which will be held in New York...
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MoMA Design Store Features Holiday Card by Recent Communications Design Graduate Risa Takeuchi
Tuesday, November 28, 2017A pop-up card designed in 2016 by Risa Takeuchi, BFA Communications Design ’17, in the Pop-up Paper Engineering course at Pratt was selected as a winner of the Museum of Modern Art’s Holiday Card Program. The...
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Pratt Institute Hosts Comic Arts Brooklyn with Hundreds of Artists and Publishers
Wednesday, November 15, 2017The ninth annual Comic Arts Brooklyn festival of comics and cartoon art came to Pratt’s Brooklyn campus on November 11, providing a glimpse at the past, present, and future of comics creation and culture. Co-hosted...
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Jessica Wexler Appointed Chair of Undergraduate Communications Design Department
Thursday, September 07, 2017Design educator and graphic designer Jessica Wexler has been selected as chair of the Undergraduate Communications Design Department within the School of Design. She assumed the role on August 1, 2017. Wexler has a breadth...
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Professor Scott Menchin Illustrates Presidential Debate Live for The New York Times
Friday, October 28, 2016On Wednesday, October 19, Scott Menchin, adjunct professor of undergraduate communications design, illustrated the final televised presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump live for the New York Times on Facebook. During the real-time...
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Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN from May 3–17
Friday, April 22, 2016Pratt is participating in NYCxDESIGN, New York City’s official citywide celebration of design, through a variety of exhibitions and presentations of student, faculty, and alumni work. Highlights are listed below. Pratt Design 2016 May 12–16...
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What’s in a Logo? The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Controversial Logo Redesign
Monday, March 07, 2016The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) recently redesigned its logo to much criticism in the press. Pratt Institute’s Communications Design faculty member Graham Hanson, president and chief creative director at GHD, discusses the rationale behind...
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Alumnus Johnnie Christmas Teams with Renowned Author Margaret Atwood on New Graphic Novel
Tuesday, January 19, 2016Pratt alumnus and artist Johnnie Christmas (B.F.A. Communications Design '01) has collaborated with Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood on her first and widely anticipated graphic novel, Angel Catbird, to be published in the fall of...
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Pratt Presents Digital Arts Exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach
Wednesday, December 17, 2014Pratt Digital Arts, an exhibition organized with partners LG Electronics USA and Surface magazine, attracted lively crowds to a special reception for Pratt alumni and friends and an exclusive Surface magazine talk with musician FKA...
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Pratt, LG Electronics USA and Surface Magazine Show Student Work at Art Basel Miami Beach
Tuesday, December 02, 2014Pratt Institute will present Pratt Digital Arts, an exhibition with partners LG Electronics USA and Surface magazine, during Art Basel Miami Beach as part of the Pratt Presents public program series. The unique installation features...
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Video: Lashonne Duncan’s Designs Take Off at JetBlue
Wednesday, November 19, 2014Lashonne Duncan (B.F.A. Graphic Communications ’99) began her career in publishing, working in graphic design for Reader’s Digest and Essence magazines as well as Condé Nast publications such as House & Garden and Gourmet. Today,...
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