News: Undergraduate Communications Design

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

Friday, April 16, 2021

Work by Stephanie Lau BFA ‘18  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...

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Pratt Women Organizing for Change: Sarah Kanu of Pratt SGA

Thursday, March 11, 2021

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...

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Practice: Inside ComD Professor Ari Melenciano’s Research and Design Haven

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Prattfolio looks inside the creative laboratory of Pratt communications design professor Ari Melenciano’s home studio in Brooklyn. This is part of Practice, the magazine’s series of visits to the spaces where Pratt Institute faculty maintain...

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

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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...

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New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

Thursday, June 04, 2020

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...

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

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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,...

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New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup

Thursday, December 05, 2019

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...

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Immersion in Japanese Culture Expands Students’ Thinking about Design

Thursday, December 05, 2019

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 at inspiring students to ask...

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Pratt Initiatives and Research Projects Tackle Food Insecurity and Waste

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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...

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Pratt Bids Farewell to Several Retiring Faculty Members

Monday, June 17, 2019

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...

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New and Noteworthy: Summer Reading by Pratt Alumni

Monday, June 10, 2019

by Lexi Anderson Hit the road this summer with the latest books from Pratt alumni—from mind-expanding escapes into art and design, to flights of fiction and fantasy, to memoir with a dose of comic relief,...

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Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2019

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

From a colossal xylophone in Times Square to visions for a bathroom of the future, Pratt Institute showcased innovative design at NYCxDESIGN 2019. The annual celebration of global design included exhibitions, fairs, dialogues, and performances...

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Building on the Hudson Valley’s Brickmaking Past, a Pratt Team Trains a New Generation of Makers

Tuesday, May 07, 2019

The shore of the Kingston Point Beach is a gradient of red descending into the Hudson River. Visitors who walk on its rosy ground will notice that it is strewn with eroded chunks of bricks,...

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

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Pratt Institute is rated one of the country's top graphic design and illustration colleges in the 2019 rankings published by Animation Career Review (ACR), a comprehensive online resource for aspiring professionals in animation, digital art,...

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Women’s History Month Spotlight: “Bad Girls in Literature, Music, and Art”

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Who 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, 2018

With 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, 2018

Exploring 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, 2018

In 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, 2018

Summer 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, 2018

Pratt 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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