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Practice: Inside ComD Professor Ari Melenciano’s Research and Design Haven
Wednesday, December 02, 2020Prattfolio 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, 2020Teaching 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, 2020A 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, 2020Pratt 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, 2019From 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, 2019Opportunities 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, 2019Uncertainty 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, 2019This 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, 2019by 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, 2019From 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, 2019The 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, 2019Pratt 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, 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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