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A cluttered laboratory workspace filled with various scientific instruments and equipment. There are metal tubes, valves, and connectors, along with wires and cables crisscrossing the surface. An oxygen tank and a pressure gauge are visible alongside a blue control box with a label. Tinfoil and colorful cans are interspersed among the equipment.

The Human Hand in Everything

In her new book, photographer Cait Oppermann, BFA Photography ’12, goes behind the scenes of the creative process in an unexpected place—the world of people shaping technology at IBM.

Level Up

Recent Pratt Institute alumni share their personal strategy guides for launching a creative career.

By Hannah Holden, BFA Writing ’14

A woman in a white lab coat stands in a brightly lit, enclosed space filled with various green plants. She is examining the leaves of a plant growing in a large white planter filled with soil and foliage. The walls are white with a perforated design, and ceiling lights provide ample illumination. Additional plant displays are visible in wall-mounted sections nearby.

Alum Sebastian Roda seated in a crowd, clapping his hands

Sebastian Roda ’26 on His Journey from Cannoneer to Tech Entrepreneur

Sebastian Roda, BA Critical and Visual Studies ’26, shares how Pratt prepared him to launch an AI startup and consult for Amazon and Meta.

Hand pulls a book by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome from a bookshelf

2026 Alumni Books

Prattfolio’s 2026 Alumni Books highlights more than three dozen titles that Pratt alumni created across formats and disciplines.

Claire W. Zhang ’24 on Trading a Business Career for a Writing Life

Claire W. Zhang ’24 discusses her career pivot, multilingual writing practice, and work as a literary editor.

A basketball player is leaping towards the hoop to score a basket, holding a basketball in one hand. In the background, a scoreboard displays the time as 11:56, with a score of 1 for the black team and 10 for the gold team. The scoreboard also shows the current period and foul counts. The setting appears to be an indoor basketball court.

What Is It About This Game?

As generations of Pratt basketball players and appreciators have shown, there’s a special connection between creative practice and the sport they love.

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