School of Design

Architecture

College Factual Ranks Pratt Institute Programs among Best in the Nation

College Factual has ranked Pratt Institute the top college in the country in the General Architecture and Design and Applied Arts categories, and fifth for Film, Video, and Photographic Arts, in its 2018 rankings. College Factual is a leading…

Packaging, Identities and Systems Design

Spotlight on the 2018 Winter Games: What Does It Take to Design a Memorable Olympic Emblem?

The 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 being…

School of Design

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Official Poster Features Work by Graphic Design Student Jenna Chi

Work 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 City from February 10–13,…

Graduate Communications Design

The Pratt Network: Lisa Brown, MS Communications Design ’93

As the Office of Alumni Relations launches its first regional networks, laying the groundwork for Pratt connections to flourish in the many places alumni do their work, Prattfolio* checks in with six local influencers across the United States who are helping to make…

Fashion

Recent Fashion Design Graduate Features Collection for UK’s Graduate Fashion Week

Mila Sullivan, BFA Fashion Design ’17, shared her senior thesis collection during Graduate Fashion Week’s first American showcase, which took place in mid-January in New York City. Graduate Fashion Week is a UK-based charity organization that offers a platform…

Giving

Solved: Matthew Goodrich, MS Interior Design ’02

From the pages of Prattfolio, introducing a new section highlighting the problem-solving process in the real world, from the perspective of alumni in the field. In the Fall/Winter 2017 issue, Matthew Goodrich, MS Interior Design ’02, founder and principal…

President

Pratt Institute Welcomes Its 12th President Frances Bronet

Frances Bronet became Pratt Institute’s 12th president on January 2, 2018. She is the first woman president to lead Pratt Institute, one of the world’s most renowned art and design colleges. Bronet succeeds President Thomas F. Schutte who stepped…

School of Design

MoMA Design Store Features Holiday Card by Recent Communications Design Graduate Risa Takeuchi

A 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 3D laser die-cut…

Giving

Video Spotlight: Audrey Krumenacker (B.I.D. ’18) Designs Legends 2017 Award

Audrey Krumenacker, BID ’18, was selected earlier this year to design the award for Legends 2017, Pratt Institute’s annual scholarship benefit supporting Pratt students and honoring creative icons whose works have helped shape the cultural landscape. Each year, Pratt’s…

Graduate Industrial Design

Pratt Industrial Design Alumni Use Technology to Help Blind Athlete Run New York City Marathon

Blind runner Simon Wheatcroft ran the 2017 New York City Marathon on November 5 with the assistance of Wayband, a wearable haptic navigation device by designed by Pratt alumni Kevin Yoo BID ’15, Keith Kirkland MID ’15, and Yangyang…