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Graduate Communications Design

Associate Professor Gaia Hwang Named Chair of Graduate Communications Design

Gaia Hwang has been appointed chair of graduate communications design in Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s School of Design. She assumed the role in January 2022. Hwang’s accomplished work in design and education is complemented by a focus on interdisciplinary practices.

Graduate Communications Design

Exploring Togetherness through Design

Finding ways to be with others has been a challenge throughout this period of pandemic isolation and social distancing, and an important reminder of the value that individuals and communities place on being together. How do we overcome…

Film/Video

In Mentoring Programs Students Learn to Support Each Other Now and in the Future

Mentorship can offer guidance, connections, and encouragement for students to go forward with their ambitions and visions for the future. Across Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, students are taking leadership roles in creating and developing mentoring programs that support their needs,…

Graduate Communications Design

Educator and Researcher Sarah Owens Appointed Chair of Graduate Communications Design

Sarah Owens has been selected as chair of graduate communications design in the School of Design. She began the role on July 1, 2021. Owens joins Pratt with a breadth of experience in teaching, research, and leadership. She…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

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 projects from across Pratt’s…

Fashion

New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup

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 look…

City and Regional Planning

Pratt Initiatives and Research Projects Tackle Food Insecurity and Waste

Uncertainty about where the next meal will come from is an insecurity impacting millions of people. Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ researchers are investigating how to make healthy food more attainable for all, both locally and around the world.

Critical and Visual Studies

Community Science: Taconic Fellows and Youth Activists Research the Needs of a Neighborhood

Bridging the expertise of Pratt students and faculty with communities beyond the gates begins with strong partnerships. For six years, the Taconic Fellowship, a program of the Pratt Center for Community Development, has…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Projects to Brighten Your Summer

The downtime of summer is an opportunity for days at the beach, travel, or idle hours at home with a good book. Below is a sampling of recent projects by Pratt students and alumni that capture the…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Celebrates Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design at 2019 Gala

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ recently welcomed luminaries of the packaging, design, and fashion industries to its Art of Packaging Gala, which celebrates excellence in packaging design. The gala was held on June 18 in Manhattan and raised funds for the Marc…