Industrial design is a human-centered discipline which requires an understanding of the complex relationships between culture and commerce. Our varied and experienced faculty expose our students to the history, context and state of the art while imparting the skills necessary to compete as contemporary designers. Aesthetic sensitivity, technical competence, social and environmental awareness, and
analytical thought are developed in a robust university environment where business, engineering, social sciences and scientific partners exist within arms reach as willing collaborators. Through hands-on experience in graphic visualization, technical drawing, model making and prototype development, graduates emerge with the skills needed to conceptualize, design, and develop new and improved objects and systems with an eye towards a better world view. Our high-profile internships expose students to formative experiences in the field. Our ever expanding international agenda links students to global thinking. Our world-renowned Vignelli Center for Design Studies is a unique resource that reveals the nuances of design process seen through the lens of some of the world’s most masterful projects housed on site in the center’s archives. With all of these opportunities, our students emerge as leaders in the field and our graduates redefine the profession as 21st century story-tellers and editors of content. RIT was named by Business Week as one of the top ten design schools in the country and in the top 40 design schools in the world.
