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List Of Rhode Island School Of Design People
This is a list of notable people from the Rhode Island School of Design. Notable alumni Academia Business Politics Architecture Interior design Fine Art Art collectives * Forcefield **Jim Drain (BFA 1998) — Artist **Matt Brinkman (BFA 1997) — Artist ** Ara Peterson (BFA 1997) — Artist Art collectors and art dealers * Mary Boone (BFA 1973) — Owner of Mary Boone Gallery. * David Whitney (B. Interior Architecture 1963) — art collector and curator; longtime companion of architect Philip Johnson. Digital arts * Rebecca Allen (BFA 1975) — Pioneer of early computer art, installation art, interface design, and professor Guggenheim fellowships MacArthur Fellowships Multimedia, mixed media and installation Painting Photography Printmaking Sculpture Fashion Film and television Actors Furniture design Glass Graphic design Illustration Industrial design * David Hanson (BFA FAV 1997) — Robotics designer of Sophia (robot) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhode Island School Of Design
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the accessibility of design education to women. Today, RISD offers bachelor's and master's degree programs across 19 majors and enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students. The Rhode Island School of Design Museum—which houses the school's art and design collections—is one of the largest college art museums in the United States. The Rhode Island School of Design is affiliated with Brown University, whose campus sits immediately adjacent to RISD's on Providence's College Hill. The two institutions share social and community resources and since 1900 have permitted cross-registration. Together, RISD and Brown offer dual degree programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. As of 2022, RISD alumni have receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John H
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Walsh
Jessica Walsh (born October 30, 1986)Caitlin Dover“'Awesome, Twisted, and Beautiful': A Q&A with Designer Jessica Walsh,” Guggenheim Blog, February 7, 2014. is an American designer, art director, illustrator and educator. She was a partner of the design studio ''Sagmeister & Walsh'' (2010–2019), and the founder of the creative agency ''&Walsh'' (2019–present). She has taught at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). Early life and education Walsh was born on October 30, 1986 in New York and raised in Ridgefield, Connecticut. She began coding and designing websites at age 11.Scott Rodd“Font of Youth: Jessica Walsh, Graphic Design’s ‘It’ Girl,”''New York Observer'', April 10, 2014. Walsh went on to study graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where she received a BFA degree in 2008.Laura C. Mallonee“Jessica Walsh: Art Director of Sagmeister & Walsh,” ''Scene'' magazine, May 2014. Career After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts from RISD in 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyster (company)
Oyster was a commercial streaming service for digital e-books, available for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, and NOOK HD/HD+ devices. It was also available on any web browser on a desktop or laptop computer. Oyster held over 1 million books in its library, and as of September 2015, the service was only available in the United States. In September 2015, Google acquired Oyster. No terms were disclosed but speculation put the price at somewhere between $20 million and $30 million. As a part of the acquisition it was reported that the founders would be leading Google Play Books in New York. In conjunction with the acquisition, Oyster shut down its existing service in early 2016. History The company was founded in 2012 by Eric Stromberg, Andrew Brown, and Willem Van Lancker, and was headquartered in New York City. In October 2012, Oyster received $3 million in seed funding led by Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel and Ken Howery. On Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Van Lancker
Willem Van Lancker is an American entrepreneur and product designer, who is best known for being the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of ebooks company Oyster. He is currently the Head of Incubations at Thrive Capital, a technology investment firm based in New York City. Biography Willem Van Lancker was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He attended the private high school Moses Brown School, where he was named the 2016 Outstanding Young Alumnus. Van Lancker received a BFA degree in Graphic Design in 2010 from Rhode Island School of Design. He briefly attended Harvard Business School for graduate courses but did not complete his degree. It was at Harvard Business School where he met Eric Stromberg, one of the future co-founders of Oyster. He began his career at Adidas in 2008 as an intern. Van Lancker later interned at Apple in 2009 where he helped create Apple's emoji. From 2010 until 2012, Van Lancker was a user experience designer for Google Maps where he worked on Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanson Robotics
Hanson Robotics Limited is a Hong Kong-based engineering and robotics company founded by David Hanson, known for its development of human-like robots with artificial intelligence (AI) for consumer, entertainment, service, healthcare, and research applications. The robots include Albert HUBO, the first walking robot with human-like expressions; BINA48, an interactive humanoid robot bust; and Sophia, the world's first robot citizen. The company has 45 employees. Hanson Robotics’ robots feature a patented spongy elastomer skin called Frubber that resembles human skin in its feel and flexibility. Underneath the Frubber are proprietary motor control systems by which the robots mimic human expressions. History In 2013, the company moved from Texas to Hong Kong Science Park and planned to develop a robotics hub in Hong Kong. In October 2016, the company was selected as one of nine companies to join the Disney Accelerator program. Humanoid robots The company has focused on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hanson (robotics Designer)
David Hanson Jr. is an American roboticist who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong-based robotics company founded in 2013. The designer and researcher creates human-looking robots who have realistic facial expressions. He is mainly known for Hanson Robotics, the company that created Sophia and other robots designed to mimic human behavior. Sophia has received widespread media attention, and was the first robot to be granted citizenship. Early life and education Hanson was born on December 20, 1969 in Dallas, Texas, United States. He studied at Highland Park High School for his senior year to focus on math and science. As a teenager, Hanson’s hobbies included drawing and reading science fiction works by writers like Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick—the latter of whom he would later replicate in android form. Hanson has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in Film, Animation, Video (FAV) and a Ph.D. fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Guzman
Angela Guzman is a Colombian-American graphic designer best known for designing the original set of Apple Emoji as a design intern at Apple. Early life and education Guzman was born in Bogotá, Colombia and raised in Key Largo, Florida. She attended high school at Palmer Trinity School in Miami, Florida. In 2006, Guzman graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design in 2009. Career Prior to completing her Masters of Fine Arts (MFA), Guzman was offered an internship position at Apple on the iPhone design team in 2008. As an intern working with Raymond Sepulveda she was responsible for designing hundreds of the original emojis found on Apple devices, starting with the engagement ring. After receiving her MFA, Guzman returned to Apple and worked there for five years on projects including FaceTime, iMessage, and additional emoji sets. Subsequently, she has worked at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Globus
Amy Globus is an American artist, designer, and entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and creative director of the brand design studio, Team. Globus has exhibited her work at the Whitney Museum of American Art, The New Museum and the MIT List Visual Arts Center. Prior to co-founding Team, she developed brand identities and interactive work for Lexus, Vodafone, and Red Bull. Early life and education Amy Globus was born to Marie and Rudo Steven Globus in America. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Brown University, BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design, and an MFA in New Genres from Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ... in New York City. Career Globus started her career in 2002, working for Kirshenbaum Bond & Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Gebbia
Joseph Gebbia Jr. (born August 21, 1981) is an American billionaire designer and Internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Airbnb and Samara, an accessory dwelling unit startup that was formerly Airbnb's design studio, and of Airbnb.org, the company's non-profit foundation. As of July 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$7.4 billion. Early life Gebbia was born August 21, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Eileen and Joe Gebbia of Italian ancestors.Joe Gebbia - Brookhaven City Councilman retrieved May 8, 2016 He grew up in and has one sister, Kimberly. He pursued sports, music, and art throughout childhood, and worked several j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airbnb
Airbnb, Inc. ( ), based in San Francisco, California, operates an online marketplace focused on short-term homestays and experiences. The company acts as a broker and charges a commission from each booking. The company was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk, and Joe Gebbia. Airbnb is a shortened version of its original name, AirBedandBreakfast.com. The company has been the subject of criticism for lack of regulations and enabling increases in home rents. History After moving to San Francisco in October 2007, roommates and former schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia came up with the idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast. In February 2008, Nathan Blecharczyk, Chesky's former roommate, joined as the Chief Technology Officer and the third co-founder of the new venture, which they named AirBed & Breakfast. They put together a website that offered short-term living quarters and breakfast for those wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Chesky
Brian Joseph Chesky (born August 29, 1981) is an American businessman and industrial designer. He is the co-founder and CEO of the peer-to-peer lodging service Airbnb. Chesky was named one of ''Time'' "100 Most Influential People of 2015". Early life and education Brian Chesky was born on August 29, 1981, in Niskayuna, New York, the son of Deborah and Robert H. Chesky; His father is of Polish descent and his mother of Italian origin. Chesky's parents were both social workers. He has a younger sister, Allison.Gallagher, Leigh (July 1, 2015)"The education of Airbnb's Brian Chesky" ''Fortune''. As a child, Chesky was interested in art, drawing replicas of paintings, and design, redesigning shoes and toys. He later became interested in landscape architecture and design. In 1999, Chesky started attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in industrial design in 2004. During his time at RISD, Chesky met Joe Gebbia, who would later be one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
