My daughter is a sophomore at Rhode Island School of Design and she pulled together a team of Industrial Design majors to compete in the BlueGreen Innovation challenge in Rhode Island. Along the way, she added an M.I.T. senior engineering student to her team. They successfully competed and made the finalist round. They are one…
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How To Land a Summer Internship
It’s that time of year when college students need to land a summer internship and in a poor economic environment that’s no easy task. So what to do? I am using my college student daughter as an example (without her permission). How To Land a Summer Internship Step 1: Create Your LinkedIn Profile You probably…
My Figure Drawing Adventures
In all things, there is a silver lining. My mother’s funeral was an opportunity to see my old art teacher and his wife, Ed and Linda Buttwinick. Many decades ago, after getting kicked out of a company that I started (Mizanne GolfWear), my business school mentor at UCLA suggested that I take an art class…
First Semester at RISD: A Portfolio of Work
We moved my daughter home from RISD in March because of COVID-19. The school kept changing the move out date so it was an abrupt departure that left my daughter and her friends reeling. They had a week to move out, then a week of regularly planned Spring Break, and then distance learning began. I…
Boston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair
Boston Performing and Visual Arts College Fair at Emmanuel College is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended; high school students will receive a QR code that colleges can scan to track who saw them. This puts students into their system and notes their interest in the school and will also trigger mailings…
RISD Parents Weekend 2020
RISD Parents Weekend is also RISD Alumni and RISD Family Weekend. Held on Columbus Day weekend, it’s when RISD throws out the welcome mat to offer visitors opportunities to connect with students, faculty and staff, explore studios and galleries, and be reminded of what makes RISD so special. And they really do it up! There…
Learning About Industrial Design
Curious about what Industrial Design is? My daughter has a habit of collecting bottles. These are not antique bottles but drinks that she sees at the supermarket. She will ask to purchase these beverages, asking me if I would be willing to consume it. She just wants the bottle. Sometimes she does this when we…