“I love having the opportunity to use my time at home to create storylines and complete stop-motion animations that I may not have had the time to do otherwise. In the Animating Critters class, I had to learn how to make my characters appear to move naturally as opposed to having choppy movements, which [...]

“My journey to RISD began when I had relocated back to Massachusetts in 2002 after many years of school focused on non-creative study. I was working at a software company and wanted to explore more of my creative side. After attending an open house, I signed up for the Interior Design certificate program the [...]

“My creative process was inspired by the video game, The Sims. I wouldn’t even play the game, I just enjoyed making houses and rooms with different themes and colors and prints and floors. It seems silly, but that game is how I became interested in interior design. My life changed drastically after surviving a [...]

"RISD has been the school I've always wanted to attend ever since I was nine years old. When I first came here, I was instantly amazed by how diverse the community was. As a Pre-College student in Illustration, much of my creative process consisted of making sketches and using Adobe Illustrator. Allison Cole was [...]

“I have been looking for communities online that share similar interests in socially engaged art and my journey to RISD started when I read about Continuing Education’s Art & Activism course instructed by Carolyn Gennari. I have always been very passionate about socially engaged art and was happy to learn that RISD offers a [...]

“I planned to complete my undergrad in Italy over the summer, but like most, my plans for 2020 were undone. I stumbled upon two RISD CE Online courses in 3D modeling and Augmented Reality that interested me as an aspiring art director constantly on the lookout for new mediums to engage with. Extended Reality [...]

“I chose to take a class at RISD CE to develop my creative process, create legitimate works, and challenge myself. I started with an Introduction to Illustration course and have taken a variety of courses since then. The instructor that made the most impact on me was Casey Roonan, who taught Comic Book Illustration, [...]

“My journey to RISD began when I was at a pretty low point in my life. I'd just come out of a terrible, year-plus long postpartum depression and I had made a lot of really terrible and unhealthy decisions for myself. It took a lot of time to come out of that hole I [...]

“This situation with COVID-19 really changed my life, I can't do anything that I love. My boyfriend asked me, ‘What you want to do’ and I answered, ‘I want to learn more about design.’ I started looking for remote classes and that’s how I found RISD CE and where my journey began. I signed [...]

“I recently moved to Providence and was thrilled to learn about the RISD Continuing Education program. To get the opportunity to take classes at one of the best art schools in the country with incredible instructors and engaged students has been a highlight of moving to Rhode Island! I appreciate how accessible the courses are [...]