Many of this year’s reviewers are RISD alums who made their own early professional connections via the annual Career Center ...

In 2026, the "design-then-handoff" workflow is officially a relic of the past. If you're still spending weeks pushing pixels ...

A lot of user experience professionals who are active in our industry today have faced the question “How to build a UX portfolio if I have never worked in UX?” when starting their career. Let’s be ...

For UX and UI designers, your website is more than just descriptions of your work — it is your work. In a lot of cases, the site alone may determine whether or not you get hired, so do everything you ...

User testing can be humbling for a product team. No matter how carefully a UI or UX is thought through and built, real users often behave in unexpected ways, like skipping instructions, clicking ...

Curiosity, continuous learning, and critical thinking – the ability to conceptualise, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information gathered from observation, reflection and research – top the list of ...

Note: these guidelines are for IXD students entering in Fall 2025 or later. For students entering before Fall 2025, please consult these guidelines. All students pursuing the MS in Information ...