#1 in the World: Ringling College shines in latest Rookies rankings

Ringling named Top Creative School by The Rookies.

The Rookies have announced their 2024 Annual Rankings of Top Global Creative Schools. Each year The Rookies review work from thousands of students for quality and potential employment prospects. This year they reviewed work from over 6,800 student participants. Ringling College of Art and Design ranked highly in over half of the categories, including holding […]

Alumni shortlisted for global creative showcase

Ping Ho’s exhibition 離 Departure

Four recent Ringling College of Art and Design grads have been shortlisted for the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024—Yuki Li ’24,  Motion Design; Tristan Mundt ’23, Visual Studies; Ping Ho ’24, Visual Studies; and Emma Doing ’24, Photography and Imaging. The competition is open to all undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate art and design disciplines for […]

Ringling College hits the beach

Motion Design majors spend the day drawing at the beach.

In celebration of National Beach Day, we are highlighting some of the many examples of Ringling College’s engagement with our coasts, from student clubs to volunteer opportunities and different major-driven projects.  Each year, the College’s Community Engaged Learning department organizes a beach cleanup event at Ted Spurling Park on South Lido Key. First-year students attend […]

Rookie of the Year 2024 awards announced

Motion still by Lucia Eugenia Alonso Eiras.

Ringling College of Art and Design’s Computer Animation, Graphic Design, and Motion Design majors shined in the annual Rookie of the Year awards this summer. Each year, students from around the world compete for the coveted title that awards creative emerging digital artists in 12 categories, from Motion Graphics to Immersive Media and Film of […]

Motion Design students spend summer interning at top companies and organizations

Motion Design student at Disney Live Entertainment internship.

This summer, Ringling College of Art and Design’s recent alumni and current students from almost every graduation year are spending their break interning for organizations and companies, from Disney to the NFL. We will check in with a handful throughout the summer to learn about their experiences and how they will shape their future careers.  […]

Motion Design faculty wins Silver at inaugural Collision Awards

Still-frame from FutureProof 2024 opening sequence.

Ringling College of Art and Design Motion Design faculty Kelly Warner won the Silver award for Craft Sounds Design at the inaugural Collision Awards. He was awarded for his creative sound design in the opening title sequence for Motion Design’s 2024 edition of their annual conference FutureProof. Warner’s sound design amplifies the student collaborative motion […]

Record number of Rookie Awards finalists for Ringling College

Work from Rookie of the Year finalist Sehee Kim ’24, Motion Design.

Twenty-six finalist spots for the 14th Annual Rookie Awards have been awarded to students from Ringling College of Art and Design, beating last year’s total (25) by one. Ringling once again is one of the top schools for the most entrants, including having more finalists than any other school in Motion Graphics. Finalists for this […]

Ringling Motion Designers win big at The Young Ones, Telly Awards, and National ADDYs

Film still from Young Ones winning animation Food Chain, by Motion Design students for Sesame Street.

Motion Design graduates from Ringling College of Art and Design were celebrated recently at two prestigious advertising competitions. Winners of the 2024 Young Ones Student Awards and the Telly Awards were announced on May 13 and May 21, respectively. And Enrique Santa Maria ’26, Motion Design, won a National Gold ADDY last month. Four Ringling […]

Motion Design alum shares stories and advice for prospective motion designers

Still from Vince N. Too’s motion graphic Vape from 2022.

CanvasRebel, an online publication sharing conversations with entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives, recently featured a lengthy interview with Vince N. Too ’23, Motion Design. Too shared insights into the “mograph” process and essential skills and challenges for artists in general. He also detailed his own personal setbacks—and the resilience in overcoming them—when his family moved from […]