All Student Newspapers

This collection includes all of the student newspapers currently uploaded by the Archives in reverse chronological order. For issues of individual student publications, please visit the Student Newspapers homepage. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

v.1 (2015 - Present)

v.1 was born in 2015 in a RISD graduate course on experimental publishing. Diane Lee (MFA GD 2016) conceived its name—v.1, as in, always “volume 1”—to signal its ambition to be infinitely flexible in form, content, and concept. In 2018, v.1 shifted to a co-curricular and welcomed undergraduate staff and contributors. It’s now a RISD-wide student publication welcoming contributions from students, faculty, staff, and guests from afar.

In the Air (2023)

In The Air was a zine created by Josh Sowden in April 2023. It was a pilot issue for a community-based photography and poetry zine that was designed to reflect student experiences and build community across majors on campus. Copies were distributed for free around campus in May 2023. It was created for the Da Vinci Studio in the Industrial Design Department.

The Speculative Artifact (Fall 2022)

The Speculative Artifact was a student publication created for the Graphic Design seminar/studio Critical Issues Studio, taught by Anther Kiley in Fall 2022. The publication features designs and concepts for artifacts of the future created by students.

Postmarked (Spring 2022)

Postmarked was a publication started during the COVID-19 pandemic by three RISD architecture students. It features postcards with thoughts on an issue theme written by students from various disciplines. It is unclear if further issues beyond the first were ever published.

The Glob (2021)

The Glob was a one-off student newspaper created for the course Words, Images and Ideas, ILLUS 3412-01, taught by Ernest A. Bryant III. Students contributed 1-2 pages each of writing and images on topics such as COVID-19, fashion and style, risograph printing, and more.

The Broadsheet (2017)

The Broadsheetwas a student newspaper established in 2017 to cover matters that concerned the student body, not to be confused with the unrelated 1930s-1940s "The Broadsheet" RISD student publication. A particular focus was on the Social Equity and Inclusion Action Plan developed under RISD President Rosanne Somerson. RISD Archives holds the first two issues of The Broadsheet; it is unclear if any further issues were published.

-ISMS (2017)

-ISMS: Exploring the Intersectionality of Identities was a publication that accompanied the RISD Global Initiative 2017 exhibit of the same name. The exhibit explored the intersections of identity and art and featured pieces that were selected for critique by visiting artist and MLK Series keynote speaker Emory Douglas. This publication contains images of student artwork from the exhibit along with essays and other text.

We Begin When We Finish When We Begin (2015)

We Begin When We Finish When We Begin was a graduate student publication published in 2015. It featured essays, interviews, and student work dealing with themes of identity, geography, academics, and student life. Students as well as faculty contributed.

All-Nighter (2013-2015)

All-Nighter was a digital student publication that began in 2013 as all-nighter.com (now defunct). In Spring 2013, the digital publication switched to print, although it is unclear what happened to the publication after this. All-Nighter welcomed articles on life beyond the classroom/studio written by students from all departments. An All-Nighter facebook page last updated in 2013 archives RISD student Artists' Ball photos and examples of the publication's graphic identity. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine tool also offers a glimpse of the online publication via this all-nighter.com site capture from August 2015.

Pink Jacket (2011)

Pink Jacket was a single issue student publication published in 2011 in both print and online formats. It features MFA student musings, artwork, and creative writing.

On (2006)

On was an interdisciplinary graduate periodical established by RISD graduate students in 2006. It featured essays and student work that related to a general issue theme. On was intended as a quarterly publication, but it is unclear if further issues beyond the first were ever published.

Blackletter (2003)

Blackletter was a literary journal established by RISD students in Wintersession of 2003 as a forum for artistic expression through writing. It featured poetry, creative writing, and visual art by RISD students and occasionally faculty.

Blend (2003)

Blend-ACombinationofElements was a student magazine started by RISD student Dusty Brickman in 2003. Issues included photo spreads and articles about the RISD community and other art topics.

Chalkboard (2003)

Chalkboard was a student creative journal intended for quarterly publication. It was established in 2003 and showcased poetry, short fiction, drama artwork, and reviews from the RISD community. It is unclear for how long the publication ran.

Muffin (2000s)

Muffin was a newsletter produced in the early aughts by RISD’s Queer Student Union and later the Straight and Gay Alliance as a student guide to queer culture. It featured articles, resources, events, and creative work with an LGBTA-focus.

Workflow (2000s)

Workflow was a student publication on photography. It featured resources, news, and reviews related to photography, as well as information on RISD Photography students’ work.

Offset Magazine (1997)

Offset magazine was a student-created zine with a single issue published. It includes photography and literature submitted by students. Much of the work is experimental in its formatting and display. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Mixed Media (1996-2006)

Mixed Media began as the student publication Your Name Here in the spring of 1996, published on a bi-weekly basis. After publishing two issues under that name, the students running the publication decided on Mixed Media. Topics covered include student artwork and photography, local and institutional news, editorials, comics, advertisements, and more. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Juice (1993-1996)

Juice was a short-form student publication primarily intended to publicize upcoming events occurring on or around campus. Most issues took up a single side of a single page, with some issues including a back page with articles. Juice was published concurrently alongside several other publications, including Your Name Here and Mixed Media. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Duct (1990s)

Duct was an experimental student magazine “for communication.” It appears to have been first published in 1990, but it is unclear for how long the publication ran.

Penny Dreadful Commission (1989-1990)

Penny Dreadful Commission was a student organization that wanted to "demonstrate the range and expressive power of comic art by presenting a varied collection of work." All comics were student-submitted, and the publication was entirely student-run. Topics vary according to issue.

RISD Voice (1981-1990)

RISD Voice was a long-running student newspaper that ran through the 1980s. It notably covered the tumultuous final years of Lee Hall’s RISD presidency, which included a faculty strike over contract negotiations in spring of 1982, the closing down (and eventual reopening) of the school’s watering hole, the Tap Room, and Hall’s resignation in the summer of 1982. The paper also informed readers of social issues of the day, such as an increase in sexual assaults around College Hill and the AIDS crisis, as well as art world controversies such as the removal of Richard Serra’s “Tilted Arc” from Manhattan’s Federal Plaza and the fallout from Robert Mapplethorpe’s 1988/9 retrospective, “The Perfect Moment.” RISD Voice additionally contained comics/comix, editorials and letters to the editor, advertisements, and more.

Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Events (1980-1981)

RISD Events was a bi-weekly publication focusing primarily on putting out a calendar of events happening in and around the school. Some articles were also included, covering topics such as sports, local and institutional news, editorials, comics, advertisements, and more.

Incorporated Press, Inc. (1978-1979)

Incorporated Press, Inc. was a student publication released biweekly beginning in 1979. Contents include student artwork and photography, local and institutional news, editorials, comics, advertisements, and more.

Express-O (1975)

Express-O was a short-lived student newspaper published in early 1975. It was an experimental redesign of the RISD press. Contents include student artwork and photography, local and institutional news, editorials, comics, advertisements, and more. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Fred (1974)

Fred was a student publication published in Spring 1974 to highlight Illustration student work. It features graphic design work, comics, illustrations, photography, and sketches in a variety of styles.

RISD Press (1973-1978)

RISD press was a student newspaper published weekly in the early 1970s, a self-described attempt at consolidating into one digestible pile all the information outlets of the school, including the previous student newspaper, Montage. Contents include student artwork and photography, local and institutional news, editorials, comics, advertisements, and more. Beginning in September 1973, RISD press included the Brown Daily Herald’s weekly issue of Fresh Fruit as an insert. This has been included in the scans appended to the end of each issue of RISD press where appropriate. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Montage (1972-1973)

Montage was a student-published, bi-weekly newspaper written in the early 1970s. Contents included local and institutional news, politics, other topics concerning the students of RISD, and a calendar of events. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested at the archives.

RISD Rag (1972)

The RISD Rag was a student publication released in the spring of 1972, first on a monthly basis and later on a bi-weekly basis. Its topics included local and institutional news, politics, other topics concerning the students of RISD, and a calendar of events. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested at the archives.

Free RISD! Newspaper (1970)

The Free RISD! Newspaper was a community-created newspaper meant to take the place of the RISD Extra, a newspaper that itself was published sometime in the late '60s or early '70s, no issues of which exist today. A single issue of the Free RISD! Newspaper is held by the archives; it covers the end of Extra, issues of separation between the RISD museum and its student body, issues of feminism, letters to the editor, a calendar of events, and some advertisements. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested at the archives.

CUTS (1970s)

CUTS was a student publication that highlighted student work in woodcuts and other printmaking techniques. It is unclear when the publication began or for how long it ran. RISD Archives holds two volumes: one from 1971 and one from 1972. Both volumes are published in an accordion book format.

RISD Paper (1969-1971)

This student-run weekly newspaper was known simply as R.I.S.D., or RISD Paper. The RISD Paper ran through the late 1960s and into the 1970s. Contents included local and institutional news, politics, other topics concerning the students of RISD, and a calendar of events. Because publication dates were not regularly printed on each issue of the paper, some of the dates are best estimates made by archives staff. Some issue numbering also appears out of order; whether this was done purposefully by the students managing the paper is unknown. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Designer's News (1969)

The Designer's News was a student-run weekly newspaper published in the late 1960s. It covered local and institutional news, museum and art gallery shows, comics, advertisements, editorials, school functions, and politics. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Blockprint (1955-1968)

Blockprint was the longest-running student newspaper at RISD, with publication dates from 1955 until 1968. It began as a mimeographed news sheet in 1952 and eventually was published as a newspaper in April 1955, before transforming into a compact news magazine in December 1965.

Throughout Blockprint’s run, the publication offered robust coverage of on- and off-campus news, including major events in RISD’s history such as the construction of the Quad and general campus expansion; the transformation of RISD from a technical school to an accredited, residential college; annual Take-A-Break Weekend celebrations; Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War activism; and visits to RISD by famous artists and designers such as Marcel Breuer, Charles Eames, and Richard Neutra. Blockprint also often featured regular columnists, letters to the editor, student creative work, an events calendar, advertisements, and more.

Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Spectrum (1951-1968)

Spectrum was a publication released in the early 1950s until the late 1960s by the undergraduate students at Rhode Island College of Design. Throughout the 50s, the publication served as a literary and art journal, with essays, student artwork, and advertisements from local businesses. By the 60s, Spectrum embraced a portfolio format, with a loose assemblage of primarily visual art produced by RISD students included in each issue.

Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

The Designer (1942)

The Designer was a student newspaper published in 1942. Three issues remain today. The first two issues are written by typewriter on loose sheaves of paper. Issues include several editorials and some brief news, all submitted by students. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Scope (1941)

Scope was a student publication that discussed in its single issue the formation and plans of a new student organization. While the publication includes indications that it was intended to be published regularly, no other issues exist. Higher resolution scans and the physical document can be requested by contacting the Archives.

The Broadsheet (1935-1940)

The Broadsheet was a student publication which ran through the mid-1930s. Printed in the style of the broadsheet, the paper was a single sheet published weekly with brief descriptions of current news. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

Dust (1934)

Dust was an experimental student publication printed in January 1934 by two students under the direction of a local printing company. It includes several short stories written by students and illustrated with wood and linoleum cuts created by other students. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

The Student Designer (1929-1932)

The Student Designer was a student-run monthly newspaper published between 1929 and 1932. The paper covered topics including: current events happening on campus, editorials, news from the wider art world, RISD sports, school clubs, recent news from each school department, and advertisements. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

The Salamander (1925-1926)

The Salamander was a short-lived student publication released monthly during the 1925-1926 academic year at the Rhode Island School of Design. Originally printed one-sided, in January 1926 the paper began to be printed on both sides of the page. Its contents were mostly comprised of fictional gossip and humor. Hand drawn illustrations are also included. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

The RISOD (1914)

The 1914 yearbook for Rhode Island School of Design, this includes hand drawn illustrations, descriptions of each department within the school, lists of faculty and graduating students, descriptions of popular social events, photographs of some of the senior class, and advertisements. Higher resolution scans and the physical documents can be requested by contacting the Archives.

The Lotus (1910)

An early design for the Rhode Island School of Design yearbook, the 1910 issue is the only remaining. This edition includes hand drawn illustrations, student-submitted entries, descriptions of each department in the school, lists of students and faculty, descriptions of popular social events, and advertisements.