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.
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Designer's News May 19, 1969
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
The Designer's News was a student-run weekly newspaper published in the late 1960s. The issue of May 19-25, 1969 featured an article about the RISD Landscape Architecture department's study to save Block Island, RI. There also was an interview with John Torres about summer programs at RISD and at a school in Vermont, and an article about a RISD photo student who taught local pre-teens about photography. Also included was an article about the Rhode Island Art Festival and some RISD students who were volunteering their time to help.
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Designer's News May 12, 1969
Students of RISD and RISD Archives
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. The issue of May 12-18, 1969 included articles about Apparel Design's annual show Collection 1969, and an article about Man and his Technology, a seminar that was attended by 250 people. There was a brief article about racial troubles at Hope High School in Providence that was from a publication called EXTRA. Comics, ads, letters and art exhibits were also mentioned.