This site is here to show my recent work and assorted collaborations. I recently graduated with honors from Parsons The New School for Design with an MFA in Design and Technology.
My wife has gotten used to finding new ideas and prototypes cluttering our apartment in Brooklyn, and I ride my bike as often as possible. I’ve received awards for my design, such as the Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design Award, as well as given talks about my research in art, design, and technology, such as the ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition.
I’m currently Adjunct Faculty at Parsons the New School for Design where I’ll be teaching Interactive Prototyping this Spring. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Comments and feedback are welcome. Thanks.
Contact
ryan (at) ryanraffa dot net
Talks/Exhibitions
Critical Information, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY | December 2011
ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition, Atlanta GA | November 2011
Maker Faire, New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | September 2011
Open Hardware Summit, New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY | September 2011
MFA DT Thesis Show, Parsons the New School for Design, New York NY | May 2011
Noir Festival, The New School, New York NY | April 2011
Honors/Awards
Editor’s Choice, World Maker Faire | 2011
Graduated with Honors, MFA DT, Parsons The New School for Design | 2011
Teaching Fellow, Parsons the New School for Design | 2010
Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design Award | 2010
Graduate Dean Scholarship | 2009 – 2011
Mention
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Creative Applications
Gizmodo
Engagdet
Hack-a-day
BrooklynVegan
KEXP
NPR
Classes/Workshops
Interactive Prototyping
Creativity and Computation Lab
Collaboration In and Beyond Music
Dorkshop: Intro to Physical Computing
Parsons MFA DT Bootcamp: Design
