Chris Rypkema at Pratt Pfizer Fridays

This Friday at our Professional Practices series: Chris Rypkema

Friday, November 7th
12:15 - 1 PM
Room 730 @ Pfizer building 7th floor

We are pleased to welcome Chris Rypkema, Art director, motion designer and founder of Birth of the World who will share insights from his career and perspectives on his creative practice.

Chris Rypkema is a designer working across visual identity, communication design, and motion. In addition to his independent work, he has collaborated with artists, designers, filmmakers, museums, and cultural organizations on exhibitions, books, films, websites, and identity systems. He teaches at Parsons and Rutgers and has served as a visiting critic at RISD and MIT. Previously, he was an art director at MoMA and a designer at 2×4. In 2025, he started Birth of the World, a studio focused on time-based projects.

Event open to all Pratt students without an RSVP
Open to the public with RSVP before Thursday, November 13th at 01:00 PM

Guests sign in at the Lobby desk, and the event is at the Pratt Commons on the 7th Floor
(if you have any questions, please email cstierli@pratt.edu)