“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is a pangram, a phrase that contains every letter in the alphabet. As graphic designers, we see this phrase repeated over and over. It’s used to quickly experiment with a range of typefaces before making the final selection, a design decision that has a major impact on the look and feel of a project.
We are a multidisciplinary group of designers working across language, image, code, paper, and whatever old and new tools are at our disposal. While the mediums we work with and the tools we use vary, we are united in telling new stories and interrogating what exists in the world through form and typography.
All great works are built from collaboration—many small units making up a whole. No major production would be possible without a dedicated crew working the lighting, arranging the props, and ensuring actors are where they need to be. As graphic designers, we also must consider the process and moving parts that lead us to the final product. Each and every pixel.
We, the RISD Graphic Design class of 2026, as individual letters, come together to form one alphabet, while still embracing the wild variety in our work.
James Burgat
Ella Goodman
Emily Gray Hook
Janice Lee
Xandi Pink
Maggie Xian
Renee Zhu
Henie Cho
Joanna Yeonjin Cho
Natalie Ho
Kay Kim
Seoyeon Kweon
Grace Liu
Ryan Scott
Willow Baker
Allie Heffner
Katie Gyuwon Hwang
Hyunmin Kim
Nadine Macapagal
Neat Nada Rodanant
Yoomin Shin
Kristen Sun
Chahak Surana
Ashley Ha
Kira Karafotas
Chelsea Liu
Rafael Mediodia
Izana Nordhaus
Anaïs Reiss
Ameer Tarawneh
Marie You
To every student who contributed work, the amazing Graphic Design Faculty who supported us over our time at RISD—two of whom, Kathy Wu and Emily Rye, advised this show, the friends and classmates who made the late nights and early morning crits less painful, Graphic Design Typeshop technicians, Ed Brown and Julia Gualtieri, who helped us print and order everything that made this show possible, Sue Mazzucco for helping with coordination and logistics, Mark Moscone and the Woods-Gerry Gallery team, Department Head Nancy Skolos, and our loved ones for their unconditional support.