Months After Vote of 'No Confidence', Changes at RISD and with John Maeda

Back in March, the design world was abuzz as the faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design voted “No Confidence” in its president, John Maeda, just over two years into his short tenure at the school. A few days later, writer and one-time staff member Natalia Ilyin released a much-passed-around post with her opinions on how both Maeda and RISD were to blame for the failures of his leadership. But then it seemed, everywhere outside of on-campus, the story went relatively quiet.