Areas of expertise: Augmented Reality, Motion Design, Immersive Design, Design for good, and Education
Renée Stevens is an award-winning motion and interactive designer, educator, and public speaker currently living in Syracuse, NY. She splits her time between owning a design studio (R studio) and as an Assistant Professor of Design at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She is an exclusive designer for Minted, where she has had the opportunity to teach typography to designers around the world. She is an active member of AIGA Upstate New York and serves on the board as the Director of Education. Her favorite things include properly kerned type, perfectly paced music, and beautiful whitespace.
Stevens has been recognized nationally and internationally with awards from Graphis, Print, GDUSA, AEJMC, Minted, and Lightwork, but her proudest achievements happen every day through the work of her students.

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