I'm currently pursuing my MFA in Graphic Design at RISD. With an animation background from my undergrad days, I bounce between being a designer, animator, and illustrator—whatever the story I'm telling needs me to be.
Beforing coming to RISD, I split my time between working for studios and freelance motion design projects. My creative journey has taken me from traditional hand-drawn animation to my current explorations in printmaking, type design and playing with variable fonts. In the end, I'm a storyteller at heart. Whether I'm animating, designing, or illustrating, I'm always looking for fresh ways to tell visual stories and push my practice into new territories. Contact smehta01@risd.edu saachimehta23@gmail.com
RISD Museum, Providence — Motion Designer JAN 2025 - PRESENT
RISD, Providence — Teaching Assistant AUG 2024 - PRESENT
- Design Studio 3 with Lucy Hitchcock
- Design Studio 4 with Jordan Gushwa
RISD, Providence — Course Instructor JAN 2025 - FEB 2025
- Taught a self proposed class ‘Motion Design’ in wintersession.
RISD Pre College, Providence — Teaching Assistant JUL 2024 - DEC 202 - Film/Animation with Kevin Gilmore
- Design Foundations with John Paul McCaughey
- Intro to Branding with Johnathan Burkhardt