[12/13/2024]
Ray Majewski is a multidisciplinary designer whose work explores the intersection of storytelling, technology, and the built environment. He currently serves as an Extended Reality (XR) Environment Artist at the University of Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation, where he collaborates with faculty, researchers, developers, and external partners to create immersive educational experiences.
His practice spans virtual production, extended reality, digital environments, exhibition design, and spatial storytelling. At Michigan, he leads the design of virtual environments and sets for LED studio productions, augmented reality applications, and virtual reality simulations that support learners around the world.
Prior to his current role, Ray worked across architecture, themed entertainment, fabrication, design education, and emerging media. This multidisciplinary background informs an agile approach that balances creative vision, technical execution, and collaborative partnership development.
Whether designing a virtual production set, building a digital twin, or developing new workflows for emerging technologies, Ray is driven by a belief that design can make complex ideas more accessible, engaging, and meaningful.
Education
M.Architecture | Taubman Scholar | Taubman College | University of Michigan | 2022 [4.0 GPA]
B.S. Architectural Studies | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | 2016
Experience
Extended Reality (XR) Environment Artist | Center for Academic Innovation | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 2022- Present
3D Artist Graduate Fellow | Center for Academic Innovation | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 2022
XR Development Research Assistant | BetaMatter Lab | Taubman College | Ann Arbor, MI | 2021
Graduate Student Instructor | Representation | Taubman College | Ann Arbor, MI | 2021
NuVuX Design Education Fellow | NuVu Studio | Cambridge, MA | 2018 - 2020
Design Consultant | Traction Architecture | Tampa, FL | 2017
Graphics Fabrication Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering | Orlando, FL | 2017
Editorial Writer | LOBBY [journal] Bartlett School of Architecture| University College London | London, U.K. | 2016-2017/8?
Engineering Professional Development participant | The Walt Disney Company | Orlando, FL | 2016
Disney College Program participant | The Walt Disney Company | Orlando, FL | 2016
Architectural Design Intern | Arquitectonica | Miami, FL | 2016
Researcher | Content Management | Project GUT | Graham Foundation [worked under David van der Leer and Florian Idenberg] | 2015 - 2016
Creative | Graphic Designer | QUIPIT | The Illinois School of Architecture | Champaign, IL
Resident Advisor | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign | Champaign, IL | 2013- 2016
Library Assistant | Ricker Library of Architecture & Art | Urbana Champaign, IL | 2012-2016