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DOT 19

DOT 19

2011

Create Change

Art Center President Lorne Buchman offers readers his 10 reflections on the
College's 2011–2016 strategic plan: Create Change.

Perspectives on the Plan

From future educational models to ensuring access, fostering the art/design dialogue to developing new spaces for learning, Create Change covers much territory.

Emerging Ambitions: Scholarships Support Tomorrow's Artists and Designers

Easing students' financial burdens is a critical element of the College's new strategic plan. Here, we profile three students and one recent alumnus who have benefitted from scholarships.

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DOT 18

DOT 18

2010

The Limits of Control

Algorithms, uniqueification and bespoke objects: How DIY and "open ended" art and design are changing the creative landscape.

Art Center Students Win Big

It's always an honor when Art Center students receive outside recognition for their work. Here, a look at three recent winners and their stories.

Mindfulness: Focusing the Mind's Eye in the Digital Age

Discover how an ancient practice taught by two Art Center faculty members can help avert stress, foster deep attention and open new channels for learning and creativity.

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DOT 17

DOT 17

2009

Today Washing Machines, Tomorrow Democracy: Design Thinking Tackles the Universe

How the designer's approach to problem solving is influencing business, healthcare, education and even politics.

MBA Students Sharpen Their Design IQ

In response to a new business frontier focused on innovation, a growing number of MBA programs are adding design thinking to their curricula.

Roundtable on Branding

Three leading creative voices discuss the designer's role in creating branded experiences.

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DOT 16

DOT 16

2008

Mutual Gains: How Higher Education Can Transform the American City

Four major universities build lasting connections with their communities.

Influencing the World City by City

Design provides a platform for international engagement and impacts cities around the world.

Radically Sensible: John Thackara Recasts Our Sustainable Future

Visionary author John Thackara reengineers sustainability

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DOT 15

DOT 15

2007

Be The Blur

Art Center's chief academic officer leads the charge in preparing students for the real world.

Beyond Discipline

Art Center alumni excel in their chosen fields, even when different from their areas of study.

There's Research, and Then There's Design Research

Anne Burdick, chair of Graduate Media Design, and Andy Ogden, chair of Graduate Industrial Design, supply two distinctive perspectives on this fastdeveloping field.

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DOT 14

DOT 14

2006

Classroom Without Walls: New Dimensions in Design Education

Student files showcase their work in the "real world."

The Complexity of a Design Education

Columnist John Hockenberry has learned a thing or two about design.

 

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DOT 13

DOT 13

2006

Malfunction: A Theory for Design

Who is Dmitri Siegel? And how can the concept of "unworking" unlock your creativity?

Bridging Generations

Inspiring students for 30 years: the Bridge at Hillside Campus is reinterpreted for a new millennium.

Across the Pond

A look at how Art Center—and Art Center alumni—are helping to shape Europe's contemporary art and design scene.

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DOT 12

DOT 12

2005

INDEX Stakes Out Prize Territory

New awards and exhibitions elevate the global status of design as a tool to improve life.

The Compassionate Camera

Photography students put their skills to work on behalf of local nonprofit organizations.

Stay Awake

In this exclusive DOT essay, photographer Sean Kernan shares hard-won insights into keeping one's creative vision burning brightly.

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DOT 11

DOT 11

2005

How to Succeed in Business: The Corporate World Embraces Creativity

Graduate education at Art Center is meeting—and creating—an increasing demand for new perspectives in the boardroom.

Healing Through Art and Design: Art Center Helps 9/11 Families Find New Hope

Art Center puts design to use in a humanitarian context at a unique mountain retreat.

Meet the Chairs 2

Want to know where your undergraduate department is heading? The Chairs spell out their educational vision in part two of our series.

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credits

Editor: Vanessa Silberman

Senior Writer: Mike Winder

Art Director: Winnie Li

Designer: Eliana Domingez

Online Production: Chuck Spangler

Online Consultant: Roman Jaster

 

President: Lorne M. Buchman

Senior Vice President, Development and External Affairs: Arwen Duffy

Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications: Wendy Shattuck

Director, Public Relations and Communications:
Jered Gold

Director, Design Office: Ellie Eisner