Storyboard: Dave Marek The four-year old that caught the car I have a little thing I call the ten-second rule. I didnt invent this concept, but I try to adhere to it most of the time. The ten-second rule dictates that a customer generally knows within ten seconds whether or not they like somethin...
Transportation Design alum, adjunct professor and Acura Executive Creative Director Dave Marek (BS 1987) heads a team of designers at the Acura Design Studio.
Dave Marek is the executive creative director for Acura. He began his career at Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in 1987 and served as design project leader for a number of milestone products such as the 1997 Acura CL, 2003 Honda Element, and 2016 ACURA NSX. As Acura's executive creative director, he is res...
BMW Group for 15 yrs, in US/EU, designing BMW, Mini, MG, Land Rover and Rolls-Royce concept and production cars. Best known for RR Phantom and 100EX. Worked alongside Rolls-Royce directors to determine marque's future direction, product planning and communications. In 2005 set up Marek Djordjevic In...
Honor a Legacy. Shape the Future of Automotive Design ArtCenter College of Design is proud to announce the Ian Cameron Design Scholarship, a new endowment launched with a $1 million founding gift from philanthropist and car collector John Aycoth. This meaningful scholarship pays tribute to Aycoths...
Alumni Panels at Car Classic Celebrate Iconic Design: 70 Years of ArtCenter Influence An event that capped a weekend-long alumni celebration thatattracted 600 alumni back to ArtCenter, last months Car Classicdubbed Iconic Design: 70 Years of ArtCenter Influencebrought together several generations o...
Stewart Reed is the chair of the Transportation Design Department at ArtCenter, where he oversees the undergraduate and graduate programs. He has designed and fabricated over 20 concept vehicles throughout his career.
ArtCenter Design Excellence Awards to be Presented at The Quail and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance During Monterey Car Week PASADENA, CA – ArtCenter College of Design will showcase Oilstainlab’s HF-11 supercar at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering on Friday, August 15, as part...
Gravity Sketch and Stellantis teamed up with ArtCenter's transportation design students to create the next generation Jeep Wrangler.
Today, ArtCenter College of Design Provost Anne Burdick announced Marek Djordjevic as the new chair of Transportation Design beginning in the Fall 2023 semester. Djordjevic will be joined by Alan Macey, who will serve as associate chair of the Transportation Design Bachelor of Science degree, and R...
Auto Industry Leaders Show Innovative Concepts and Explore Future Mobility Challenges More than 2,000 connoisseurs of past, present and future mobility gathered for ArtCenter College of Design’s annual Car Classic on October 20 under the theme “One of a Kind Vehicles That Stand Al...
ArtCenter Leadership Executive Cabinet Karen HofmannPresident Anne BurdickProvost Elsa LunaSenior Vice President / Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Melanie BurzynskiSenior Vice President, Advancement Jim PooreSenior Vice President, Marketing and Communications Tom SternSe...
Auto Industry Design Leaders Reminisce About Dream Come True College Experience Nearly 2,500 car design fans from far and wide joined ArtCenter College of Design in a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Transportation Design program at this year’s Car Classic, Iconic Design: 70 Years ...
Fans Treated to Inspirational Stories About Career Highs and Lows as Top Designers Get Personal and Reveal Car Culture Reality A crowd of more than 2,000 auto enthusiasts and art aficionados experienced gathered for “Red, White and Blue: Celebrating Italian, American and French Design,&rdquo...
ARTCENTER REMEMBERS ALUMNUS TSUTOMO "TOM" MATANO, INFLUENTIAL MAZDA DESIGNER In addition to being an automotive designer, the "father of the Miata" was also an educator and a mentor ArtCenter recently marked the passing of alumnus Tsutomu “Tom” Matano (BS 74), one of the Col...
Philanthropist, business leader and distinguished ArtCenter College of Design Trustee Emeritus Peter W. Mullin passed away at the age of 82 on September 18. The College offers heartfelt condolences to Merle, his wife, and the family as the community grieves this loss. “We’re grateful to...
New Scholarship Established by Philanthropist John Aycoth in Honor of His Friend and Legendary Car Designer, the Late Ian Cameron PASADENA, CA – ArtCenter College of Design is honored to announce the establishment of the Ian Cameron Design Scholarship, a newly endowed fund made possible by ...
One of the biggest names in automotive design has joined the Board of Trustees at ArtCenter College of Design. Franz von Holzhausen, chief designer for Tesla and the design lead for nearly all the company’s models since he joined the company in 2010, will bring his vast industry experience as ...
Meet Nick Garfias (BS 95 Transportation Design)
ArtCenter in Asia: Create Change Design Forums at Beijing Design Week Whether it’s the impending arrival of China-made cars to the U.S. market or Film alumnus Michael Bay’s (BFA 88) Transformers: Age of Extinction breaking the $300 million barrier at the Chinese box office, these ...
We Are Alumni and Friends Building ArtCenter’s Future. We are industry leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, and professionals deeply connected to ArtCenter, its students, and its global community of alumni and friends. As activists, we are driven by our relationship with ArtCenter and its profo...
Knowledge is Power: A Transportation Design Student’s Journey from Zimbabwe to ArtCenter One day, when then 6-year-old future Transportation Design student Thokozani Mabena was playing with friends in the shanty town where he grew up, in authoritarian-ruled Zimbabwe, he was drawn to a magazin...
Turn of Events: Reimagining Gatherings for the Post-Pandemic Era Many years ago, Erick Weiss pitched an idea for a unique and futuristic musical experience that would place attendees in the middle of the action. Imagine James Cameron’s Avatar meets Electric Zoo.“If you purchased a certa...
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