Degrees:BFA 07 Photography and Imaging Taylor Peden and Jen Munkvold met as Photography and Imaging students at ArtCenter, fell in love and in 2006 teamed up creatively as Peden + Munk. This inspired partnership now counts among its credits photo essay-style editorial and commercial work — inc...
Paula Goodman is Director of K-12 Programs at ArtCenter College of Design.
We acknowledge that ArtCenter College of Design is included in the region of the ancestral and traditional lands of the Hahamog'na Tongva people who historically inhabited the San Gabriel Valley area around present-day Pasadena and Altadena. We honor their connection to this region and give thanks f...
Abigail Dergarzarian: Creating a culture of collaboration Acknowledging the social isolation that comes from the intense ArtCenter student experience, Fall 2020 Student Leadership Award Winner Abigail Dergarzarian was searching for community when she started an AIGA (American Institute of Graphic D...
Storyboard: Gale Morris Designing with hands that wont do what you want them to I grew up during of WWII. As kids, we built models of Jeeps, tanks and B-25s. Then I started making models of cars, which led to an organization known as the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. My first attempt at age 12 br...
Program:Environmental Design behance.net/alvinoei Environmental Design student Alvin Oei is both a busy student, and a student leader. Early on in his ArtCenter career, he founded ArtReach, a student led mentorship program that brings free art and design education to local non profit organizations....
Storyboard: Elizabeth Gray Bayne Chocolate Milk and Other Wonders of Being Human Though I loved movies growing up, I never thought that I would become a director. Instead, I spent most of my childhood reading about science, taking art classes and writing and illustrating my own stories. Like many...
ArtCenter comprises a diverse community of singularly creative individuals drawn together by the desire to leverage the power of imagination to create change in ways big and small.
A graduate of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Paul Taylor has directed and supervised a wide variety of projects, from game cinematics, commercials, ride films to short and feature films.
ArtCenter Exhibitions announces the launch of Recent Pasts, a two-part project to be presented online and at ArtCenter DTLA. Recent Pasts considers the changes and perpetual re-calibration in arts education and institutions in the 21st century; and in the social, political, economic, and cultural c...
Degree:BS 12 Environmental Design designbyini.com Ini Archibong was studying at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California when his life pivoted. His passion for business was being overtaken by his passion for art, which he had studied at Polytechnic School, a preparat...
Storyboard: Domenique Sillett Buxton The Trailblazer I was at a crossroads. And it was only 4th term. Halfway through my time at ArtCenter, I began to feel the idea of becoming a traditional illustrator begin to unravel. I met with my Associate Chair of Illustration Jon Conrad for an informal por...
Storyboard: George H. Ladyman, Jr. Handing over the box A lot of ArtCenter graduates recall being blown away by the gallery work when they first take a tour of the school. My experience was no different. I found the quality of the work on display to be intimidating. To put it plainly, I was terrif...
Christina Yang I owe it all to my dad, the old-school ArtCenter grad When I was a kid, my dad worked in animation. He would bring home samples of art from his workplace and I couldnt get enough of what he was showing me. Among the things he shared with me were character animation tests, samples of...
Storyboard: Pablo Meyer Learning How to Be a Three-Dimensional Thinker I grew up in Mexico in the 1960s. As a child, life was busy. Family activities took up a great deal of my time, and I attended a Montessori Schoolin which children were encouraged to develop their own creative skills at their o...
Entrepreneur, author and communications expert Michele Ruiz is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trusttess
Storyboard: Pearlyn Lii What do people do in difficult times? They invent their way out of it. My parents grew up in a very rural, underdeveloped part of South China. In fact, they even met in the same village. They were young and in love, though there was always the question of where the next mea...
Storyboard: Mike Shinoda Carving our own lane A few years ago, I discovered a book which has since become a favorite. Its called Category of One by Joe Calloway. To paraphrase, the theme is: dont be the best one in your lane. Be the only one in your lane. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with vid...
Kevin Bethune Founder and Chief Creative Officer of dreams design + life Kevin Bethune is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of dreams design + life, a think tank that delivers design and innovation services using a human-centered approach. Kevin's background spans engineering, business and ...
A 1998 ArtCenter Illustration graduate, Mike Shinoda is best known as a songwriter, producer and co-lead vocalist of the Grammy-nominated alternative metal band Linkin Park.
Answers to commonly asked questions for ArtCenter alumni.
Program:ArtCenter at Night Right across the Arroyo, were making plans for a real close encounter, says Dave Doody, whose Art Center At Night seminar, Basics of Interplanetary Flight, is currently recruiting participants for a class thats literally out of this world. My team has been piloting the gan...
Storyboard: Betsy Everitt Glimpsing Through the Keyhole As a child, I was constantly making things. I loved to sew, cook and draw. Growing up, creation was a constant presence in our house. My dad was a designer who attended ArtCenter back when it was still located on 3rd Street. He was one of th...
Storyboard: Eunice San Miguel Trusting myself the key to everything My mother likes to say that Ive been drawing since I was two years old. The way she tells it, she would put paper in front of me, give me markers and crayons, and then watch as I sketched an entire world. There was nothing analyt...
Storyboard: Chris Hacker Design Across Generations It took me a long time to realize that it was my destiny to become a teacher. As an adult designer, I realized one day there had been some basic things missing in my own education. I felt compelled to go back to the drawing board and help others ...