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Degree: MFA 12 Film Filmmaker, cinematographer and music video director Jon Jon Augustavo (MFA ’12 Film), recognized for his dynamic and evocative narrative style, is a three-time MTV Video Music Award-winner best known for his collaborations with rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their Gra...
Entertainment Design alum Edmund Liang is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in transmedia narratives and multi-sensory spatial experiences whose eclectic client list includes the Famous Group, Jim Henson Company, Dreamworks, Psyop, Imaginary Forces and Logan.tv.
The Earth From Space: JT Reager CuratorJay Belloli interviewsJT Reager, Research Scientist, Surface Hydrology Group, Earth Sciences Section, NASA, JPL, Caltech. Jay Belloli: How you become interested in studying hydrology and the earth's water cycle?JT Reager: I was trained as an engineer, and I d...
Storyboard: C.C. Ybarra A passion for youth Ill be the first to tell you that I dont have an arts background. However, Ive always considered myself a lifelong student. My early experiences in the middle-class public school district I was raised in were both good and bad. I truly was exposed to th...
Storyboard: Matt Haligman The unpredictability of the creative life Heres a scenario for you: Imagine youre the smartest person in the room. Then, one day, imagine that this changes... dramatically. Youre no longer the smartest person in the room. Not even close. In fact, the proverbial is now f...
Storyboard: Elyssa Quesada How life in the Marines prepared me for ArtCenterand motherhood It sounds ridiculous now, but for the longest time, I just didnt understand photography. Mind you, my family has deep artistic roots. To this day, my mom paints every day in her home. Growing up in Houston,...
Storyboard: Mark Fennimore Following in my dad's footsteps by not following in my dad's footsteps When I was a kid, my dad worked for NASA. He started in the Apollo program and after the first man landed on the moon, he transitioned to Skylab and then the Shuttle Program. He was a very pragmatic, ...
Storyboard: Hannah Bon The purest form of self-expression I came to ArtCenter with an unwavering love for film and a talent for production design. Production design was a way to collaborate and form friendships with other students, but what I really wanted to do was direct. The film department at ...
Melodie McDaniel (BA 91 Photography), Still and Fashion Photographer, Film/Music Video Director
Storyboard: Stan Kong Mentorship has no expiration date One of the funny things about mentorship is that it doesnt end in the classroom. Really, it doesnt ever endthat is, if you remain curious and engaged throughout your life. Mentorship itself has no expiration date. Ive been a teacher for most...
Storyboard: Al Van Noy How empathy and curiosity forged my path to design Ive always maintained that design isnt just a practice. Its a way of looking at the world. The designers mindset is one that will lead you down a singular path. Part of the journey is rooted in a kind of insatiable curiosit...
Founded in 1930 and located in Pasadena, California, ArtCenter College of Design is a global leader in art and design education.
Alum James Paick (BFA 04) created Scribble Studios, an entertainment design firm specializing in character, creature and concept design for video games, TV and film.
Storyboard: Bob Dirig It's the greatest job in the world Think of all the stuff you throw away each day. Almost all of it has no inherent value, right? Try telling that to an archivist. For instance, several years ago, the Library at ArtCenter College of Design received a substantial donation fr...
Storyboard: Mari Nakano Two streams I was raised in a fairly traditional Asian-American family. As far as a career, I believed I had two options: become a doctor or a lawyer. A creative career was out of the question. I mean, where was the stability in that? Part of being a true creative means br...
Storyboard: Shiro Nakamura Note Perfect: The Harmony of Car Design Though many know me as a man who designs cars, it is also true that I possess a deep and lifelong love for music. Music and design are more similar than many people may realize. The improvisational creation of jazz is akin to the ...
Storyboard: Darin Johnstone The Plum Assignment Somebody once asked me if being a creative has ever made me feel like an outsider. The answer is: Yes. Most days that end in y. As an undergrad architecture student at Cal Poly Pomona, I was lucky enough to take an architecture class taught by a wo...
Storyboard: Marina Chang Orrin Shively Marriage of East Meets West in California Orrin Shively: I grew up in Europe and Marina grew up in Asia. Our union truly was the East meeting the West out in California. Marina Chang: Before I ended up at ArtCenter, I was at UCLA for four years, where I maj...
Storyboard: Zach Leazer How a life in the Air Force prepared me for a life making movies The first time I ever directed anything, I was still serving in the United States Air Force. I know thats a weird concept, but just hear me out for a second. I was an airplane mechanic doing my first tour of ...
Storyboard: Phil Hettema How to Graduate from Disneyland to Art School I'm a native Southern Californian, born in Pasadena, who was born right around the time that Walt Disney introduced his pet project, something called a "theme park", to the world (... yes, it was a long time ago!). I was a shy ...
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Storyboard: Gary Meyer Frightening Blankness, Failure and the Larger Tapestry of History Nothing is more daunting to a designer than a blank canvas. Why does this image fill creatives with such dread? Because it represents the beginning. Whats more is that the blank canvas represents questions: q...
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Storyboard: Ini Archibong A language without language As a kid growing up in Pasadena, I would frequently ride my bike to ArtCenter. I thought of it as the place where people designed cool cars. Many years later, I decided to leave the USC Marshall School of Business and start my first term at Art...