Degree:BFAIllustration thehettemagroup.com Phil Hettema, the president and creative director of The Hettema Group (THG), creates stories you can touch. Since 2002 THG has been interweaving compelling narratives with technology to create experiences with emotional resonance. Through close collaborati...
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: David Cawley From the woodshop to the 3D lab: My journey as a maker My job as a creative is to keep up with technology as it changes. I always wanted to be ahead of the wave. The problems we face remain the same. Its our means of solving problems that have changed. Ive been a maker fo...
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: Gordon Bruce How to Design a World What is design? Its a trade, its a profession, its a state of mind. More than anything, design is a key to unlocking continuity and cohesion within the bigger picture of life. Growing up with an industrial designer for a father, I was exposed to the ...
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: Norman Kerechuk The Wisdom of a Thirteen-Year-Old The first time someone called me a designer, I couldnt have been older than thirteen. Growing up, every kid in my neighborhood had a bike. My friends and I would buy and sell parts, make our own prices and trade with other kids in our ...
Storyboard: Victor Lee Brown A Father-Son Bond, Forged by Creativity One of the first gifts I ever gave my son Ryan was a book called Diggers. Its a fairly rudimentary book about construction which, given the young mans budding interest in toy trucks, I figured to be an appropriate enough token. ...
Storyboard: Jane Kobayashi and Daria Kobayashi Ritch Bonding through beauty and creativity With 30 years of experience under her belt, creative director Jane Kobayashi has become a force in graphic design, as a partner of 5D Studio with awards from shows such as Communication Arts, Mead, and AIGA,...
Program:ProductDesign alainamickes.com In the end, a leader is only as great as her team, and it has been an honor to be a part of the best team in the world. A self-described thinker, maker and former French baker, Summer 2016 Student Leadership Award-winner Alaina Mickes came to ArtCenter with pr...
Rob ClaytonIllustration, 1988 Christian ClaytonIllustration, 1991 claytonbrothers.com The Clayton brothers are Rob and Christian Clayton, who have been collaborating since 1996 on paintings and installations which entwine their styles and palettes. Rob, born in 1963, and Christian, born in 1967, b...
Degree:BFA 87Illustration markryden.com Mark Ryden was named the godfather of Pop Surrealism by Interview in 2010. He first garnered attention in the 1990s when he ushered in this new genre of painting with a host of followers in his wake. He has created a singular style that blurs the traditional ...
A pioneer in online education, alumnus Bruce Heavin (BFA 93) is an artist, strategist and entrepreneur.
Fernando Olmedo is a concept designer and ArtCenter alum from the Entertainment Design department.
Live concert and entertainment executive Ron Bension is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees.
Sean Adams is the dean of the Division of Visual Art and Communication and former chair of the undergraduate and graduate Graphic Design programs at ArtCenter,
Ross LaManna is the chair of the graduate and undergraduate Film Departments at ArtCenter. He has sold screenplays and written for many studios, including Disney.
SKY is an exhibition that invites visitors to ponder both the provincial and universal elements of space above and around the Earth’s surface. This group exhibition will demonstrate how the unfolding realities exposed by new science are affecting change in the understanding of ourselves, our p...
Hospitality entrepreneur Clarence Daniels is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees
Offered in partnership with ArtCenter alumni, Create Change forums and workshops are designed to inspire and inform, and help define ArtCenter's brand in China.
Business leader, educator and author Linda Hill is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees.
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Degree:BFA 98 Advertisingpamfujimoto.com Known for her irreverent and often-imitated creative campaigns for brands both iconic (Absolut Vodka) and insurgent (The Coffee Bean), alum and WONGDOODY’s Pam Fujimoto has redefined what it means to be a modern advertising leader. Executive Creat...