Students can make an ArtCenter degree do more by enrolling in one of three minors: Business, Creative Writing or Material Science.
In the figure drawing course Inventive Costume, Associate Professor Will Weston teaches Illustration students the basics of clothed figure drawing while introducing the history, techniques and purpose of costume design. Observing live costumed art models, students not only learn how to draw draper...
How would you describe this class to prospective students? This class is an immersive study abroad class in Berlin using contemporary photography as the basis for investigation, production and research. It is a project-based class that requires diligent photographic inquiry into a specific aspect ...
Certain cancers may disproportionately impact the LGBTQIA+ community, including those associated with HPV (human papillomavirus). The Research Center for Health Equity at Cedars-Sinai (RCHE) challenged ArtCenter students to develop messaging to help eradicate HPV and HPV-related cancers for the next...
In this comprehensive overview of contemporary food photography, students study the characteristics of food, concept development, as well as lighting and styling techniques. During a photo shoot, students have the opportunity to observe and assist a professional photographer, as well as a food and p...
Students get a taste of living fashion history by sketching live, costumed models in this Product Design course offered as an elective in the Wearables and Soft Goods track. Focusing mainly on fashions from the 20th century, students sketch all types of clothing, accessories and decorative embellish...
This beginning ceramics sculpture course introduces the methods and vocabulary essential to hand-building and glazing ceramics. Students explore endless sculptural opportunities through a variety of hand-building clay techniques from practices that have endured for centuries to modern patterns and ...
Curator-led tours at world-class museums. Intimate visits to artists and illustrators studios. Hands-on drawing workshops across from the River Thames. Illustration Department Chair Ann Field, along with faculty members Clive Piercy and Paul Rogers, guide students on an unforgettable trip to London....
This course challenges students to conceive and propose a future vehicle design for a specific automotive brand and timeframe. Students will focus on creative- and critical-thinking methods that support storytelling, concept investigation and vehicle-design development. Through a series of weekly pr...
This foundational course is part of ArtCenters newly launched Game Design Track, a specialization allowing students to learn skills vital to launching a career inthe rapidly growing video game industry. Students will learn to analyze and appreciate gamesas they would a piece of literature or art. Fr...
Featured Course What's Your Story A blend of selfie culture with community archiving, this course is a multi-year effort by the Photography and Imaging Department to create a portrait of the people of Los Angeles across a breadth of communities. Designed as a city-wide project with volunteer parti...
Spatialdesign considers itself a global platform for design. We create for people of the world and look at our process as holistic. For us to do that, we must understand the value that each and every person brings to the table. That starts in the classroom with our broad origin of students, a divers...
Creative Writing Minor What does it mean to minor in creative writing? ArtCenter's Creative Writing Minor offers a specialized series of courses that allow you to explore storytelling in several forms, including poetry, screenwriting and children’s literature. We believe that writing provid...
Creative Direction students bind their skillsets together and focus solely on creating and refining professional-quality pieces for their portfolio.
ArtCenter students work with patients and providers in this hands-on course to identify and solve pressing health and wellness challenges for people with disabilities.
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ArtCenter's illustrious Graphic Design alumni community includes legends and leaders in the fields of branding, technology, transmedia, packaging and typography.
Program Learning Outcomes Mission Statement Interaction Design is the study and craft of how people interact with products, systems and services and their contexts. It is about shaping digital experiences for people’s use. The Bachelor of Science in Interaction program is committed to teachi...
In Cell Phone Cinema, students write a script, plan production design, secure locations and film a short using only their cell phones and simple sound equipment.
Students spent seventeen days photographing and experiencing Berlin, one the world’s most vibrant and thriving art centers. This limited-enrollment class was led by Just Loomis (BFA 80 Photography), former assistant to Helmut Newton. Loomis, who has taught numerous workshops and exhibited...
ArtCenter students designed motion, film, and social media awareness campaigns to be rolled out across California in the Wildfire Prevention course.
In this course, Game Design students create prototypes of sophisticated 3D games using industry-standard development tools and gain practical knowledge of advanced concepts in game design and game theories.
Art and design for a changing world: ArtCenter's graduate programs prepare the creative leaders of the future.
Designing for Green Justice: Centering Indigenous Land Access, Stewardship, White Sage Campaign In this Designmatters studio, students have the opportunity to connect with this land and its First Peoples, the Tongva community. Together, we work with Indigenous land rights advocates and Tr...
Earn your MFA in Graphic Design at ArtCenter. Master design leadership, strategic thinking, and transmedia solutions in print, interaction, motion, and packaging. Learn from industry leaders and create groundbreaking, socially responsible designs.