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...
Illustration classes are taught by award-winning faculty, who encourage students to develop a personal style across multiple disciplines including print, fashion, entertainment and toy design.
ArtCenter's faculty of leading Creative Direction professionals prepare students to connect consumers with brands across traditional and emerging ad platforms.
ArtCenter has always placed the highest premium on producing professional-quality student work. Look no further than the front-and-center location of the original Student Gallery, at the entrance to Hillside Campus, for proof of the Colleges commitment to dazzling power of student-produced works of...
Learn to apply user experience-based design toward creating spaces that engage and delight the senses.
We help you get out into the world. As the world’s ideas, languages and cultures become more interconnected, ArtCenter’s curriculum offers students the means to address design challenges and explore artistic opportunities wherever and however they occur—in our own backyard or acro...
Integrated Studies at ArtCenter builds foundational creative skills across all majors, combining visual literacy, craftsmanship, and critical thinking in a collaborative, interdisciplinary curriculum.
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...
Notable alumni from the Interaction Design program.
Media Design Practices alumni are highly sought-after members of the innovation economy, working as designers, strategists, futurists and social innovation leaders.
ArtCenter's illustrious Graphic Design alumni community includes legends and leaders in the fields of branding, technology, transmedia, packaging and typography.
Transportation Systems and Design is a relatively new program in a growing field with a small but impressive array of alums working toward designing the future of transportation.
Graphic Design at ArtCenter produces well-rounded graduates working in print and branding, packaging and environmental graphic design, motion and visual interaction design, as well as transmedia design.
ArtCenter Film alumni are recognized for their innovative visual and narrative storytelling skills and are sought-after as film, TV and commercial directors, cinematographers, editors and screenwriters.
Honoring our full-time undergraduate students achieving a term GPA of 3.80.
Celebrate ArtCenter graduates at our biannual Graduation and Grad Show. Explore student work, connect with recruiters, and experience the culmination of creative excellence.
Yves Behar Design Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, Fuseproject Claude Zelwegger Director of Design, Google Niklas Gustaffson Director, Global Design and Innovation, PepsiCo Martin Lotti Chief Design Officer, Nike Jordan Brand Audrey Liu VP...
Every technology interaction you experience in a day—from using mobile apps to playing games to wearing smart accessories to engaging with other digital environments—has been designed to maximize user experience (UX). By pursuing a bachelor’s degree in interaction design at ArtCent...
The Illustration Design track of ArtCenter's BFA in Illustration empowers students to explore a broad range of digital and print applications. Learn more.
Featured Course The Immersion Lab Welcome to immersive living, a new type of “reality.” Explore an expanding array of immersive technologies — hardware, software, spatial sensors, cameras, interfaces, controllers, and head-mounted displays — that read and interpret the real...
Media Design Practices (MDP) is an interdisciplinary design Master of Fine Arts (MFA) preparing designers to question, innovate and lead through design, critical thinking and creative technology. Designers must bring a daring, critical, and engaged mindset to a world in constant flux. Today’s...
Creativity defines, builds and grows brands, setting apart the quick thinkers and opportunity-seekers from companies that are satisfied with the status quo. The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Creative Direction degree (formerly the Bachelor’s in Advertising) prepares you to take the reins to s...
Graphic design is everywhere. It’s powering the apps on your phone, driving the opening titles of your favorite TV series and surrounding you at stadium concerts. While pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from ArtCenter, you’ll learn how to turn your ideas into powerful vi...