Rapid RISE to Success Gevorg Karensky (BFA 11) A lifelong fan of cars and games, Gevorg Karensky has fashioned a filmmaking career that brilliantly blends both passions. Born in Russia, he emigrated to the United States in 2002 at the age of 14. For his undergrad Transportation Design thesis ...
Icon Worship Photographer and alum Matthew Rolston Leads Tour through the Getty Museums Icons of Style Exhibition This past September, Matthew Rolstona photographer and director who has created countless iconic portraits of celebrities including Madonna, Jay Z, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift for publi...
Spring: Then and Now Alexis Marguerite Teplin (MFA 01) Graduate Art alumna Alexis Teplin’s practice is noted for a theatricality based in seduction, artificiality and cultural signification—themes that harken back to Igor Stravinsky’s scandalous 1913 ballet, Le Sacre du Printemps...
Edward Cushenberry lives in the Los Angeles area where he splits his time between photographing his life and drawing everything else that's going on in his world, in an attempt to merge real life with romanticism.
New grad program: Innovation Systems Design “The best way to predict the future is to create it,” said Peter F. Drucker, widely known as the father of modern management. ArtCenter’s Graduate Industrial Design (Grad ID) Department, led by Chair Andy Ogden, has entered into a partn...
Designing Cars Fit for Bond, James Bond: Meet Automotive Designer Alex Alexiev ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Alex Alexiev(BS 12 Transportation Design) Designer,McLaren: I was working on the interior for the McLarens brand new car the 720S, which launched in Geneva. Currently, Im w...
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A Greener, Cleaner Ride From 4D-printed cars to “15-minute cities,” the future of sustainable personal transportation offers all kinds of possibilities Imagine a car with an exterior of 3D-printed copper, gleaming raw and reddish brown, streaked with a sanding pattern. Its interior is ...
Alpha Betterer: Meet Illustrator, Writer Stefan G. Bucher ArtCenter: How would you define your personal brand or graphic identity?Stefan G. Bucher (BFA Advertising 96) designer, illustrator, writer: Im a landscape architect of graphic design and illustration. I create delightful places for your min...
The Show Must Go On: In The Face of the Pandemic, ArtCenter's Exhibitions March Forward Currently installed at the Williamson Gallery at ArtCenter’s Hillside Campus, the exhibition SKY explores how scientific discoveries have altered our understanding of reality. Objects on view include a rar...
Outstanding in His Fieldwork Jeffrey Hall As UNICEF’s Innovation Lab Lead for Indonesia, alumnus Jeffrey Hall has developed a simple standard for his projects: to use design to improve the quality of people’s daily lives. “I collaborate with some amazing people, both in the U.N. ...
Object / Ramone Muñoz Many artists and designers have a special place in their hearts for physical objects, and members of the ArtCenter community are no exception. To kick off this new series for Dot, we were delighted to speak with alumnus, artist and longtime professor Ra...
Hang 10? No, Hang 50! John Van Hamersveld BFA 64 Advertising We’re well into fall now, but for Advertising alumnus John Van Hamersveld, life has been one endless summer. The man behind such iconic pop imagery as the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St. album cover and the Jimi Hendrix Pin...
From out of the destruction of Hiroshima rose the singular career of Product Design alumnus Kenji Ekuan, whose iconic designs include the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle, Yamaha's first motorcyle, and the Komachi bullet train.
Ich Bin Ein Berliner Michael Sans (BS 97) “Inspiring and helping each other goes both ways,” says Product Design alumnus Michael Sans of his engagement with students at ArtCenter Bikini Berlin, the College’s satellite studio where he is managing director. Sans’ own educatio...
As global innovation design director at Jordan Brand, Product Design alumnus Rob Bruce is the designated visionary at the Nike-owned sneaker label.
Product Design faculty member Krystina Castella on the serious business of designing for play If there is a fountain of youth, full-time faculty member Krystina Castella may have discovered it. Castella, whose youthful appearance and intense enthusiasm for everything she does belies her year...
Fine Art student Alexis Sevilla finds inspiration at ArtCenter and working at the Main Museum It’s a busy fall day in downtown Los Angeles. Cars zip down the street, and people on the sidewalk walk quickly to work. In the thick of this hub of activity, Fine Art student and painter Alexis Sevi...
Read the May 2023 DEI newsletter. Stories include Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month, IdentificarX, Zack Snyder screening and more.
Photography and Imaging alumna Karen Beard founded Shestock, a stock photography agency that focuses on female-centric images created exclusively by professional women photographers.
Press Play: Meet Designer, Record Store Owner Brian Thomas AC: What inspired your current creative project?Brian Thomas (BFA 07 Graphic Design) business owner: During our time at ArtCenter, a friend Micah Panama (BFA 07 Graphic Design) was running a mixtape club. After we graduated, I proposed we c...
Graphic Design alum Whitney Lowe shifts from designing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies to sculpting by hand A few minutes away from Portland, Oregon culinary mainstay The Woodsman Tavern stands the midcentury residence of Graphic Design alumnus Whitney Lowe (BFA 82). On this gray summer day, th...