Way to Logo: Meet Brand Identity Expert Lindon Leader ArtCenter: What have been some of the most memorable twists and turns in your professional/creative journey after graduating ArtCenter?Lindon Leader (BFA Advertising 78): I have served a wide variety of clients large and small, local, national...
Astronomy Fans Go Cosmic ArtCenter and Caltech Scientists Unite for Space Discovery at AstroFest For more than 100 years, brainy residents in Pasadenanamed by civic leaders as the City of Astronomyhave fueled tons of scientific innovation. And thats why almost a dozen Pasadena organizations and i...
Kicking againstthe digital takeover: Noah Minuskin's hand-drawnJohn Wick poster When Los Angeles-based artist and Illustration alumnus Noah Minuskin (BFA 15) isn't busy inking scenes of spiritual agony on his clients' limbs or torsos, the internationally recognized artist lends his considerable tal...
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...
Color Coordinated: Meet Besame Founder Fergus Hernandez ArtCenter: You co-founded Bsame with your wife Gabriela Hernandez (BFA 89 Photography) how did that come about? Fergus Hernandez (BFA 90 Photography) CFO/Co-founder, Bsame Cosmetics: Weve worked together since meeting at ArtCenter in the late...
The educational innovators behind lynda.com and The Skool, and the booming business of online learning Were in the infancy of this industry, and theres a lot of room for a lot of different angles on how to attack the problem of teaching online. Lynda Weinman The pioneers Forbes magazine ...
Sharon Lockhart and Frances Stark Solidarity forever: Renowned MFA alums revisit an iconic portrait In 1997, when Sharon Lockhart, Frances Stark and Laura Owens posed in sack-dresses that collectively spelled out the California Republic state flag, the artists main intention was to present a unite...
A Conversation with Anthony Zepeda, Master Printmaker and Teacher A Living Treasure: Thirty Years of Anthony Zepeda and the ArtCenter Printmaking Studio is an exhibition that pays tribute to legendary teacher and printmaker Anthony Zepeda. In 1975, Zepeda began his career at Gemini G.E.L printing ...
Graphic Design alumna and UX designer Petra Wennberg (BFA 1994), co-founder of Pasadena-based Interactivism, designs brands and digital products based on research, data and intuition.
Climbing The Ladder: Meet Catalyst CCO Josh Wright AC: What inspired you to co-found Catalyst? Josh Wright (BS Product Design 03) Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Catalyst: The seed was planted when I was at ArtCenter. The College trains you to think about design, not just from the aesthetic ...
Alumna Loris Lora: Safe and Sound andnot slowing down An artist whose work has appeared in numerous publications, includingThe Boston Globe,Los Angeles Times,The New Yorker and the The Wall Street Journal, Illustration alumna Loris Lora (BFA 14) spent countless childhood hours drawing. But it wasn...
ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN ALUMNA FINDS CAREER PATH THROUGH ARTCENTER FOR TEENS When recent alumna and VR animation concept artist Christina K. Yang (BS 2017 Entertainment Design) was 10 years old, she started taking ArtCenter for Kids Figure Drawing classes. Raised in the San Gabriel Valley, Yang follow...
Do What Scares You: Meet Illustrator Nol Ill ArtCenter: Tell us about what inspired your current creative project?Nol ILL (BFA 05 Illustration): When I was asked if Id like to illustrate a childrens book about Halloween, my initial thought was, Yes! Some of my fondest childhood memories were attend...
Going the Distance at Under Armour Two ArtCenter alums share a history and a mission The city of Portland, Oregon is famously home to such cultural institutions as Powells Books, Stumptown Coffee and the International Rose Test Garden. But when it comes to the design world, Portland is perhaps bes...
Earths Mightiest Artists Meet the ArtCenter alumni at the center of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Over the past 11 years, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)the seemingly unstoppable series of 23 (and counting!) interconnected superhero films that began with 2008s Iron Manhave learned not ...
Bob Gurr (BS 52 Transportation Design) has received the 2022 ArtCenter Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement. The last original Disneyland Imagineer was instrumental in creating 100 magical Disney theme park attractions, worldwide, shaping the theme park experience and bringing joy to people of all ...
Get Ready for the Next Wave Korea’s Minister of Culture Kim Jongdeok (BFA 87; MFA 89) Whether it’s K-pop star Psy’s “Gangnam Style” music video blowing up YouTube records or the global popularity of television dramas like Boys Over Flowers, these days Korean culture i...
At TEDGlobal, Media Design Practices alumna An Xiao Mina shared how people around the world are transforming memes into a 21st century equivalent of street art to speak out on controversial issues ranging from Ai Weiwei to Trayvon Martin.
Creative Tech Week 2022 highlighted the broadening practices of artists and designers in positions of leadership, developing Code, Computation, Electronics, AI + Machine Learning, Extended Reality, Digital Creation and Digital Communication. Expanding on the college’s first Creative Tech Week...
After having worked for companies like TBWA/Chiat/Day, in 2019 alumna Lacey Waterman started her own business, Strand Studio, a strategic brand studio.
WHERE CODING AND COMPUTATION MEETS CREATIVITY Creative Tech Week Returns With a Focus on Design Research, Advanced Digital Creation, Web3 In 2021, ArtCenter held its innaugural Creative Tech Week, an event which convened thought leaders who operate at the intersection of creativity ...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 1: Lynda Weinman on Taking Arts Education Online In the debut episode of ArtCenter’s Change Lab podcast, President Lorne Buchman interviews Lynda Weinman, who partnered with her husband, ArtCenter alum Bruce Heavin, to found Lynda.com in 1995. What began as a m...
Fine Art faculty Nicola Vruwink is teaching a newly created ceramics class, creating whimsical works and her sculptural jewelry has caught the attention of Hollywood.
Alum Don Burgess, whose film credits include Forrest Gump and Spider-Man, wins American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award
A pioneer in the field of computer graphics, Ridgley Curry has designed successful marketing campaigns for high-profile clients.