ONE FOR THE ARTIST BOOKS: TOMES EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE MEDIUM On view at ArtCenters Williamson Gallery through December 15, Tomesfeatures 25 artist books from the 1970s and 80s which challenge the conventional definition of a book. Curated by John David OBrien and Piero Varron...
The Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography: Two Years, Two Paths, One Destiny I was supposed to be a lawyer. A product of perhaps the best quality of public education, I excelled in school and finished my last semester of high school working as the executive intern for the mayor of New York City. I...
Photography alumna Barbara DuMetz is a one woman force In the summer of 1967, Photography and Imaging alumna and pioneering commercial photographer Barbara DuMetz, then 20, took her new Kodak Instamatic—a gift from her dentist father—and walked through her Detroit neighborhood, photogra...
Artificial Knowing: Media Design alumnaefight discrimination, onealgorithm at a time In an airy, white loft space, in a fantastical art deco factory building in downtown Los Angeles, Media Design Practices (MDP) alumnae Christine Meinders (MFA 2017) and Selwa Sweidan (MFA 2016) are working to gathe...
Lighting the Past Alumna Tahnee Cracchiola brings antiquity to life, one photograph at a time Its a crisp December morning at the Getty Villa, the Malibu branch of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Home to one of the worlds finest collections of antiquities, the Villa features architecture modeled after a...
Sky High Design Phil Hettema (BFA 81) Illustration Phil Hettema is bringing simple and elegant design to Glitter Gulch with the creation of the world’s tallest observation wheel, the High Roller at Caesars, stretching 550 feet into the Las Vegas skyline. “I think this wheel is really,...
MacArthur Fellow and Fine Art alumnus Jorge Pardo has been bucking tradition since he rose to prominence in 1998.
As part of the IdentificarX exhibition, four creatives came to campus for the Alumni Panel Discussion, Saturday, June 29, to share their journeys into their respective fields, the impact of an ArtCenter education, and the challenges of working in the arts.
Finding Your Repurpose: Meet Ecocentric Artist S.P. Harper ArtCenter: What inspires your art? S. P. Harper (BA 79 Illustration, Advertising) ecocentric artist: Painting gemstones on reclaimed materials is my inspiration. My grandfather was a diamantaire, a diamond cutter, before becoming a conduct...
ArtCenter and INSEAD, one of the world's leading business schools, marked the tenth anniversary of their partnership, which blends design innovation with business strategy, with a celebration at Airbnb's headquarters in San Francisco.
From ArtCenter to Nike: Meet Environmental Design Alum Therese Swanepoel Curating experiences and a love of immersive design brought South African native Therese Swanepoel to ArtCenter's Environmental Design program. Now at Nike, she's responsible for researching and developing the innovative workp...
From Steve Jobs to ArtCenter: Meet Designer Victor Zaud ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Victor Zaud (BFA 91 Graphic Design), Head of Marketing, IMVU: IMVU is a 3D, immersive social platform where users tap avatars to meet new people and build deeper friendships with those know. Its al...
NIKE’S MARTIN LOTTI: DESIGN IS PART OF THE COMPANY’S DNA “Though beautiful, Oregon struck some people as the kind of place where nothing big happened, or was ever likely to,” writes Nike’s Portland-born co-founder and chairman Phil Knight in his newly released memoir S...
From ArtCenter to Hulu: Meet Interaction Designer Ting Wu Ting Wu's worldview as a Tibetan Buddhist, and her work as an Associate User Experience Designer at Hulu, is grounded in empathy and understanding of others. Studying Interaction Design at ArtCenter helped her develop the skills necessary to...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 17 Charlie Hodges on Pirouetting from Dance to Design For twenty years, Charlie Hodges heeded his creative calling to dance at the highest level. With roles in acclaimed Broadway productions and as part of Twyla Tharps legendary repertory company, his trek to the peak of...
A good story well told: Faculty, former astronaut to receive honorary doctorate If Dos Equis were truly interested in casting a real-life individual as "The Most Interesting Man in the World" for its popular advertising campaign, they'd be hard-pressed to find anybody more qualifiedon this planet (...
Rafael Esquer of Alfalfa Studio jumped at the chance to create a mural to improve the cafeteria of the LIFE Family Shelter in Lower Manhattan, inviting the shelter's clients to workshop their ideas and shape the design of the piece.
Down To A Fine Art: Meet Artist, Educator Quinton McCurine ArtCenter: What are you working on right now?Quinton McCurine (MFA 11 Studio Art) artist and educator: I am currently working on a series of science-fiction books set to be released in China in Mandarin next year. AC: Whats the one tool yo...
Down to a Science: Charles Mauro's expertise in neuroscience-based design research dates back to his ArtCenter education In the not too distant future, neuroscience and design patent law will completely transform the world of design, says alumnus Charles Mauro (BS 71 Product Design), president and ...
Alumnus Joe Doucet's Sotera Advanced Helmet uses an LED lighting panel and accelerometers to make motorcyclists more visible to drivers.
To prepare photography students for a rapidly changing profession, Photography and Imaging developed a pilot course that embeds students in local nonprofits like CicLAvia and the Japanese American Cultural Community Center.
Media Design Practices students created "video sketches" that explored what the car experience might look like in 2025, with concepts ranging from intelligent A.I. companions to claustrophobia-inducing augmented realities.
Razzle Dazzle’s Aftermath Erik Mark Sandberg (BFA 02) For Los Angeles-based artist Erik Mark Sandberg, the world’s supersaturation of alluring imagery presents contradictions ripe for exploration. “I was on my way to the Sierra Nevada mountains recently and thought, Gosh, look at...
A fast talker with a boisterous laugh (and tidy beard), Interaction Design alumnus Nicholas Jayanty (BS 2016) has never fit into a rigid box. His career path has shifted from working in film and television in New York City, Austin and Los Angeles for a decade to studying Interaction Design at ArtCen...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 16 Jesse Genet on Using Extreme Learning Experiences to Build Businesses and a Meaningful Life Recently named one of Fast Companys Most Creative People in Business, Jesse Genet has accrued a list of achievements as audacious as it is impressive. She started her first com...