Q&A with Interior Photographer Christopher Dibble (Photography '05)
Meet Modern Love Illustrator and ArtCenter Faculty Brian Rea How does an illustrator make our internal experiences of love and loss visible? It's a riddle that Illustration faculty member grapples with every week in his playful drawings featured within each installation of the New York Times' popul...
ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATION ASSOCIATE CHAIR AARON SMITH'S COLORFUL PORTRAITS ARE NOSTALGIC AND MODERN Illustration Department Associate Chair Aaron Smith (BFA 88) has long been transfixed by the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and by the bearded men—stoically posed and meticulously attired&m...
The ACX Teens course Spatial Experience Design draws from disciplines including architecture, interior design and branding.
This edition of the 4x4 Gallery features recent work by alumni whose contributions as design innovators span half a century. Yves Bhar Since forming San Francisco-based Fuseproject in 1999, Swiss-born multidisciplinary designer Yves Bhar (BFA 91 Product Design) has produced triumphs in efficiency...
CHANGE/MAKERS: Pam Fujimoto, Executive CreativeDirector Known for her irreverent and often-imitated creative campaigns for brands both iconic (Absolut Vodka) and insurgent (The Coffee Bean), alum and WONGDOODY Executive Creative Director Pam Fujimoto redefines what it means to be a modern advertisi...
CHANGE/MAKERS: Matthew RolstonPhotographer, Director and Creative Director Ever since Andy Warhol hired then-ArtCenter student Matthew Rolston to shoot a portrait of Steven Spielberg for Interview magazine, Rolston has continued to redefine the modern meaning of glamour and what it is to be a celeb...
Change Lab Episode 9: Graphic Design Legend Paula Scher Paula Scher is among the most influential graphic designers working today. The first female principal to join Pentagram, the worlds largest independently owned design studio, Schers logos, identity and branding systems have established her ico...
André Kim: Environmental Design Alum Glides From Cycling to Starbucks At an upscale Starbucks Reserve coffee bar just south of Los Angeles music venue the Greek Theatre, with zig-zagging wooden countertops and the caffeinated clickety-clack of customers on laptops, Environmental Design alumn...
Automotive News dubbed Winnie Cheung, who studied transportation design at the College, as a "car design prodigy" in selecting her to be included in its 40 under 40 list of the industry's early achievers.
ACX COURSE BRANDED ENVIRONMENTS TEACHES STUDENTS TO CREATE SPACES WITH EMOTIONAL IMPACT A branded environment is one of the most powerful ways to engage people in a true brand experience. By understanding the brand and its message, its possible to create a space that combines powerful methods of in...
Change Lab Podcast: Niklas Gustafsson on Tacklingthe Pepsi Challenge ArtCenter alum Niklas Gustafsson is the Global Director for PepsiCos Design and Innovation team. His wide-ranging duties at PepsiCo embody a uniquely modern corporate dilemma for brands striving to remain relevant to Millennials: ...
Environmental Design alumna Ariel Johnson never tells the same story twice The staff at Ariel Fox Design are as diverse as the environments they create. My office has been called the United Nations of designers, says owner Ariel Johnson (BS 08 Environmental Design), who launched the Sherman Oaks-ba...
King Of The Jungle Book: Meet Entertainment Designer And Illustrator Shae Shatz ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Shae Shatz (BS 07 Product Design) Designer, Illustrator: Disneys The Lion King with director Jonathan Favreau. Im world building with the production designer and team, help...
TRANSPORTATION DESIGN ALUM WEI CHENG CHOU CONCEPTUALIZES EMORA BRACELET How does a transportation designer go from conceptualizing cars to conceptualizing a high tech fashion bracelet that taps into users emotions? For alumnus Wei Cheng Chou (BS 2015 Transportation Design), both involve thinking a...
Lou Danziger: Shaping Culture A pillar of West Coast design, Advertising alumnus Lou Danziger (BFA 48) has worked as a designer, art director and consultant since 1949, bringing his talents to a diverse list of institutions, from Microsoft to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Trademark for Su...
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...
Bleed and Blend: Meet Creative Director Aaron Jacob ArtCenter: What do you like most about your job?Aaron Jacob (BA 08 Graphic Design) Associate Creative Director, Ayzenberg Groups space.camp: The fact that Im fortunate enough to spend my time collaborating with insanely talented creatives. Whether...
Hollywood trailblazer Dorothea Holt Redmond “Her watercolor sketches were extraordinary place-making.” — Marty Sklar WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING Restless, fierce and gifted, 1936 Illustration alum Dorothea Holt Redmond produced scenic designs for Alfred Hitchcock that visualize...
BLUEPRINT FOR INNER BEAUTY: MEET ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNER ELISSA GEE ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Elissa Gee (MS 16 Environmental Design), Designer, Skidmore, Owings Merrill LLP: I'm helping with an office tower for San Francisco, a university building and an office lobby renovatio...
4x4 Gallery: Alumnae work in which a yarn installation anda still life feast meet mouth jewelry and llamas wearing sweatbands Pae White Last year, world-renowned mixed media artist and Graduate Art alumna Pae White (MFA 91) installed Spacemanship, a 45-foot-tall site-specific work for the expanded ...
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...
ArtCenter students shine with recent awards and global recognitions, highlighting their exceptional talent and achievements in creativity and innovation.
REPRESENT: Powerin Color Many artists and designers grapple with questions of identity. For artists and designers of color, these questions often take on additional layers of complexity. Last term, more than 20 ArtCenter students and alumni contributed work to Represent: Power in Color, a one-day e...
A Visual Conversation: Meet Art Director Samantha Kallis ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Samantha Kallis (BA Illustration 10) Art Director of Development at Disney Television Animation: I cant give specifics, but broadly I work on Disney projects before they go into production. My job...