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...
2021 Alumni Awards Bruce Heavin, Outstanding Service Award "Giving to ArtCenter is the gift that keeps on giving," says Bruce Heavin (BFA 93 Illustration). "Generosity is not just about money. You could be generous with your time, your empathy." Heavin and his wife Lynda Weinm...
Explore how military veterans are making a difference at ArtCenter and beyond. From groundbreaking design innovations to public service through creativity, discover inspiring stories of resilience, leadership, and impact in art and design.
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...
Campus Life. Elevated. Situated on 175 wooded acres in the hills above the Rose Bowl, ArtCenters Hillside Campus has never lacked any amount of outdoor green space. Life at the Colleges South Campus, located in an urban setting at the southern gateway to Pasadena, is a different story. In imaginin...
Change Lab Podcast Featuring Mari Nakano, Social Impact Designer with the New York City Mayors Office Mari Nakano (MFA 10 Media Design Practices) is a social impact designer and ArtCenter alum deploying design problem solving to improve the lives of at-risk populations around the world. She was rec...
ArtCenter expands a scholarship honoring WWII veteran Ross Dimond Player, offering greater support for undergraduate students while preserving a legacy of service and sacrifice.
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 ...
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...
To honor the memory of longtime faculty member Leah Toby Hoffmitz Milken and her transcendent typography, ArtCenter has established the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography to advance the research, teaching and understanding of letterform design and typography.
Williamson Gallery director reflects on his many moons—and exhibits—at ArtCenter At the end of a hallway at Hillside Campus, alumnus Stephen Nowlin (MFA 78 Art) sits in his office, a floor below ArtCenter’s 4,600-square-foot Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, where he’s bee...
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...
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 ...
Shooting for the Sky: Williamson Gallery Exhibition Focuses on Humanity's Shifting Understanding of the Heavens NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, SKY is not currently available for viewing. We hope, however, that you enjoy this essaywith accompanying imageryby the exhibitions curator. An i...
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...
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...
Why AxS Episode 1 Rosetta Mission: How an illustrator helped NASA-JPL land on a comet Welcome to the Why AxS, ArtCenter’s podcast featuring brilliant scientific and artistic minds ponder the big why's that come with being a tiny part of this universe. Our first episode, How to Land on a Com...
Alumni Panels at Car Classic Celebrate Iconic Design: 70 Years of ArtCenter Influence An event that capped a weekend-long alumni celebration thatattracted 600 alumni back to ArtCenter, last months Car Classicdubbed Iconic Design: 70 Years of ArtCenter Influencebrought together several generations o...
Alumni with ArtCenter's BFA in Photography and Imaging degree have forged careers in advertising, editorial, fashion, sports, food, photojournalism and more.
Join visual artist Lita Albuquerque and JPL astrophysicist Dida Markovic as they explore the mysteries of dark matter, dark energy, and our place in the universe on Episode 3 of the Why AxS podcast.
Wizard of Awe Dan Goods (BFA 02) What are you doing with your special moment in time today? This pointed challenge culminates an inspiring TEDx Talk by Graphic Design alumnus Dan Goods, who works as a visual strategist (aka resident artist) at NASA’S Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasade...
Photography alumnus and visual effects master Peter W. Anderson, ASC, received the 2013 Gordon E. Sawyer Award, an Academy Award for technological contributions that have brought credit to the film industry.
Join us for ArtCenter’s new mini-series investigating the powers of art and science–and the extraordinary, unexpected outcomes when the two fields intersect. Art and science, like chocolate and peanut butter, are an unlikely pair whose collective whole equals more than the sum of its pa...
Lynda Weinman on Building Lynda.com and the Future of Online Learning 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 means t...
Reunion magic, unlocked. When our extended creative family comes together — alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends — it’s always a celebration of stories, studio tours and spontaneous bursts of inspiration. From welcome gatherings and art markets to the ArtCenter Awards and ...