Internships Give ArtCenter Students a Leg Up on the Job Market Near bohemian boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and zippy electric scooters on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice, minutes from the Pacific Ocean, Graphic Design student Ricardo Imperial gives a tour of...
Change Lab Episode 8: Documentary filmmaker Amy Ziering on giving voice to survivors of sexual abuse I determined that I wasn't going to let people be alone with their pain. Amy Ziering Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker and producer Amy Ziering has spent much of her career fighting...
From ArtCenter to Nissan: Meet Senior Exterior Designer Daniel Jimenez Two days after graduating from ArtCenter with a degree in Transportation Design, Daniel Jimenez started a full-time job designing exteriors at Nissan. The work, he says, requires him to be a "professional dreamer" who predicts t...
From ArtCenter to Adidas: Meet Computational Designer Jacques Perrault Jacques Perrault (BS 17 Product) discovered his passion for sports design during an ArtCenter DesignStorm whose goal was to develop a better running blade for Paralympic athletes. Perraults innovative ideas for that project yiel...
Intuitive Designer: Meet Creative Director Paula Hansanugrum ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Paula Hansanugrum (BA 08 Graphic Design) Executive Creative Director at Chase Design Group: So many things! At the moment, Im working on identity, branding and packaging design projects for se...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 19 Fiat Chrysler Design Head Ralph Gilles on Vehicles that Move Us Emotionally Three years ago, Ralph Gilles was named Global Head of Design at Fiat Chrysler, a post responsible for steering design across the companys entire brand portfolio. In practical terms, Gilles h...
From the Heart: Meet Transportation Designer Luciano Bove ArtCenter: You recently managed the Renault Design Academy India internship what was the purpose of the project? Luciano Bove (BS Transportation Design 98) Design Manager, Renault: It was a new way of recruiting young car designers. We rece...
Source Material: Meet Environmental Designer Funi Ding ArtCenter: What are you working on right now?Funi Ding (BS Environmental Design 16) senior industrial designer, Alibaba Group: Cafe culture-related product that might be the future way of drinking coffee. Interests in architecture, prod...
Stage of Life: Meet Freelance Artist James (Fader) Cui ArtCenter: What are you working on right now?James Cui (VJ Fader) (BFA 02 Illustration): Im doing a stage design for an EDM festival in Myanmar. Im also working with an architect to create a video installation piece for the new LG headquarters ...
This Just Got Personal: Meet Sports Brand Designer Dominic Marchese ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Dominic Marchese (BFA 13 Graphic Design) Global Brand Designer, Adidas: Setting the creative direction for NFL and baseball. We have concepts and campaigns that have been going on the ...
Forging New Cinematic Frontiers: Meet Filmmaker Michael Reisinger ArtCenter : What are you working on right now? Michael Reisinger(MA 09 Film),Filmmaker: A script for my short film. Ive been making these 3- to 5-minute shorts, and my next project is going to be more ambitious 40 to 60 minutes, wi...
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...
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...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 28 Recent Alum Vicente Magaa on Solving the Riddle of Mass Transit in California ArtCenters Transportation Design program has a type and, at first glance, Vicente Magaa seems to fit it perfectly. Lifelong obsession with cars? Check. A childhood spent sketching every ty...
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...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 26 Father Greg Boyle on Reducing Gang Violence with Kindness and Kinship For the past thirty years, Father Greg Boyle has made it his mission to heal those afflicted by the epidemic of gang violence. As the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, ...
The Power of Intuition: Meet Industrial Designer Terry Carr ArtCenter: What are you working on right now?Terry Carr (BS 13 Product Design) industrial designer, Plantronics: Wearable technology that helps users stay active, like earphones with a coach or guide in whatever exercise youre doing that c...
Revisiting Radical Chic: Meet Art Director Mike Diehl ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Mike Diehl (BA Advertising 73) graphic designer/art director: A host of wonderful projects: a brand identity for a solar-power company in Hawaii, a logo for a nonprofit music organization, plus some ...
Setting A Scene: Meet Set Designer Assaf Horowitz ArtCenter: What are you working on right now?Assaf Horowitz (BS 14 Entertainment Design) lead set designer, Blue Sky Studios: An animation feature that will be out in 2020, but I cant say more than that. AC: Describe a moment in your childhood wher...
A Fine Art Fairytale: Meet Artist, Costume Designer John Coulter ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? John Coulter (BFA 93 Illustration) Disney fine artist costume designer: Im costuming a Phantom of the Opera musical to be performed in Italy this summer. And at the same time, Im always w...
The Reel Thing: Meet Film Producer Maja Zimmermann ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Maja Zimmermann (BA 99 Film) film producer: For the past four and a half years, Ive been working on Killing Jesus. It recently premiered at the Toronto film festival and now were traveling the world wit...
Avant Gardner: Meet Graphic/Motion Designer Tammy Szu ArtCenter: What do you like most about your job? Tammy Szu (BA 16 Graphic Design) freelance graphic designer/motion designer: I like that as a freelancer, I can take time off when I need it and turn inward and grow not only as a designer, but as...
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...
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 ...
BRAVE AND THE BOLD: SURVIOS AND HEARTSMINDS LEADERS TO DISCUSS SECRETS OF CONNECTING In an increasingly noisy world of advertising and marketingfull of hashtags, sponsored lenses and, yes, good old-fashioned word of mouthhow do creatives find the audiences they need to build their brand? Thats one ...