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 ...
Through trial by fire, students in Advertising Department Chair Gary Goldsmith's "Crashvertising" course learn that today's creatives have little time to luxuriate over their concepts before a client reviews them.
Studio in a Box is a portable film stage designed to help ArtCenter instructors create demos and lectures for their students.
In 1956, Japan invited ArtCenter to file a report on the state of the post-War nation's industrial design; shortly thereafter the country sent a handful of students to study at the College, including legendary designer Kenji Ekuan.
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...
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 ...
DELBAR SHAHBAZ TEACHES STUDENTS TO BUILD CREATIVELY IN ACX COURSE MAKING OBJECTS Alumna Delbar Shahbaz (MFA 2017 Art) is known for her powerful sculptures, paintings, videos and installations that revolve around cultural and gender identity. When she was a graduate student at ArtCenter, she created...
Ben Zhao, a professor of computer science at the University of Chicago whose team developed anti-mimicry tool Glaze, responds to an article in which he was quoted. The author of the story responds as well.
Art Of Being In The Moment: Meet Painter Salomon Huerta ArtCenter: How do you define success? Salomon Huerta(BFA 91 Illustration), Artist: Doing what makes you happy full time. What are you working on right now? SH: From the age of 9 to 16, my dad would ask me to bring food to his room, and I wo...
Alumnus Joe Doucet's Sotera Advanced Helmet uses an LED lighting panel and accelerometers to make motorcyclists more visible to drivers.
Concepts Are Not Enough: Alumna Lynn Aldrich Finds Beauty In The Physical Nature of Things Lynn Aldrich (MFA 86 Art) doesnt seem to be able to make up her mind. She wants objectshard, cheap, common objectsand ideas as well. And the ideas can get bigphilosophical, celestial, even: She wants her ar...
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...
In the ArtCenter Extension (ACX) course Introduction to Filmmaking, students learn the fundamental concepts of filmmaking while making three short films.
When in doubt, Illustration alumna Maggie Chiang goes to nature Thanksgiving is an annual reminder to express gratitude for everything we have in our lives. Here at ArtCenter, we have much to be thankful for: our innovative students, who continually find new ways to impress us; our hardworking fac...
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...
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...
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...
From ArtCenter to NASA/JPL: Meet Visual Strategist Lois Kim The Studio at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a collection of designers, artists, makers, strategists and thinkers who collaborate with scientists to illuminate the darkest corners of the universe. Alum Lois Kim was hired directly upon...
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...
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...
Altogether now! Transdisciplinary Studio courses allow students to collaborate across different majors On a grey cloudy day in a second-floor classroom at the 870 building on ArtCenters South Campus, students from a wide range of departmentsIllustration, Fine Art, Product Design, Graphic Design and...
ALUMS USHER IN A NEW SP[A]CE FOR ART IN PASADENA Step into sp[a]ce on Walnut St. between Fair Oaks Ave. and Raymond Ave. and you’d be hard-pressed to remember that a Samy’s Camera retail store stood there just a few years ago. This past May, the Ayzenberg Group—founded by ArtCent...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 31 Ini Archibong on designing to spark wonder Ini Archibong is a luxury goods designer. He is also a furniture and immersive experience designer as well as an ArtCenter alum. He is all these things and yet this description remains inadequate. So heres how to explains wha...
Outstanding in His Fieldwork Jeffrey Hall As UNICEF’s Innovation Lab Lead for Indonesia, alumnus Jeffrey Hall has developed a simple standard for his projects: to use design to improve the quality of people’s daily lives. “I collaborate with some amazing people, both in the U.N. ...