Storyboard: Jessica Muljadi The benefits of culture shock and keeping your finger on the pulse For me, growing up was like a never-ending series of culture shocks. My upbringing was not unique in the slightest, but I did do a lot of bouncing around between different habitats as a kid it often fe...
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. ...
Product Design students help create face shields for frontline medical workers.
Katie Sprague Finding true north Throughout the course of my life, Ive found myself continually returning to one simple question: Why have I devoted my life to this crazy thing called Brand Strategy? Why did I decide to go back for a second round of college in my 30s? Why, indeed. Even as a k...
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 ...
Environmental design leaders recognized for innovative spatial design, addressing sustainability and bringing art to underserved children Michelle Ann Sugeng's award-winning design is the ISSEY Boutique Hotel, inspired by fashion designer Issey Miyake. The concept features spatial elements such as ...
The rush is on to design, fabricate, and equip frontline medical workers with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as COVID-19 cases rise. Students from ArtCenter College of Design along with staff at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC) and the Rancho Research Institute (RRI) ar...
NO TELLING HOW FAR SHE’LL GO: ALUMNA GRISELDA SASTRAWINATA-LEMAY LENDS A FRESH EYE TO DISNEY’S OSCAR-NOMINATED MOANA When alumna Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay (BFA 2005 Illustration) was a little girl, growing up in Jakarta, she would read Indonesian versions of Walt Disney comics. Kids a...
Ich Bin Ein Berliner Michael Sans (BS 97) “Inspiring and helping each other goes both ways,” says Product Design alumnus Michael Sans of his engagement with students at ArtCenter Bikini Berlin, the College’s satellite studio where he is managing director. Sans’ own educatio...
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...
Embedded Interactions is a four-week intensive studio, where students design and build prototypes that utilize a mix of working systems, wizard-of-ozing, and video simulations.
Meet alum Youmna Chamcham (BA 13 Graphic Design).
Meet Product Design alumnus Spencer Nikosey, who oversees the Sunset Boulevard leather goods firm, Killspencer, that he launched as the centerpiece of his graduating portfolio.
Read the January 2023 DEI newsletter. Stories include Lunar New Year, Black History Month, the Olympic impact and more.
Continuing its exploration of issues related to sustainable design, ArtCenter hosted Unwrapping the Future: Designing for a Sustainable Tomorrow on Monday, November 18. In the wake of the seaweed renaissance, the well-attended event featured a limited screening of the documentary Seaweed Stories, fo...
Meet three Graphic Design alumnae and a student representing the future of graphic design in the 21st century reflecting a broad and diverse audience.