From President Lorne Buchman— As you may have heard, ArtCenter alumnus and visual futurist Syd Mead passed away from lymphoma on the morning of December 30, 2019. As we return to campus at the onset of a new Spring term, I wanted to acknowledge his passing and to recognize the lasting impact he had on […]
Photo by Juan Posada “Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”—Harriet Tubman Graduating from ArtCenter is no mean feat—everyone who satisfies our degree requirements has done much more than earned the necessary credits. They have collaborated with students from other […]
The Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) invites the community to celebrate and reflect on Haring’s impact on the College and world at large on Monday, December 2, from 11 am – 2 pm, in the lobby outside the library, where the paint can will be making its on-campus debut. Thirty years ago, prolific artist and […]
Our Graduate Media Design Practices (MDP) program asks students to investigate emerging technologies, develop new methodologies and apply design to global social issues. For the past 13 years, the program has been led, shaped and directed by freshly-minted PhD, Dr. Anne Burdick. Our Undergraduate Interaction Design (IxD) program, chaired by user experience pioneer Maggie Hendrie, […]
We recently visited with Transportation Design major Omar Gonzalez to find out about his internship at BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles. Bloomberg Businessweek describes BYD as “the No. 1 producer of plug-in vehicles globally, attracting a tiny fraction of the attention of Elon Musk’s company while powering, to a significant extent, a transition to electrified mobility that’s […]
Summer is a time for travel, vacation, bar-b-ques, beach days and, for many ArtCenter students, a great time to pursue an internship. We decided it was a good time to visit some students on location to check in on their summer internship experience. First up, Yanqi Li, fifth term Product Design major, who is interning […]
For many of us, it is our toughest teachers we remember with the most affection. Not because we learned the most from them, although we usually did, but because their toughness signaled a confidence in us—that we were worth teaching, that we had potential. ArtCenter alum, former Graphic Design Chair and faculty member Paul Hauge […]
Inspirational footwear design legend D’Wayne Edwards will receive an honorary degree from ArtCenter and deliver the commencement address at the spring graduation ceremony Saturday, April 27, 2019, 10 a.m. at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Following the ceremony, which will be livestreamed here, Grad Show will be open in the Pasadena Convention Center where the approximately 220 spring […]
On a mission to teach designers to be a force for good in the world Provost Karen Hofmann announced that, after a comprehensive search, the College has named Chris Hacker to the position of chair of the Product Design department. A professor in ArtCenter’s Graduate Graphic Design department since 2016, Hacker officially took over the role […]
“Useless and hopeless.” That’s how graduating Illustration student Michelle Kim felt prior to entering ArtCenter On Saturday, December 15, Michelle will be graduating with a degree in Illustration, a minor in Social Innovation and she will be receiving the coveted Student Leadership Award. This award fulfills ArtCenter’s vision of educating artists and designers who are […]