We met Photography and Imaging student Kayla Varley through Facebook—she was our 500th fan! Kayla is finishing up her first term at the College.
“I felt a special energy here from the minute I stepped on campus,” says Kayla. “I knew that I would be able succeed here.”
Read more about Kayla and her experiences studying at Art Center in this great interview.
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After noticing a lack of interaction between different term students in her department, advertising major Mitos Corpus got to work helping organize a brainstorming and homework session for advertising students.
“What began as a place to do homework has become a place where advertising students can work together and critique each other’s work,” Mitos says.
Read more about Mitos and her experiences studying at Art Center in this great interview.
Product Design student Bryce Butcher says that she first set her sights on attending Art Center while in elementary school.
“After experiencing what other colleges were like, the professionalism and level of work done by the students at Art Center surpassed anything I could compare it to. I knew that if I wanted to be a successful professional in Product Design, I had to attend Art Center.”
Read more about Bryce’s experiences growing as a designer, favorite projects and visiting the student gallery as a child with her grandmother in this great interview.
Graphic Design student Orlando Sanabria says that Art Center’s experienced instructors have made a huge difference in his time here.
“The projects I’ve worked on have challenged me, and helped me to develop my skills as a designer,” he says. “The high level of networking with working professionals has exposed me to the different fields within graphic design. And critiques with instructors have shown me how to fully utilize my creativity.”
Read more about Orlando’s time here, as well as how a class project led to his involvement with his neighborhood council, in this great interview.
GradID student Magdalena Paluch says that one of the most challenging aspects of Art Center can be prioritizing.
“Sometimes I feel like a little girl in a candy store, there are so many classes I want to take, so many instructors I want to work with, so many projects I want to do—and not nearly enough time to do it all,” says Paluch.
Read more about her outlook on Art Center, her favorite projects, and what it was like moving to Southern California from Poland in this great interview.
For Mariana Prieto, the path to Art Center was a journey on many levels.
Moving to the U.S. from Spain to attend the College, Prieto says that “becoming a better designer meant leaving a school where I was comfortable and reapplying to a place that had already rejected me—but it was all for an enormous reward.”
Read more from this Product Design student in this great interview.
“I desire to be an artist of excellence, and Art Center has a history of producing them. That’s why I’m here,” says student Christopher Marion Thomas.
The Illustration student shares with us his thoughts on Art Center, where he finds inspiration and his work in this great interview. Check it out!
The Graphic Design student shares with us her thoughts on Art Center, the creative process and being Latina in this great interview.“I have learned about the power that designers can have,” Priscilla says of her time here. “We can change the world with the click of a mouse or a tap of a Wacom pen—it’s rather extraordinary and quite beautiful.”
Read more of Priscilla’s interview here.
Have you ever wondered what it is really like to be an Art Center student? We did too.We asked a group of students, from a variety of backgrounds and majors, to share their thoughts on Art Center and being a student here. They told us some interesting things, and we think you’ll enjoy reading their interviews. We’ll continue to add new profiles and viewpoints throughout the year.
Check out our student profiles and learn about life as an Art Center student.