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Cars That MatterMarek Djordjevic: Inside the ArtCenter College of Design’s Legendary Car Design ProgramEveryone knows great cars come from great designers, but where do great designers come from? ArtCenter College of Design is renowned for training world-class designers. Robert Ross joins Transportation Chair, Marek Djordjevic, for a discussion about what it takes to train students in the art of contemporary car design using 3D modeling, animation, and classic techniques like drawing by hand. With experience designing for BMW and Rolls-Royce, and an alumnus of the ArtCenter himself, Marek explains what it takes to get ahead as an accomplished designer, and why today's students are even more capable than the ones in the...
2025-07-2931 min
ArtiGras PodcastWhere Art Heals: Jeni Licata on Ceramics, Community, and the Lighthouse ArtCenterJoin us as we sit down with this week’s guest, Jeni Licata, a beloved ceramic artist and the Executive Director of the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida. From her early days studying psychology to building sea urchins out of clay in her mother-in-law’s garage, Jeni shares how art, education, and community connection have shaped her personal journey and leadership style. In this episode, Jeni reflects on her evolving role—from teaching children’s clay classes to overseeing a thriving three-building campus with outreach programs, major exhibitions, and events like Dart for Art. We also tal...
2025-06-1957 min
Detailed: An original podcast by ARCAT120: Adaptive Reuse | ArtCenter Mullin Transportation Design CenterIn this episode, Cherise is joined by Darin Johnstone, Principal from Darin Johnstone Architects in Los Angeles, California. They discuss the ArtCenter, Mullin Transportation Design Center in Pasadena, California.You can see the project here as you listen along.The Mullin Transportation Design Center (MTDC) at ArtCenter College of Design is a masterful transformation of history into innovation. Once a supersonic wind tunnel designed to test objects fixed in space, the structure has been revitalized into a state-of-the-art facility that invites motion, creativity, and experimentation utilizing a building-in-a-building concept. Located within ArtCenter’s South Campus in...
2024-12-2755 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterWhy AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Indigenous FuturismIn the fourth episode of the Why AxS podcast—where brilliant scientific and artistic minds ponder the important whys—we explore the rise of Futurism in Indigenous art as a means of enduring colonial trauma and envisioning a more inclusive and sustainable future. We're joined by Virgil Ortiz, a Pueblo artist known for his traditional Cochiti figurative pottery and experimentations with science-fiction storytelling. Ortiz's art is a testament to his boundless imagination and his ability to push boundaries. He creates art the way his ancestors did while interweaving futuristic, sci-fi themes that bring light to untol...
2024-12-1227 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterWhy AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Dark MatterReady to go dark and get deep? In the third episode of the Why AxS podcast—where brilliant scientific and artistic minds ponder the important whys—we explore the infinite possibilities of the origins and nature of our universe. Our guests couldn't be more disparate in their paths, yet conjoined in their pursuits. Lita Albuquerque, an internationally renowned visual artist and ArtCenter faculty member, is inspired by the natural world, on this planet and beyond. Her works are intimate and epic, earthly and ephemeral—a celebration of how we connect to our environment, below and above.
2024-11-1432 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterWhy AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Art and ScienceDid you know the intersection of art + science has been rooted in the DNA of Los Angeles from the very beginning? In this episode of our Why AxS podcast, alum + former ArtCenter Exhibitions director Stephen Nowlin unravels the rich intertwining origins of the artists and experimenters who landed in L.A. and pioneered new industries, from aeronautics to film. As humans, we aspire to find common ground between the two district sides of our brain. That's why science needs art to tell its narratives in a language that makes data illuminating, immersive, complex and even t...
2024-10-1044 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterWhy AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Rosetta MissionWelcome to the Why AxS, ArtCenter's podcast featuring brilliant scientific and artistic minds ponder the big why's that come with being a tiny part of this universe. Our first episode, How to Land on a Comet, takes you aboard JPL's Rosetta Mission, as we're joined by mission planner Art Chmielewski + alum/illustrator Liz de la Torre (BFA 13), who mapped the surface of speeding comet for a first-of-a-kind rendezvous with a spacecraft — from a single pixel. Rosetta remains one of the world's most ambitious — and arduous — space exploration missions. Landing on a comet as it zips and twi...
2024-09-1235 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterWhy AxS Podcast from ArtCenterJoin us for ArtCenter's new mini-series investigating the powers of art and science–and the extraordinary, unexpected outcomes when the two fields intersect. The four-part series, launching September 12, features prominent artists–often with connections to ArtCenter–and scientists tackling big ideas about dark matter and transcendence from right- and left-brain points of view. At ArtCenter, science and art often cross paths–after all, CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are in our backyard, allowing for unique collaborations through programs, exhibitions, internships and more. With Why AxS, we invite you into insightful conversations with some of...
2024-09-0701 min
Not Real ArtLorne Buchman of ArtCenter: Moving ‘From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery’Creativity is rarely a “lightbulb moment.” In fact it usually arrives through a winding and non-linear process that involves self-understanding, improvisation, and a whole lot of uncertainty. That’s the belief of today’s guest, Lorne Buchman, president emeritus of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. ArtCenter is known as a world-class leader in art and design education, with some even referring to it as the Harvard of art, design, and creativity. When Lorne took office in 2009, he quickly challenged students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees to redefine what a great art and design college should lo...
2022-11-151h 03
Why AxS from ArtCenterKaren Hofmann on building an accessible, affordable and inclusive educationTo many of our listeners, this guest needs no introduction. She is someone who has burst through seemingly impenetrable ceilings – glass and otherwise – to claim leadership roles historically held by men. She rose through the ranks as a strategic industrial designer before returning to ArtCenter, her alma mater, for a transformative stint as Chair of our Product Design department. She was also a driving force behind ArtCenter's innovative DesignStorm program, through which major brands engage our students in developing new products and ideas. The force of nature I'm describing here is none other than ArtCenter Provost and Presi...
2022-06-0149 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterJackie Amezquita on migration, memory and making artWhen we first heard from Jackie Amezquita four years ago, she was an ArtCenter Fine Art student on the cusp of graduating. In a raw and revealing interview, she traced the arduous path she'd walked to find the stability she needed to risk everything for her art. Her remarkable journey (captured in E14 of Change Lab) began in her native Guatemala, where surging violence and poverty had forced Jackie's mother to migrate to the United States to provide for her family. At age seventeen, Jackie followed her mother's footsteps to the US (quite literally), a...
2022-05-1840 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterArtist Kim Schoenstadt on finding redemption through creativity and kinshipClient hypothetical. This is the term pioneering architect and designer Eileen Gray used to classify the many Modernist masterpieces she designed in the absence of actual paid commissions. She was simply making things because that was what she was made to do. Gray now stands alongside other towering talents whose under-recognized body of work were later exalted by their artworld peers. First among Gray's admirers is artist Kim Schoenstadt who spent the past two years creating an entire exhibition inspired by the way Gray essentially designed her way through the many challenges laid in her path. ...
2022-04-0644 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterJames Meraz on creating a path through unimaginable lossJames Meraz joined the faculty of ArtCenter's Environmental Design department in September of 2001, shortly before 9/11. In the wake of that tragedy he wavered about how to proceed with his planned curriculum. How would it all be relevant? In the end, he resolved to lean into the uncertainty of that "cataclysmic moment," realizing that the only way out of the pain, chaos and confusion was to go through it. Above all he discovered the value in staying present and connecting with others when things fall apart. Of course, he had no way of knowing how much he'd come t...
2022-03-2342 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterGoogle's Ivy Ross on Reimagining the Life You're Meant to LiveAs Google's vice president of hardware design, Ivy Ross is breaking new ground in the physical world for a trillion-dollar company synonymous with building tools for navigating the virtual one. Since assuming the role in 2014, she's been tasked with translating a corporate identity consisting of a primary colored logo and blinking cursor into three-dimensional products and environments that are inviting, accessible and add value to people's lives in ways big and small. Ivy oversees the team responsible for Google's entire eye-catching suite of curvy, pastel-hued devices including the Pixel phone and Nest home safety system. And she's a...
2021-12-0856 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterTisha Johnson on design as a growth mindsetIn the two decades since she graduated from ArtCenter with a degree in Transportation Design, Tisha Johnson has blazed trails for female design leaders in industries dominated by men. Her success has been propelled by her genuine passion for each phase of the design process, from research to experimenting with materials to aligning aesthetic beauty with human need. The results of her efforts are written into her ever-evolving career, which includes transformative stints heading up design teams at Volvo and Herman Miller en route to her current role as head of global design at Whirlpool. Tisha's growing l...
2021-12-0151 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterMike Shinoda on the Alchemy of Making Music and ArtTo call Mike Shinoda a rock star would be technically accurate and yet incomplete. He is the lead singer and driving force behind Linkin Park (one of the best selling bands of the 21st century), Fort Minor (his hip hop project) and a thriving career as a solo artist. But that list of headlining achievements doesn't even begin to capture the scope of his creative versatility. He's always been a creative omnivore since his days as an ArtCenter Illustration student when he divided his time between the painting studio and band practice. Even as L...
2021-10-1342 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterChange Lab Season 9: Make to KnowPop quiz: Do artists and designers create to express what you know? Or do we make things to get to know ourselves and the world we inhabit? Those are a few of the questions we'll be grappling with throughout the next season of Change Lab, launching on September 29th, with Lorne's revelatory interview with Mike Shinoda, artist, musician, ArtCenter alum, and rockstar in all senses of the word. This season coincides with the release of Lorne's book, Make to Know, investigating the relationship between inspiration and improvisation, artist and artwork, maker and finished product -- t...
2021-09-0202 min
Meet the CreativesTBT: Sean Adams, Chair, Undergraduate and Graduate Graphic Design at ArtCenter College of Design at ArtCenter College of DesignTBT: Sean Adams, Chair, Undergraduate and Graduate Graphic Design at ArtCenter College of Design at ArtCenter College of Designwww.MeettheCreatives.org https://linktr.ee/meetthecreativesny
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2021-08-2640 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #20: Про комсомольство, виклики толерантності, літературу, Лору Палмер та інше | Сергій ІвановЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія розмов Муніципального мистецького центру.
Сергій Іванов: журналіст, ведучий
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-07-081h 37
мета-розмоваЛСД #19: МАЧ, нові відео Landschaft, Brat та поезія в музиці | Григорій СеменчукЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія розмов Муніципального мистецького центру.
Григорій Семенчук: поет, культурний менеджер, музикант
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-07-0248 minмета-розмоваЛСД #18: Про австрійську підтримку українських культурних інституцій | Andreas Wenninger (ENG)Львівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія розмов Муніципального мистецького центру.
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-06-2317 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #16: Про виставку "перемога - тріумф - відпочинок" | Влада РалкоЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія розмов Муніципального мистецького центру.
Влада Ралко: художниця
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-06-1533 min
The Process198 - Sebastian Costello Goes To ArtCenterIndustrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects!
We chat about what Seb has been up to in the last few months, the challenges of producing technical drawings and why its important to push yourself.
On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss:
Zak & Seb's burgers
Designing lights
The avatar movies
Technical drawings
'Solidworks is balls'
You need to push yourself
Going to ArtCenter
Surround yourself with encouraging people
All the links, all the time! Industrial Design, Creativity & Inspiration!
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2021-06-1251 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #15: Про постродову депресію, нову виставку, стосунки з собою та іншими| May LeeЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія розмов Муніципального мистецького центру.
May Lee: фотографка
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-06-0954 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #14: Про партаки, просвітницьку роботу в соцмережах та силу татуювань | Ірена ОдинецьЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія розмов Муніципального мистецького центру.
Ірена Одинець: тату-майстриня
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-06-0247 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #13: Дослідження реальності в портретній фотографії | Валентин КузанЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів Муніципального мистецького центру.
Валентин Кузан: фотограф
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-05-2548 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #12: Невпокій та сексуальність в культурі | Юрко ПрохаськоЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів Муніципального мистецького центру.
Юрко Прохасько: письменник, перекладач
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-05-191h 02мета-розмоваЛСД #11: Нова виставка, проблеми порозуміння та декомунізації | Ян БачинськийЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів Муніципального мистецького центру.
Ян Бачинський: режисер
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-05-1352 minмета-розмоваЛСД #10: Про видавничий ринок, маргіналів, антиутопії та світ літератури | Олексій ЖупанськийЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів Муніципального мистецького центру.
Олексій Жупанський: книговидавець, письменник, перекладач
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-05-021h 19Why AxS from ArtCenterTitle: Pasadena City College President Erika Endrojonas on leveling the playing fieldErika Endrijonas isn't just an advocate for the pivotal role community colleges play in providing equal access to the American Dream. She is also an alum of Cal State Northridge and direct beneficiary of California's longstanding commitment to affordable higher education for all. As such, she has an intrinsic understanding of the system's value to society. And in her current position as the Superintendent and President of Pasadena City College, which is consistently ranked among the best in the state, she is fiercely determined to make sure the system remains a vital engine driving social mobility for generations to...
2021-04-2852 minмета-розмоваЛСД #8: Проблема дискусій, інтелектуальна критика і Джадт українською | Ігор БалинськийЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів Муніципального мистецького центру.
Ігор Балинський: співзасновник видавництва "Човен"
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-04-261h 15мета-розмоваЛСД #9: Чи є сенс слухати класичну музику | Оксана ГніздовськаЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів Муніципального мистецького центру.
Оксана Гніздовська: диригентка, ентузіастка класичної музики
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-04-2636 minмета-розмоваЛСД #7: Майндфулнес, депресія, модний буддизм і втеча від себе | Ігор КолесникЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів Муніципального мистецького центру.
Ігор Колесник: засновник лабораторії секулярної медитації, викладач філософії ЛНУ
Юстина Добуш: журналістка
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2021-04-2258 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #6: Місто в гостях у дерев. Відродження культури садівництва | Олександра СладковаЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів у Муніципальному мистецькому центрі.
Олександра Сладкова - начальниця управління екології та природних ресурсів департаменту містобудування Львівської міської ради
Ляна Мицько – директорка Львівського муніципального мистецького центру.
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2021-04-191h 04
мета-розмоваЛСД #5: Продюсування кіно - це баланування на межі божевілля | Ірина КовальчукЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів у Муніципальному мистецькому центрі.
Ірина Ковальчук - продюсерка
Юстина Добуш - журналістка
2021-04-1455 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterUC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ on creating institutional change from withinThere are many apt metaphors for Carol Christ's achievements. Most of them have to do with breaking things like glass ceilings or barriers or new ground in Victorian literary scholarship. But none of those do justice to the sheer scope of the professional arc Carol has traversed en route to her current role as the first female Chancellor of UC Berkeley. Carol has spent the better part of her five decades entering academic spaces and roles previously reserved for men. But she has less interest in reflecting on her own pioneering achievements than in her passion for p...
2021-04-1441 minмета-розмоваЛСД тема: Що так і не так з жанром інтерв'ю в Україні | Ляна і ЮстинаЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів у Муніципальному мистецькому центрі.
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2021-04-0945 minмета-розмоваЛСД #4: Блошиний ринок як культура дозвілля, карантинна журба і смітники | Дара БуркоЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія подкастів у Муніципальному мистецькому центрі.
Дара Бурко - співорганізаторка "Тлум і крам",
Ляна Мицько – директорка Львівського муніципального мистецького центру.
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2021-04-0738 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #3: Дружні стосунки з дітьми, музика і вау-ефект у фотографії | Тарас БичкоЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія найліпшіших подкастів у Муніципальному мистецькому центрі.
Тарас Бичко –
Юстина Добуш – журналістка
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2021-04-051h 08мета-розмоваЛСД #2: Кіч, мозаїки, психоделіка і образочки з Краківського | Богдан ШумиловичУвага! У відео присутня нецензурна лексика!
Львівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія найліпшіших подкастів у Муніципальному мистецькому центрі.
Богдан Шумилович – професор-кітчезнавець
Юстина Добуш – журналістка
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2021-04-0252 min
мета-розмоваЛСД #1: Розлучення яке надихає, стереотип директорки, соцмережі печалі | Ляна МицькоЛьвівська система дослідників (ЛСД) – серія найліпшіших подкастів у Муніципальному мистецькому центрі.
Юстина Добуш – журналістка
Ляна Мицько – директорка Муніципального мистецького центру
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2021-04-0244 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterFuller Seminary President Mark Labberton on the theology of makingAs President of Fuller Theological Seminary (with more than three decades of pastoral experience behind him), Mark Labberton is more than comfortable dwelling in uncertainty. For him, the space of the unknown is at least one way to access the kind of epiphany familiar to those of us on the creative path. Mark is far more than just a big picture thinker and leader. He's a prolific writer and orator with a unique gift for mining the sublime out of a secular idea. He is also someone who embodies the immersive and expansive mindset h...
2021-03-3152 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterDan Brodnitz on democratizing education at LinkedIn LearningDan Brodnitz didn't set out to join a revolution in online education. He saw himself changing hearts and minds through his novels and poetry. Fate, however, had a different plan for Dan's talents — but one no less transformative. It placed him at the helm of global content strategy at LinkedIn Learning at a time when the entire world migrated into digital classrooms. Never has his expertise in creating meaningful virtual learning experiences been more valuable than it is right now. Dan found his way into this fertile field through his own natural inclination to und...
2021-03-1751 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterOccidental College President Harry Elam on finding a roadmap for systemic change in revolutionary theater movementsHarry Elam and Lorne had only met casually before we sat down to record this episode of Change Lab. Interestingly, they had spent much of their early careers as two ships passing in the San Francisco Bay. Harry pursued his PhD in theater at U.C. Berkeley while Lorne earned the same degree at Stanford. They then traded places and Harry became a theater professor at Stanford and Lorne took a faculty position in Berkeley's Dramatic Art department. Their mirrored movements continue to this day. With Harry's recent appointment as president of Occidental College, they now both s...
2021-03-0352 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterD'Wayne Edwards on building a pipeline for diversity in sneaker designD'Wayne has a lot in common with Michael Jordan, his former boss. His appetite for excellence has propelled him to superlative success. D'Wayne turned his childhood passion for drawing sneakers into a high-flying design career, moving from L.A. Gear to Sketchers and then eventually landing his dream job at Nike's Jordan Brand. D'Wayne's designs have, in total, earned over $1.5 billion. But D'Wayne was determined to leave a mark on the footwear design world that couldn't be measured in dollars. As one of very few Black leaders in his business, he saw an opportunity to create a...
2021-02-1752 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterChange Lab Season 8: Reinventing EducationAs we begin a new year and a new season of change lab, I think most of us are torn between looking forward with hope and looking back with a kind of weary amazement we've prevailed over enormous obstacles in the last year. But as educators and designers, we know all too well that every challenge we meet offers an opportunity for learning and progress. That was certainly the case here at ArtCenter, where we migrated along with the rest of our colleagues and higher ed to digital classrooms, we then did what we do best experimenting...
2021-02-1002 min
The Art Professors PodcastTaylor Griffith MFA at ArtCenter College of DesignOn this episode of the MFA Chronicles Podcast we talk with Taylor Griffith. Taylor is another artist involved in the CAMFA by GLAMFA 2021 exhibition. I started off by asking Taylor what he does to unwind, he told us he likes to explore Sunken City and tells us why. We get in depth around his experience at the ArtCenter School of Design, why he chose it and what he likes about it. Taylor also tells us about how the pandemic has influenced his art and what he has done about it. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as...
2021-01-141h 32Why AxS from ArtCenterElle Hearns on Leading a Movement for Black Trans LivesElle Hearns did not set out to lead movements for social justice. Nor was it her lifelong dream to make the world a better and safer place for Black transgender communities. Growing up in Ohio, she imagined herself as an iconic singer, a chart-topping diva with a voice powerful enough to crack your soul wide open. In the end, she did end up using the power of her voice to inspire people -- just not in the way she originally planned. As one of the world's most effective leaders in the movement for social change, Elle has d...
2020-12-0951 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterGrace Lynne Haynes on painting to redefine darkness and lightGrace Lynne Haynes' creative calling didn't announce itself until she set foot in her first college painting class. But from that moment forward, Grace's artistic destiny came through loud and clear, as unmistakable as a spiritual epiphany. Here's how she describes it: "It almost reactivated my physical senses. I felt as if colors were brighter, senses were stronger. I just felt like my passion for life began to come back again. I knew that I had to be doing this for a living." She poured that passion into her painting practice as an Illustration student a...
2020-11-2547 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterChange Lab Presents: Micheaux MissionThroughout this season, on alternating weeks, we'll feature a handpicked episode from podcasts by, for or about the Black community. This week we're excited to share an episode from the Micheaux Mission. Since 2016, Len Webb and Vincent Williams have been challenging themselves to watch and review every Black feature film ever made and released to theaters. In Vincent's words, they hope to give 'Rolling Stone' style examination to these under appreciated works of art. Together they hope to find the perfect wine to drink with Pam Grier's Coffy, the five movies, since 1985, in which Samuel...
2020-11-181h 05Why AxS from ArtCenterCedric Johnson on thinking historically about racial justice and the policing crisisLast year, Cedric Johnson embedded himself at ArtCenter for a week-long residency. Included in that visit was a talk about the policing crisis as well as a workshop with students exploring what it means to "do good" in the world through art and design. These issues have only become more timely in the intervening year. But as any good historian will tell you – and Cedric most definitely fits that description – history has a way of colliding with the present if you wait long enough. As a professor of political science and African American studies at Univer...
2020-11-1153 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterChange Lab Presents: Scene On RadioWelcome to our third episode of Change Lab Presents Throughout this season, on alternating weeks, we'll feature a handpicked episode from podcasts by, for or about the Black community. This week we're excited to share an episode from Scene On Radio, produced by host John Biewen, in conversation with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Scene on Radio is a Peabody-nominated podcast that dives deeply into issues central to American society. The show comes from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and is distributed by PRX. Today's episode features Myra Greene, w...
2020-11-0541 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterKevin Bethune on realizing dreams through designLike the consummate designer he is -- Kevin Bethune has iterated his own job description. Kevin's strikingly diverse career-path includes stints as a nuclear engineer at Westinghouse Electric, a financial manager at Nike and strategic design innovator at Boston Consulting group -- all achievements that would stand alone as a high-point on most resumes. But Kevin still had goals he'd yet to articulate and accomplish. And, as you'll hear through his deeply introspective reflections in this episode of Change Lab, Kevin takes his dreams very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that they became the driving fo...
2020-10-2852 min
Trending In Ed with Mike PalmerKnowing Through Making with Dr. Lorne Buchman the President of ArtCenter College of DesignDr. Lorne Buchman, the President of ArtCenter College of Design and host of the Change Lab Podcast, joins Mike this week to share his experiences as a maker and the leader of an esteemed College of Art and Design. Lorne shares his origin story that is deeply steeped in the practical application of his education in the theater at Stanford University where he earned his doctorate. We touch on the power of humanistic psychology and the importance of building a culture where creatives can truly thrive to do their best work.Then we dive into how Lorne...
2020-10-2627 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterChange Lab Presents: The Brown Girls Guide to PoliticsWelcome to our second episode of Change Lab Presents Throughout this season, on alternating weeks, we'll feature a series of bonus episodes we've handpicked from some of our favorite podcasts by, for or about the Black community. This week, we're excited to share an episode from The Brown Girl's Guide to Politics from the Wonder Media Network. Host A'shanti Gholar leads conversations with women changing the face of politics. Episodes include interviews with politicians, candidates, and influencers. Today you'll hear from Brittany Packnett Cunningham. Named by People Magazine as one of t...
2020-10-2133 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterPhotographer Barbara DuMetz on bringing diversity to both sides of the cameraThroughout her long and distinguished career as a commercial and fine art photographer, Barbara DuMetz has produced images that feel familiar even if you're viewing them for the first time. Through her lens, even the most ordinary subject matter has a mythic quality. She has a story to tell that reaches far beyond the frame. That's her unique creative gift. And it's one she began cultivating as an ArtCenter student and ultimately deployed to great effect in editorial spreads for glossy magazines and iconic ads for global brands like Coca Cola and Delta. Despite her v...
2020-10-1451 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterChange Lab Presents: The Institute of Black ImaginationWelcome to our first episode of Change Lab Presents Throughout this season, on alternating weeks, we'll feature a handpicked episode from podcasts by, for or about the Black community. This week we're excited to share an episode from The Institute of Black Imagination. Hosted by artist, writer, and brand consultant Dario Calmese, the show features conversations from The Pool of Black Genius: a collection of iconoclasts at the leading edge of cultural thought and innovation. Today's episode features architect, designer and scholar, Dr. Mabel O. Wilson, who discusses her trans-disciplinary practice touching upon the worlds...
2020-10-071h 13
Why AxS from ArtCenterBob Davidson on Rising Above Segregation through Persistence and ResistanceThere is something almost poetic about beginning this season, dedicated to amplifying Black voices, with today's interview with Bob Davidson, who recently stepped down from his post as Chairman of ArtCenter's Board of Trustees. Bob was instrumental in my decision to assume my current role as President of ArtCenter. And over the past eleven years, our collaboration has been among the most profoundly transformative of my entire career. Our bond transcended our professional roles (for all intents and purposes, he was my boss) and became something much richer and deeper, rooted in our shared values and an...
2020-09-3047 min
D Talks - The Design PodcastWomen in Transportation Design - D Talks with Pallavi Gautam, Royal Enfield, Artcenter, CaliforniaIn this episode, Pallavi Gautam shares her experience as a Mobility Designer. She switched from engineering to design by pursuing a Masters in Design from IIT Delhi. Having worked at Royal Enfield for 5 years as an Industrial Designer after graduation, she decided to go for a second Master's degree at Artcenter College of design, California.
Please visit www.pallavigautam.com to check out her work.
Host - Sanjay Reddy
Online courses for NID, CEED, UCEED & NIFT
2020-09-1245 min
D Talks - The Design PodcastUX Research in Transportation Design | D Talks with Harsh Agarwal | Artcenter, CaliforniaWhenever we think about Transportation Design all that comes to our mind are those crazy perspective sketches, dramatic photoshop renders, and alias models. We often design for the design briefs, but how does that design brief come into existence? Who creates those briefs for the automotive giants? What does the process of designing a brief involve?
In this episode, Harsh Agarwal talks about exactly that. He is a Masters in Transportation Systems and Design from Artcenter, California. He emphasizes the importance of User experience research in Transportations design. He talks about how he conducts multi-fold research and re...
2020-09-0952 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterChange Lab Season 07 TrailerOn September 23rd, Change Lab will kick off its seventh season, which is dedicated to amplifying Black voices in art, design and activism. Much has changed since our last episode – everything really. So in response to these radically shifting times, this next set of interviews will lean into the special relationship between uncertainty and creativity and how it just might hold the key to unlocking ideas and works of art and design that can change the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-2202 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter35 Graffiti artist Chaz Bojorquez on straddling the street and the SmithsonianThis episode of Change Lab happens to be the last one of this season and we'll resume again, as usual, in the fall. And though it wasn't planned this way, it's hard to think of an interview more timely or better suited to demonstrating the strength of the creative spirit to transcend expectations, assumptions and challenges than this one with Chaz Bojorquez, aka the Godfather of Graffiti. There are few art world honors as coveted as having a piece of work included in the Smithsonian's permanent collection. Likewise, in the pop culture universe, not many artists can...
2020-04-0844 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterGet Lit Words Ignite founder Diane Luby Lane on empowering teens through spoken word poetryDiane Luby Lane is the founder and executive director of Get Lit-Words Ignite, a leading arts education nonprofit dedicated to increasing literacy and stemming dropout rates among at-risk youth. Her groundbreaking curriculum, fusing classic literature with spoken word performance techniques, has been adopted by schools around the country. In this inspiring episode of Change Lab, Lorne Buchman sat down with Diane to discuss the redemptive power of poetry her mission to share it with the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-03-2552 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter33 Dennis Gassner on the 'method' behind his Oscar-winning production designStorytelling is Dennis Gassner's mother tongue. It's the language – and the context -- through which the ArtCenter alum and legendary production designer processes the ideas of a script, and it fundamentally shapes the worlds his characters inhabit on screen. The six-time Oscar nominee is best known for the technically ambitious and artfully realized environments he has created for six Coen Bros films, the last four James Bond movies, Blade Runner 2049 and Bugsy – for which he won an Academy Award. Dennis received his most recent Oscar nomination for his stunning work on 1917, a World War 1 epic...
2020-02-2650 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter32 Jessica Helfand on Redefining Design Ethics for the Digital AgeIt's not an overstatement to say that Jessica Helfand is a renaissance woman of the design world. She co-founded Design Observer, an authoritative digital publication on the state of visual culture and an oracle of wise and thoughtful discourse on design for many of us. She also co-hosts two podcasts: The Observatory and The Design of Business/ The Business of Design. In all aspects of her work and writing, she asks profound questions about creative practice and challenges our assumptions about how to reconcile an ethical design practice with a successful one. In addition to her thriving...
2020-02-1253 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter31 Ini Archibong on Designing Things that Spark WonderIni Archibong is a luxury goods designer. He is also a furniture and immersive experience designer and an ArtCenter alum. This is all accurate and incomplete. So we'll leave it to Ini to describe his creative practice: "Any of the objects I'm making -- all they are is a potential entry point to wonder." Ini has been accumulating accolades and prestigious commissions from the moment he graduated from ArtCenter's Environmental Design program in 2012. After earning his MFA in Switzerland from the Lausanne University of Art and Design (ECAL for short), Ini's furniture began appearing in the pages...
2019-12-1842 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter30 Documentary Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol on the Active Pursuit of EmpathyIvy Meeropol is a documentary filmmaker whose emotionally and politically charged films explore social and cultural injustice from the inside out. Her work in TV and film ranges from an exploration of the threat posed by the nuclear power industry to the good, bad and ugly of the American political system, particularly as it relates to her family (more on that in a moment). But what distinguishes her work most is her disarming refusal to judge the characters in her films as heroes or villains– a process Ivy describes as an "active pursuit of empathy." The result is a de...
2019-11-1451 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter29 Saki Mafundikwa and Sadie Red Wing on Decolonializing DesignSadie Red Wing and Saki Mafundikwa grew up a world and two generations apart. Sadie was born into the Lakota tribe and also considers herself a citizen of the Spirt Lake Nation of Fort Totten, South Dakota—two longstanding American indigenous communities. Saki, on the other hand, didn't set foot in the United States until he left his native Zimbabwe at age 24 in 1979, almost twenty years before Sadie was born. Despite their different points of origin, their approach to their chosen profession is strikingly similar. They're both pioneering designers who focus their practices on giving voice and con...
2019-10-2349 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter28 Recent Alum Vicente Magaña on Solving the Riddle of Mass Transit in CaliforniaArtCenter's Transportation Design program has a type and, at first glance, Vicente Magaña seems to fit it perfectly. A lifelong obsession with cars? Check. A childhood spent sketching every type of vehicle his imagination could conjure? Check. An insatiable desire to land a job designing supercars and road testing them at top speed? Well…that's where Vicente, a Summer 2019 ArtCenter alum, separates himself from the pack. Vicente is the rare car guy whose driving passion is not to design the ultimate driving machine. Instead, Magaña dreams of designing a publ...
2019-10-0948 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter27 IBM Design Chief Phil Gilbert on Leadership as LoveThough Phil Gilbert's official job title is General Manager of Design at IBM, he's more often referred to as IBM's very own design evangelist. But ask him to describe his earliest creative impulses and he'll tell you without hesitation that he was an entrepreneur from "day one." It quickly became clear that Phil is all these things and more after spending the day with him at IBM's colorful, post-it-strewn design studio in Austin. In other words, to use a tech-speak term of art: Phil is a unicorn. Need proof? Look no further than his decision to...
2019-09-2556 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterEncore Episode: Wendy MacNaughton on Road Testing InspirationIn the lead up to the launch of Change Lab Season 5 on September 25, we're releasing a series of "Encore" episodes. For this final installment, we caught up with graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton to discuss her latest creative endeavor: A Honda Element she's tricked out to function as a mobile studio. The car features a custom-made drafting table, art supply storage, and a double bed to catch some zzz's on longer road trips. Wendy embarked on the project after realizing that solo time on the road has always been a reliable source of creative inspiration. Wendy called us fro...
2019-09-1149 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterEncore Episode: Reconnecting with Jesse Genet on the Growth of Lumi and the Future of E-CommerceIn the lead up to the launch of Change Lab Season 5 on September 25, we're releasing a series of "Encore" episodes. For this installment, we caught up with designer and entrepreneur Jesse Genet for an update on the big changes she's undergone in the short time since we last spoke. As the home-shopping revolution continues to redefine the way we shop and live, Lumi, Genet's packaging business, has become an integral part of the e-commerce pipeline. To accommodate this growth, Lumi has moved into a larger space near the Arts District in Downtown L.A. Genet invited us int...
2019-08-2849 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterEncore Episode: Reconnecting with Jackie Amézquita on Crossing Borders into Parts Known and UnknownIn the lead up to the launch of Change Lab Season 5 on September 25, we're releasing a series of "Encore" episodes. For this debut installment, we caught up with artist Jackie Amezquita before she embarked on a three-week journey from Southern California through Mexico, primarily on foot, all the way to her native Guatemala. Amezquita refers to this emotionally and physically arduous journey as a performance titled "De Norte a Sud." Over the course of her three-week trek, she'll be retracing the path she took as a young Guatemalan migrant to an unknown life in the United States of America, only...
2019-08-1451 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterFather Greg Boyle on Reducing Gang Violence through Radical Kinship at Homeboy IndustriesFor 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, Father Greg has been instrumental in turning the tide on violent crime in Los Angeles and beyond. The secret to his success begins with reframing a question. Instead of asking "how can we serve gang members?" Father Greg asks, "how can we stand with them, in awe of the pain they carry, and allow ourselves to be reached by them?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-05-2352 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterRISD President Rosanne Somerson on the Next Iteration of Creative EducationRosanne Somerson is an internationally exhibited furniture designer and President of Rhode Island School of Design. Somerson, a RISD alum, sees her parallel roles as a leader and practitioner as complementary parts of her life's work, which she says began when she was a young girl charged with describing the world to her blind grandfather and "opening doors for people to see things differently." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-04-2348 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterJeff Goodby on Creating Mass Intimacy through Artful AdvertisingJeff Goodby is an advertising legend, whose humanity and humility have propelled him to the peak of a profession not necessarily known for either. Imagine an ad man as clever and visionary as Don Draper, minus the chain-smoking and cynicism and you start to get a sense of the scope of Jeff's influence in the advertising industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-04-0948 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterRebeca Méndez on dissolving boundaries and connecting with our animal natureRebeca Mendez is an artist, designer, educator and ArtCenter alumna whose creative practice defies the bounds of traditional disciplines or descriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-03-281h 00
Why AxS from ArtCenterMariana Prieto on Designing for WildlifeMariana Prieto has made it her mission to use her design skills to improve lives around the globe, human and otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-03-1235 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterAri Montanez on Realizing his NBA Dreams through DesignFall 2018 ArtCenter Product Design graduate Ari Montanez spent much of his young life equipping himself with the skills and stamina necessary to succeed in a highly competitive arena – The NBA. When it became apparent his hoop dreams might be slightly out of reach, Ari pivoted into performance-enhancing footwear designs. His determination and dedication paid off with a job offer from start-up sneaker company, No.One. Learn more about ArtCenter and its programs at www.artcenter.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-02-2039 min
Meet the CreativesEpisode 1: Sean Adams, Acting Chair, Graphic Design at ArtCenter College of DesignEpisode 1: Sean Adams, Acting Chair, Graphic Design at ArtCenter College of Design
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2018-12-2940 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterJames Hollis - On the psyche, uncertainty and uncovering creativityDr. James Hollis is an accomplished Jungian Analyst and highly-regarded author who has published fifteen published books and over fifty articles throughout the course of his career. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Jung Society in Washington D.C. James co-founded the Philadelphia Jung Institute and began as its first Director of Training. He is also the Vice President of the Philemon Foundation, dedicated to publishing the unpublished works of Jung. He was the founder and first director of Jungian Studies at Saybrook University (in collaboration with Lorne Buchman), and he remains the Director Emeritus of...
2018-12-0450 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterRalph Gilles on Automobile Design, Human Connection and the Future of CarsAs Global Head of Design at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ralph Gilles meticulously approves the look and feel of every new Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Alpha Romeo, and Maserati produced. His astonishing success is the product of an early, unwavering passion for beautifully designed cars and an outsized talent for sketching them. Gilles' determination propelled him through his undergraduate degree at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, and led him to earn his Executive MBA from Michigan State University. Gilles' natural humility along with his commitment to hard work and design excellence guide his oversight of Fiat...
2018-11-1348 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterLisa Kron – On Memory, Meaning and the Collective Power of TheaterWell known for her Tony Award-winning play, Fun Home, Lisa Kron is a remarkable playwright and performer whose work reflects and refracts these complex times. Her storytelling straddles the blurry line between fact and fiction, memory and invention, the political and the deeply personal. Lisa Kron developed her craft at New York City's WOW Cafe, which began as an international women's theater festival in 1980. During her time at WOW Café, she honed her creative voice, culminating in her breakthrough one-woman show, 101 Humiliating Stories. Her gift for mining humor and meaning from complex family dynamics yielded h...
2018-10-3047 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterCharlie Hodges On Product Design And The Power Of PersistenceFor 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 Tharp's legendary repertory company, his trek to the peak of that profession was grueling to say the least. Charlie endured waves of intensely personal rejection – oftentimes targeting his body type and appearance. But he ultimately prevailed, thanks to his abundance of talent, perseverance and incredibly high pain threshold. Most people would be more than satisfied with those achievements. But for Charlie, that was simply act one. He then pivoted – or, more accu...
2018-10-1835 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterJesse Genet on Building Businesses to Create a Meaningful LifeJesse Genet was recently named by Fast Company as one of the most creative people in business. Jesse began her illustrious career at age fifteen by starting a custom t-shirt business in her parents' basement. Years later, after attending ArtCenter's product design program, Jesse and co-founder Stephan Ango started Lumi. Their innovative, design-centric packaging venture employs an impressive alternative printing process called inkodye. Since the founding of Lumi, they've held a successful Kickstarter campaign and appeared on the TV series Shark Tank. They have continued to adapt and iterate Lumi in response to the marketplace. Since 2015, Lumi ha...
2018-10-0246 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterMatthew Rolston on Glamour, Death Anxiety and the Unity of OppositesMatthew Rolston is a photographer and director known for his distinctive celebrity portraits and award-winning music videos. His images have appeared in such publications as Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Harper's Bazaar, as well as the covers of more than 100 Rolling Stone magazines. He has directed music videos for numerous iconic artists including Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Beyonce. More recently, he has applied his creative talents to fine art photography and produced three acclaimed large-scale exhibitions over the past five years. For the past half century, Matthew Rolston's artistic voice has resonated far and wide, shaping our concept of glamour...
2018-09-1841 min
Why AxS from ArtCenterJackie Amezquita on Crossing Borders to Create ChangeJackie Amezquita graduated from ArtCenter's Fine Art department this past spring. Jackie, who entered the US illegally from Guatemala in 2003, finished her experience at ArtCenter with a timely and deeply personal final project: a 178 mile walk from the US/Mexico border in Tijuana to Downtown Los Angeles, completed over eight days and concluding with a symbolic bath in an oil drum. Jackie's life and work has been shaped by several extraordinary journeys that have called upon her extraordinary stamina, courage, and resilience. While her powerfully symbolic final project received widespread media coverage for offering a rare first-hand...
2018-06-1248 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter13 Courtney Martin on Activism and Inspiring Social Justice Through WritingCourtney E. Martin is a recognized author, cultural critic, TED speaker, social activist and weekly columnist for the Webby Award-winning website, On Being. Her work is vulnerable yet powerful, filled with cultural insights and passionate appeals for social change to create a better world. Courtney has said that she writes the books she needs to read. In doing so, she is the literary equivalent of a first responder, lending her voice to some of today's most urgent issues, bringing context, compassion and a call to action to the conversation. In today's deep and poignant discussion...
2018-05-2648 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter12 Chris Kraus on Writing Through a MaskChris Kraus is the rare writer to capture both the literary imagination and the pop culture zeitgeist. When her 1998 novel, I Love Dick, was re-issued in 2006, it was embraced as a feminist classic by a new generation. Among her admirers were the creators of two of TV's most progressive and popular shows: Girls by Lena Dunham, and Transparent by Jill Soloway. I Love Dick's confessional narrative consists of a series of unrequited love letters which play out as a celebration of personal and professional failure with unapologetic gusto. It seemed to give female readers in particular a gleeful permission...
2018-05-0846 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter11 Ellen Lupton on Design as StorytellingEllen Lupton is a design thinker of the highest order. As curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City, she has produced numerous exhibitions and books, including Thinking with Type (2004), which is used by students, designers, and educators worldwide. Her most recent book, Design is Storytelling, published in late 2017, explores the connection between good design and a compelling narrative. In this episode of Change Lab, Ellen makes a compelling case for the integral relationship between storytelling and design, drawing connections between a well-designed experience and the mythological hero's journey and citing Ikea...
2018-04-2438 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter10 Yves Behar on Creating and Designing through TechnologyYves Behar is a Swiss-born entrepreneur and ArtCenter alum who has become the design world's reigning rockstar. As founder of the industrial design and branding firm, fuseproject, Yves has become a leading force in forging the future of sustainable technology. Equally important to Fuseproject's business model is a deep commitment to the social good. Yves regularly partners with nonprofits to create groundbreaking products like One Laptop Per Child, See Better to Learn Better, and more. In this episode, ArtCenter President Lorne Buchman speaks to Yves about his most innovative products, his inclination to question conventional...
2018-04-0349 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter09 Paula Scher on Conjuring Instantly Recognizable DesignPaula Scher is one of the most influential graphic designers working today. Having spent four decades at the top of the graphic design field, she has achieved iconic status. Paula was the first female principal to join Pentagram, the largest independently owned design studio. Even if you've never heard of Scher you know her work; She designed the logos of Citibank, Tiffany & Co., Microsoft Windows 8, The Museum of Modern Art, New York City's Public Theater and a slew of album covers by legendary bands. In today's episode, ArtCenter President Lorne Buchman asks Paula about her...
2018-03-2038 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter08 Amy Ziering on Giving Voice to Survivors of Sexual AbuseOscar nominated documentary filmmaker and producer Amy Ziering has spent much of her career fighting injustice. Her film work includes the films Outrage, about the hypocrisy of closeted gay politicians; The Invisible War, about the epidemic of rape in the military; and The Hunting Ground examining the prevalence of sexual assault on university campuses. While Amy may not think of her own work as courageous, many would disagree, saying that she focuses on bringing to light important stories and giving a voice to survivors of abuse. In her conversation with ArtCenter President Lorne Buchman, Amy explores her...
2018-03-0639 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter07 Wendy MacNaughton on Telling Stories Through Illustration and TextWendy MacNaughton is an illustrator, author, and graphic journalist whose work shines with warmth and humanity. One of her most recent works is a bestselling young adult novel that she created with her partner, author Caroline Paul, called The Gutsy Girl. Her history as a social justice worker and her passion for social justice are present in her work, which is regularly featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine. In addition to The Gutsy Girl, Wendy's other recent projects include Women Who Draw, a website that functions as a directory of...
2017-12-1944 minWhy AxS from ArtCenter06 Niklas Gustafsson on Creating Meaningful Brand StoriesArtCenter alum Niklas Gustafsson is the Global Director for PepsiCo's Design and Innovation team, where his duties range from developing more sustainable and efficient packaging to developing healthier drinks and snacks at scale. All of this is in an effort to create a profitable model while positively impacting global health. Niklas discusses his upbringing in Sweden and how it sparked his passion for art and design in a larger cultural context. He also talks about the challenges of designing for a company whose product has changed roles in the public eye. Plus, how research and asking the...
2017-11-2936 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter05 Mari Nakano - Using Design for the Social GoodMari Nakano is a social impact designer and Artcenter alum at forefront of her profession. She was recently named the Deputy Director of the Service Design Studio at the New York City's Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity. Previously, Mari spent four years as the Design and Interaction Lead for UNICEF's Office of Innovation. Mari has dedicated much of her work to helping children and underserved communities worldwide. She can trace her journey from a house of makers and artists to a trailblazing career in a field of social innovation, with years of tireless work for at risk...
2017-10-3151 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter04 Sara Khoury - Designing for the User and Human ExperienceSara Khoury is an ArtCenter alum who specializes in user experience. She is now the Director of User Experience Design at Google, where she oversees product design for many of their apps including Google Hire. Previously, Sara led UED teams at Bank of America and Walmart Labs. With over 20 years experience at the intersection of design and technology in Silicon Valley, Sara continues to pioneer paths for female leadership in the tech field. She has cleared a path for women in Silicon Valley without losing sight of her values and commitments to positive change, pushing boundaries, and...
2017-10-1747 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter03 Edgar Arceneaux - Using Critical Thinking to Share StoriesEdgar Arceneaux is an LA-based contemporary artist and ArtCenter alumni who strives to find awe and mystery in life. His body of work has been seen exhibited and performed internationally, and it celebrates the asking of penetrating historical and cultural questions, leading to thought-provoking, perspective-altering experiences. Edgar's most recent piece Until Until Until is a live performance centered around a reenactment of Ben Vereen's tragically misunderstood blackface performance at Ronald Reagan's 1981 inaugural gala. The history of this performance is fascinating, and Edgar's piece probes into the events before and after. In this conversation, Edgar talks...
2017-10-0355 min
Why AxS from ArtCenter02 John X. Carey - Balancing Art and Commerce in FilmJohn X. Carey is a filmmaker and ArtCenter alum with a commitment to bringing social conscience to commercial spots. He was one of AdWeek's top 20 content creators of 2016, and with good reason. He launched his career in 2013 with Dove's Real Beauty pieces, which quickly went viral and remain some of the most-watched internet commercial of all time. In addition to the well known piece for Dove, he has also created a recent piece for Apple about an autistic teen and a short film about singing group with serious breathing problems. Today John discusses how his...
2017-09-2646 minWhy AxS from ArtCenterLynda Weinman - Taking Arts Education OnlineLynda Weinman founded Lynda.com in 1995 to provide wider access to popular digital arts courses she began teaching at ArtCenter. Often dubbed the mother of the internet, Lynda talks about the challenges of being a teacher, why she prefers being a peer, and the unique benefits of an arts education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2017-09-1949 min