COMMUNICATIONS WRITING
ArtCenter College of Design (select clips)
Alum Don Burgess wins American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award
To Illustration alum Keiji Ishida, reinvention means evolving
Creative Tech Week 2023 celebrates designers shaping future technology
Zoë Glenn Hart-Wagstaff levels up with Brand Design and Strategy MDes
A. Puicón-Pérez boosts career with online MDes IxD master’s degree
Charlene Joy Dela Cruz brings her UX skills to NASA’s JPL
Student Yasmine Gutierrez in undeclared First Year Immersion program pursues Product Design degree
Lillie Jackson-Jones finds their passion and major as a First Year Immersion student
Student leadership award winner Keerthana Menon inspires positivity for other graduate students
‘The Center of Everything’: Photography degree paves educational and career pathways
Student leadership award winner Alejandro Sandoval brings people together
In Mark Ryden x Barbie, the alum and pop surrealism artist reimagines the iconic doll
Everyone is Welcome Here: ArtCenter Library is a safe space of learning for all
Student leadership award winner Melissa Fernandez inspired students to build community
How alumna Lizzie Nichols helped The Mitchells vs. The Machines show “it’s normal to be queer”
SPEAK UP: Alum Jonathan Chang’s work honors victims of anti-Asian hate and amplifies Asian pride (2022-2023 CASE District VII award in writing)
Student Leadership Award winner Cheng Chi supported the success of other students
Artist and Illustration Associate Chair Aaron Smith's colorful portraits are nostalgic and modern
Alum Rafael López illustrates hope in children’s book sequel The Year We Learned to Fly
Alumnus Hiroshi Sugimoto’s legacy of photography, art and exploring human perception
Alum Lacey Waterman builds her own Strand Studio rebrands dog food brand Ollie
Through heartfelt words and photos, alum Stella Kalinina reflects on her ancestral home in Ukraine
Student Leadership Award winner Yanqi Li empowered other students to take on new challenges
Artist, Professor and Graduate Art Chair Stan Douglas wants students to discover their own paths
Actor Aldis Hodge reflects on the impact of ArtCenter’s teens program on him as a watch designer
Illustration alumna Joanne Kim creates drawings and paintings that interpret memory
Creative Resilience: Alumni who have showcased vulnerability and strength during the pandemic (2021-2022 CASE District VII award in writing)
Transportation Design alumnus Sang Won Lee envisions the next wave of design
From Baby Yoda to BB-8, alumnus Christian Alzmann’s designs fill the Star Wars universe
Lights, camera, online! Studio in a Box provides ArtCenter faculty with equipment to teach remotely
Alum and Designmatters faculty Josh Halstead teaches about reimagining access in design
Grad Art alumnus Michael Rey makes abstract shapes and art grounded in humanity
Environmental Design alumnus Chahn Chance finds his freedom and his creative voice
Photography alumna Myriam Negre fills her ceramics, photo and video art with spiritual empowerment
Student Creativists bring talent and caring to their DEI work and team
Students in remote course with Asus explore the future of creative workflow
ArtCenter’s global community hubs foster connection while students learn remotely
Product Design alumnus and Professor Roosevelt Brown empowers students to succeed (2021-2022 CASE District VII award in writing)
From fine art to advertising, alumna photographer and director Melodie McDaniel lets the light in
Shield Makers: Product Design students help create face shields for frontline medical workers
Color as Revolution: Alum Victor Estrada’s Art Explores Identity, Bigotry, Self, Perception, Memory
Raising Consciousness: Diversity in Graphic Design (2021-2022 CASE Circle of Excellence Awards feature writing gold award)
Illustration alumna Christie Macdonald creates abstract paintings driven by emotion and intuition
Advertising alum Bob Matsumoto’s journey from Manzanar to ArtCenter and a thriving career
ArtCenter’s Chief Diversity Officer Aaron Bruce paves the way for change
Graphic Design alumna and UX designer Petra Wennberg on balancing the digital with the natural
Graduate Graphic Design alum Alex Seth’s work is a meditation on place and time
Building a more inclusive house: ArtCenter series explores design futures beyond the Bauhaus
Interaction Design and Media Design Practices faculty member Elise Co merges technology and design
Film and Advertising Alumna Sonja Johnson Creates Campaigns that Break Walls
Extended Family: From ArtCenter to Acura, Dave Marek Brings People Together
Strong Bond: CPD Mentorship Program pairs ArtCenter students with mentors
HQ:NY — Environmental Design Alum Hines Fischer
HQ:NY — Advertising Alumna Lacey Waterman
HQ:NY — Photography and Imaging Alumna Heather Sten
Photography alumna Barbara DuMetz is a one woman force
Environmental Design Professor Rob Ball traces his time at ArtCenter
Fine Art student Alexis Sevilla finds inspiration at ArtCenter and working at the Main Museum
Photography alum Camillo Longo’s images ooze mystery and beauty
Alum Rafael López celebrates diversity in children’s book The Day You Begin
Williamson Gallery director reflects on his many moons—and exhibits—at ArtCenter
Film faculty member Joy Kecken transmits wisdom from 'The Wire'
Environmental Design Alum André Kim Glides From Cycling to Starbucks
Illustrate This! Illustration Alumni Forge Many Career Paths
Internships give ArtCenter students a leg up on the job market
Alumna artist and designer Rebeca Méndez breaks boundaries
Revved up: Women in transportation design gain momentum
Graphic Design Alumna Michelle Dougherty’s Path from ArtCenter to ‘Stranger Things’
Typography and design’s power to fuel ‘protest, persuasion, empowerment’
NY Times film critic Manohla Dargis teaches students to think critically about movies