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Inspired Purpose
The following post written by Mariana Amatullo is reprinted from the Designmatters blog. On my plane ride back from D.C. to LA last week, I kept marveling about yet another first for us at Art Center:...
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Art Center Tops IDSA College Wins with Six Awards
Cadence by Seth Astle Today the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) unveiled the winners of the 2011 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) program—a celebration of design excellence...
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Designing for Sustainability: The Student Perspective
Photo by Dice Yamaguchi The scope of design is rapidly expanding in leaps and bounds. Today’s designers feel a responsibility to address environmental, social and economic needs with their work more...
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Mariana Amatullo on Cerro Verde
The following post is from the Designmatters blog. Art Center students talk with community members as water truck arrives Designmatters Vice President Mariana Amatullo reflects on her time spent in...
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In Case You Missed It
As we return from break we thought it would be a good time to check in on what is going on with Art Center alumni, students and faculty. The Williamson Gallery’s current exhibition, Worlds was featured...
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Thought Leaders Gather at Art Center to Discuss Design for Social Impact
As part of Design Week 2012, Art Center and Dwell Magazine will jointly host a dialogue on how innovative design can influence social change. The event will begin with a keynote address by John...
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Art Center on Scene at Dwell on Design
Art Center was an official partner of the West Coast’s largest design event, Dwell on Design, which boasted three days of the best and brightest products, services and thought leaders in modern design....
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Designmatters alum wins grant with ‘Where’s Daryl?’
A faculty member and alumna from Art Center’s Designmatters program is among the 13 grant recipients in this year’s SAPPI Ideas that Matter, a program that helps designers create print projects for...
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Fast Company honors Designmatters students, staff
Giradora, designed by Alex Cabunoc and Ji A You, cuts the water and time needed for laundry. Students and staff at Art Center’s Designmatters program will make their mark on Fast Company’s upcoming...
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Bringing It All Back Home: Designmatters Students Create Furniture for...
"Living Home: India" Designmatters students, faculty and staff in Bangalore, India last summer. Last term, students in Living Home: India—a transdisciplinary Designmatters studio led by the...
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A Decade That Matters: Leading the Way in Social Innovation
Ten years after its founding, Designmatters is making a difference within and beyond Art Center. By ALEX CARSWELL “This University is not maintained…merely to help its graduates have an economic...
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Art Center Faculty and Alum Dive in to The Aquarium of the Pacific Series on...
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif. will feature presentations by Art Center faculty members and an alumnus as part of its upcoming Aquatic Academy. Integrating art and science in order...
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Designmatters co-founder, Mariana Amatullo, adds a voice for socially...
Designmatters’ Mariana Amatullo The intersection of art, design and social impact lies at the future-facing frontier of the design world. This rapidly evolving multidisciplinary field continues to grow...
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Poster competition honoring Nelson Mandela features designs by eight Art...
Organizers of the Mandela95 Poster Project suspected this would be an opportune time to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s contribution to humankind. But the project — a poster design competition conceived...
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LEAP Symposium kicks off with a line-up of pioneers in design and social...
One hundred thought leaders and educators in design and innovation will converge at Art Center College of Design September 19–21 for the LEAP Symposium, a convening comprised of a series of focused...
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LEAP Day 2: Designing strategies for the future of social impact design careers.
Overhead view of a LEAP design storm. Photograph by Dice Yamaguchi This is the second in our three-part Dotted Line series covering “The New Professional Frontier in Design for Social Innovation: LEAP...
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Designmatters and Aspen Institute examine the social, creative and economic...
Designmatters’ Mariana Amatullo opening the Leap Symposium: The New Professional Frontier in Design for Social Innovation. Photo ©2013 Alex Aristei for LEAP This week the Aspen Institute launched a new...
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Art Center in the News | July 2014
National Geographic featured Art Center alumna Neeti Kailas’s award-winning device to detect hearing loss being tested on a baby at Vaani Vilas Hospital, Bangalore. Photo: ©Rolex Awards/ Ambroise...
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Doing well by doing good: ArtCenter students’ social impact innovations win...
Though the hum of activity in the halls and classrooms of Hillside and South campuses has temporarily lulled as we await the start of the Fall term, Summer 2015 has ended on a high note with this...
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Designmatters 15 buzzwords for 15 years: Co-creation
Earlier this month, in association with ArtCenter’s 85th anniversary, Designmatters Co-Founder and Vice President, Mariana Amatullo, PhD, kicked off the 15 Years of Designmatters (#DM15Yrs)...
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