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Meet CCA MAAD HTX graduate Joseph Becker
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Alum Matthew Jervis believes everyone can be a designer
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Can graphic design be political?
Postcards to the President, a project that encouraged attendees to write messages to POTUS, Vice President Pence, state reps, and local leaders.
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How much do animators make?
If you're thinking about pursuing an animation degree, your employment prospects after college are excellent.
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Meet three CCA alumni who made it big
They share their CCA experience, the boundary-defying projects they worked on, and the industry-leading internships they secured.
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Meet Curatorial Practice curator-in-residence Maria Lind
Globally recognized curator Maria Lind helps CCA curatorial graduate students think more broadly about the field of curating.
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An interview with Wayne Thiebaud and Michael Krasny
Beloved painter and educator Wayne Thiebaud discusses his life’s work and his place in art history.
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The personal and professional value of an arts education
Artists can apply their creative talents and unique viewpoints almost anywhere.
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Two questions to ask about an art college's faculty
When evaluating an art college, one of the most important factors to consider is the quality of their faculty.
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Investigating big data with intel
A sponsored studio featuring Interaction Design, Industrial Design, and MFA Design investigating the creation of new visual, form-based, and spatial interfaces focused on storytelling, goal tracking, and decision making.
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Architecture schools are designing material innovation
Designing Material Innovation, an outdoor exhibition at CCA, hypothesizes a future with radically different notions of material, fabrication, and design.
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Push culture forward
After breaking up with his high school rock band, Shawn HibmaCronan says, he “found CCA and realized all I wanted to do was learn how to make things.”
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Interdisciplinary art: Learning from Wayne Thiebaud
Follow Wayne Thiebaud’s journey from commercial artist to prolific interdisciplinary artist and revered educator.
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From scholarship recipient to community creative
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Five of the highest-paying art majors
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Intellectual cross-training in liberal arts: Interview with Dean TT Takemoto
CCA’s dean of Humanities & Sciences discusses the practice of lifelong, interdisciplinary learning.
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SFMOMA Visual Identity Has CCA Roots: Some Faces Behind the Rebrand
Learn about how graduate design alumna Jennifer Sonderby led a stellar team of designers—including several CCA alumni—in the visual rebranding of SFMOMA.
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Graphic Design student Mark Buenafe wins the prestigious Bill Moggridge Award
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Craft and content shine at the 2018 BFA Design thesis show
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China research trip offers novel opportunities for DMBA students