BY LARA WARREN OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR, fenced-off lots and new construction sites have been popping up all over Los Angeles. Bulldozers raze empty buildings, and mixing trucks are hard at work pouring concrete beneath large signs touting new public schools. Perhaps somewhere else, in another city, this wouldn’t be so significant. […]
By Lara Warren EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS AND VOICE-OVER ARTIST NANCY CARTWRIGHT ’81 LOVES HER JOB. “I’m still amazed that they’re paying me to be funny — to burp and fart, and do the things that I got punished for when I was a kid,” she says. Nancy is best known as the voice of Bart […]
By Lara Warren GENES ARE NATURE’S INSTRUCTIONS FOR EVERY LIVING THING. We inherit genes in pairs: one set from our mother and one from our father. Genes determine the color of our hair and eyes, if we have food allergies or are prone to a fast metabolism. Sometimes, they determine if we will develop cancer […]
Video by Lara Warren By Lara Warren ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN FACULTY MEMBERS Brian Boyl and Krystina Castella haven’t taken the traditional routes in their careers to say the least. Boyl, director of interactive design in the Graphic Design Department, has a degree in physics, studied film and animation, has created computer software and […]
Alumni Faculty Reflect on the Past and Look to the Future BY LARA WARREN IT ALL BEGAN WITH A SINGLE VISION. Eighty years ago, Edward “Tink” Adams had a revolutionary idea for a school that would teach real-world skills to artists and designers. Even more radical: classes would be taught by working professionals, at the […]
Eric Barba Envisions the World of Tron BY LARA WARREN FOR ALUMNUS ERIC BARBA, THINGS DIDN’T SEEM LIKE THEY COULD GET ANY BETTER AFTER WINNING AN OSCAR for his groundbreaking special effects work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. That is, until he got the gig overseeing the special effects for Tron: Legacy, opening this weekend. […]
BY LARA WARREN AS WENDY MACNAUGHTON SEES IT, DESIGNERS CAN USE THEIR SKILLS FOR TWO THINGS: to encourage people to want things they don’t need, or to improve people’s lives. “I have yet to meet a designer who has done the latter and then returned back to the former,” MacNaughton says. “Once you realize that […]
By Lara Warren LIKE MANY OF THE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES HE CAPTURES ON FILM, Photography and Imaging alumnus Andrew Bernstein is recognized as an all-star in his respective field. As NBA Senior Official Photographer and NBA Photos Senior Director, Bernstein’s photography has appeared on thousands of magazine covers around the world. What’s different about Bernstein’s work is […]
Recent rains don’t steal ruby treasures BY LARA WARREN PRODUCE FARMER MADELINE COURTNEY IS WORRIED about the heavy rains recently dumped across the state by Hurricane Danny. “Too much water is bad for them,” the Verbena, Ala., farmer said. “It busts them right open.” She pointed to the tiny cracks circling the top of the […]
By Lara Warren WHILE IT MAY BE TRUE THAT LITTLE GIRLS ARE MADE OF SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE, they might not be developing skills vital to the working world of tomorrow: computer skills. In a world that is rapidly becoming increasingly dependent on technology, a new study has reported that some unfavorable differences […]
BY LARA WARREN AT 100 YEARS OLD, the Rev. O.D. Thomas has no plans for slowing down. “I’m looking forward to the next hundred years,” laughs Thomas, who celebrated his 100th birthday in December. The University of Alabama alumnus and Tuscaloosa resident has been the center of a flurry of media attention since reaching this […]
By Lara Warren AT ART CENTER, WE BELIEVE THAT SUCCESSFUL DESIGN CAN BRING ABOUT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. IT CAN CHANGE LIVES. IT CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. FOR ALL OF US. By providing our students with an art and design education that promotes engagement with—and contributions to—the world around us, our students can […]
BY LARA WARREN ALTHOUGH IT IS SPRING IN LOS ANGELES, it’s still chilly out as Billie Tsien M.Arch. ’77 speaks to full lecture hall on the UCLA campus. She’s beautifully dressed in rich orange and chartreuse fabrics. Her choice in clothing reflects her architectural mentality: tactile stimulation and material exploration, fine art and functionality. Billie […]
Recipes for consumer annihilation By Lara Warren “I’M OBSESSED WITH HOW HUMANS ARE TURNING MORE AND MORE INTO A CYBORG RACE,” Camille Rose Garcia says animatedly, as she sets down her drink. “It’s as though computers are becoming more organic, and humans are becoming more computer-like. Even microscopic things like parasites and viruses can work […]
What babies and dogs mean to Downtown L.A. By Lara Warren THE APPEARANCE OF BABIES AND DOGS CAN BE AN IMPORTANT SIGN—proof that a neighborhood is lively and flourishing. In downtown Los Angeles, the baby carriages and dogs are multiplying swiftly—a welcome sign for an area that, in the not-so-distant past, would have seemed an […]