Spotlights
These are the career stories of diverse individuals working in a variety of careers. Watch or read about what inspired them to pursue their career, what they were like growing up, what they love most about their career and more!
Spring 2020 Transportation Design graduate, Tianxu Zhi created this video self portrait of highlights from life and work.
Two days after graduating from ArtCenter with a degree in Transportation Design, Daniel Jimenez started a full-time job designing exteriors at Nissan. The work, he says, requires him to be a "professional dreamer" who predicts the trends that are coming ten years down the road.
Ting Wu's worldview as a Tibetan Buddhist, and her work as an Associate User Experience Designer at Hulu, are grounded in empathy and understanding of others. Studying Interaction Design at ArtCenter helped her develop the skills necessary to align business goals with user needs at one of the fastest-growing streaming services in the world.
"The Studio" at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a collection of designers, artists, makers, strategists and thinkers who collaborate with scientists to illuminate the darkest corners of the universe. Alum Lois Kim was hired directly upon graduating from ArtCenter's Graphic Design program, fully equipped with the advanced skills in motion, rendering, texture, animation and story-boarding necessary to tackle the extensive design challenges that space exploration requires.
This profile of Adidas Computational Designer, Jacques Perrault kicks off a new series of profiles of recent ArtCenter alums whose first jobs also happen to be their dream jobs. Jacques’ passion for sports design was ignited in an ArtCenter DesignStorm, where he was tasked with designing a better running blade, which directly paved the way to his current position as a designer with Adidas futures team, using 3D printed materials to create the ultimate customized athletic shoes.
“Keep on being curious, keep on wanting to learn and to hone your craft, because the learning never ends.”
Alicia Cho is a self-taught freelance food photographer based in Los Angeles and operating through her very own, Alicia Cho Photography. Coming from an educational background in Finance studies, through her own initiative and industriousness Alicia has successfully shaped a career which marries her natural talent for storytelling with an extremely relatable passion for food! Five years of experience working in Film and TV production as a 2nd Assistant Director on hit shows…
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