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CCA students in the class “Hella Oakland” discovered a whole new side of the city through immersive walking tours of historical neighborhoods like West Oakland, Rockridge, and Jack London Square.

Building interactive new worlds as a game designer is a powerful way to share your vision for a more just future.

Illustrators are indeed storytellers. Get a glimpse at some of the stories students have made and what inspires them.

In this experimental, open-ended course, we build new models for future visioning, work in interdisciplinary teams, and maximize our sponsored partnerships.

Learn how Emilie Cevallos Paredes draws inspiration from her heritage, turns her hobbies into a career, and dispels preconceived beliefs about art school.

Learn how you can use your degree in illustration to do just about anything, from marketing and publishing to surface design and murals.

Portfolios can include far more than you think. Adding samples of your original written work can strengthen your application.

A master’s in design can put you on a fast track to a new career, where you can imagine and build a better future.

A graduate admissions counselor shares lessons learned and expert advice to make your application stand out.

Colleges like CCA empower their first-gen students to achieve.

Pursuing a master of fine arts is one of the best ways to take your artistic practice to the next level.

As a game arts major, you can combine your passions for art and gaming to shape the future of play.

Interim MFA Comics Chair Justin Hall on his documentary, No Straight Lines, and the importance of finding (and sharing) your own voice.

Knowing how to leverage design thinking will help you improve the logistics of business administration and your own career—and it may also help you change the world.

TT Takemoto talks with Christina Linden and Anthony Huberman about the adjacency of the Wattis and CCA—and how they’re working to expand the dialogue between the two.

The grant will support the program’s Materiality and Space and Advanced Studio curriculum, providing individual and program-wide support and services to students.

At Studio BANAA, Nastaran Mousavi (MArch 2013) is designing authentic spaces brimming with story and meaning.

Before CCA launched the BFA in Game Arts in fall 2021, Babak Saadat followed his passions and created his own focus in game design.

Katayoun Bahrami, Ester Karnoski, and Bryce LeFort honored at September 10 ceremony and featured in annual SOMArts Cultural Center exhibition.

From CCA’s MFA in Design, MBA in Design Strategy, and Master of Design in Interaction Design, find the graduate program that fits your design aspirations.