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From student spotlights and faculty stories to recent media coverage and current events, catch up on what’s new.

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Alum spotlight: Reimagining health care with social impact designer Megan Moyer

Megan Moyer (MBA Design Strategy 2015) uses DMBA frameworks to help reimagine care in the 21st century and humanize a highly regulated industry.
A headshot of Megan Moyer smiling into the camera.

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Four reasons to choose an art and design college on the West Coast

Here are four reasons why studying in the San Francisco Bay Area in California can be beneficial for your future.

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Building a community for makers from the (virtual) ground up

CCA studio managers Cassie Kise and Tianna Mackey created Maker’s Commons, a virtual space for the CCA community to connect during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CCA Maker’s Commons logo with white and teal words in front of a blurry photograph of a person welding in a studio.

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Alum spotlight: Designer and educator Kristine Yuen

Kristine Yuen (MDes Interaction Design 2016) reflects on her user-centric design approach and motivation to mentor aspiring young designers.

Kristine Yuen presenting at SF Design Week 2019.

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The 2020–2021 Design Lecture Series

Saraleah Fordyce reflects on the key takeaways from fall 2020 lectures and gives a preview of the guests to look forward to this spring

Adeola Enigbokan, Audrey Liu, Jomo Tariku, and Beth Esponnette

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Two new diversity scholarships will further open access to arts and design education and practice

Support the Sandra Vivanco Diversity Scholarship and Diversity in Design Scholarship. Your gift will open doors to arts education for Black and Indigenous students, students of color, and LGBTQ students.

Portrait of the late Sandra Vivanco flanked by two students.

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Interrogating boundaries: hybrid practices in MFA Design

Five examples of how collaborative, multidisciplinary design can unlock new possibilities in unlikely places.
IF/THEN, San Pablo Avenue Ramble, 2019

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Exploring the outer realm with Susan Worthman

Former DMBA Associate Chair Susan Worthman shares some guiding wisdom for navigating change and uncertainty.
Susan Worthman

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Art, design, and language as action: Q+A with Associate Professor Allison Yasukawa

Allison Yasukawa discusses how multilingual art and design teaching shows how students and teachers can use the tools, materials, and forms of whatever we’re working in to communicate.
Allison Yasukawa, Limp, 2014. Installation and art administrator performance with found lottery tickets, gold leaf, shoes, roses, vase.

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From the Black Studies Institute to Critical Ethnic Studies: Celebrating 50 years at CCA

On its 50th anniversary, we’re celebrating the Critical Ethnic Studies program’s many accomplishments while looking to the future.
Critical Ethnic Studies 50th anniversary logo designed by Steve Jones.

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Rewind Review Respond reimagines event discourse in a virtual space

CCA students share their reflections on recent conversations, lectures, and events they’ve encountered on our campus on the cloud.

Graphic with text overlay Rewind Review Respond.

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Fall 2020 Showcase celebrates student excellence and perseverance

CCA’s fall 2020 graduating students have persevered to finish their degrees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore their work and celebrate their perspectives with the Fall 2020 Showcase.

Class of 2020 Showcase

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Meeting tomorrow today

Undergraduate Interaction Design Program Chair Erin Malone and Graduate Program Chair Josh Silverman look into the future of their programs.
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The human gesture of illustration

Faculty Owen Smith and Michael Wertz reflect on illustration's role during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Shrey Purohit, Warning in the Sky

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Celebrating our Bay Area community with the de Young Open

More than 100 CCA community members were selected for the de Young Open exhibition, a celebration of the diversity of talent in the Bay Area this fall.

de Young Open exhibition

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New virtual mural brings the Creative Accord principles to life

Students in this fall’s Mural Project course express CCA’s Creative Accord in a virtual environment and think beyond traditional mural making.

A bullhorn with flowers and other abstract illustrative elements coming out of it.

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Creative activist Michael Wertz

While sheltering in place, Assistant Chair of Illustration Michael Wertz has been making tiny illustrations that deliver a big message.

A red, white, and blue illustration of a hand delivering a mail-in ballot

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CANVAS + DesignCreate support students’ aspirations, agency, and activism

Two initiatives champion BIPOC student talent and contributions while building their skills for leadership and success.

Close-up image of a multi-color print on muslin fabric

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Founders Hall opens new doors for CCA

With room to house about 25% of the college’s student population and a public dining hall, Founders Hall pushes CCA toward the goal of becoming a unified, fully residential campus.

Founders Hall mural in the foyer of the new residence hall

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A new vision for creating and learning online

CCA staff psychologists share tips for managing anxiety, developing a sense of community, and finding hope during the pandemic.

People walking on a beach at sunset

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