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Alumni talk about how the Academy’s School of Graphic Design prepared them for their professional careers, offer advice for current students, and tell how they’re using their knowledge to succeed at the design-centered global firm IDEO.

Learning outside a traditional classroom setting can be challenging enough as it is. It becomes even more so when it involves learning hands-on techniques better taught in person. JEM's online education program, however, provides an efficient virtual student-instructor interaction.

For this year's Spring Production, Academy of Art's acting school staged Caryl Churchill's "Fen."

Aviva Stanoff creates handmade textiles for pillows, throws and other beautiful home furnishings that have been seducing luxury seekers since 2004. She draws inspiration from her life, a reverence for nature and a passion for artisanal grit. She is fearless in her design philosophy.

Tian Luyang has had experience as a professional, but it was only when he entered photography school in Academy of Art that he had his first solo exhibit.

Fashion school alumna Stephanie Thomas lands in the Business of Fashion Top 500 list for 2019, thanks to her steadfast advocacy for inclusive design in the fashion industry.

San Francisco’s firefighters and Academy of Art University have long had a close relationship—one that’s especially in evidence during the firefighters’ Toys For Tots drive. As part of the campus-wide “Week of Giving,” Academy students join in the holiday spirit to assist the firefighters. Since 2011, those volunteers have included representatives from the university’s Athletics Department.

We are proud to share some of the Academy of Art University alumni who helped make Spider Man: Far From Home and The Lion King happen.

Aybars Turan is a sculptor, graphic designer and visual effects artist. The 2013 graduate of Academy of Art University’s animation and visual effects school is as surprised as anyone that he now works for a car company—Tesla. As a senior digital concept modeler, he contributes to projects that are in the news, including the recently debuted Cybertruck.

The School of Advertising takes Academy of Art University’s “real-world” approach to education seriously. The school’s One Club initiative offers students an opportunity to work on real-world challenges, advised by advertising executives and instructors with extensive agency experience. Boot Camp, a competition organized by The One Club, is one way students learn to address actual client issues. Over four days in October, more than 50 Advertising students organized in 11 teams participated in the sixth annual Boot Camp competition. The students’ challenge was to create a values-based campaign for Blue Shield of California. Employees of Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP), an agency for Blue Shield of California, offered guidance and judged student solutions.

Graduates of Academy of Art’s School of Graphic Design designs the in-house magazine of global architecture firm, Gensler.