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Advertising School Students Score Gold and Silver in 2020 ADDYs

Advertising school students and alumni from Academy of Art University bagged Gold and Silver awards at the 2020 ADDYS for their creations.

Student Mural Adds to Bay Area’s Trove of Public Art

Enhancing San Francisco’s well-known legacy of public art, students from the Academy’s Schools of Fine Art and Illustration are creating a mural for Samesun Hostel on Franklin Street in the city. Led by Fine Art Executive Director Craig Nelson and instructor Carol Nunnelly, the students are enrolled in a mural painting class that in prior years has installed murals on many Bay Area landmarks.

Academy Students Collaborate Online to Help Redefine Stellantis Brand

Academy of Art’s Auto Museum Presents Iconic Bullitt Mustang at SF Auto Show

Academy of Art University offers an impressive example of transportation design on display at this year’s SF Auto Show

Designing the Autonomous Future with Volvo

In this video, a team of Industrial Design, Graphic Design, and Web & New Media students share how they gained hands-on, practical experience while creating futuristic truck concepts for Volvo.

SF Street Parks Growing With Student Support

Newest of San Francisco’s more than 130 street parks, Ridge Lane has been reimagined—from a trash-strewn dirt path to a paved, lighted and landscaped public space for neighbors and visitors to enjoy.

Graphic Design School Students Land in Top 20 of Adobe Design Contest

Graphic design students from Academy of Art proved how teamwork can still work despite the distance in the 48-hour design contest for Adobe.

Student to Watch: Lydia Ross Buesgens 

Aviva Stanoff: Exotic & Innovative Surface Design

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.

Society of Illustrators Honors Chuck Pyle

Chuck Pyle has been an instructor in Academy of Art University’s School of Illustration for nearly four decades...and its director for 11 years. On May 8, 2015, this beloved instructor and highly regarded artist was recognized by the Society of Illustrators with its Distinguished Educator in the Arts Award.

Apple Technology Powers Next-Gen Artists

Highlighting Academy of Art University as a leader in career readiness, a new video by Apple Higher Education Stories documents the creative process that Stephen Lamar Moore, a former music graduate student, used to score the soundtrack for an animation film.

Academy Alumni in May Blockbuster Movies

Academy of Art University wants to congratulate its outstanding alumni for contributing to the production of this summer's blockbuster movies, Detective Pikachu, Aladdin, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.