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Sustainable Design Initiatives Driven by Academy of Art Students

Academy of Art University students from various schools learn about and apply sustainable design into their designs and products.

Academy of Art’s Fashion School Alumna Recognized in the BoF 500

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.

Landscape Architecture Students Build Parklet to Raise Awareness

For the sixth year in a row, the School of Landscape Architecture participated in PARK(ing) Day, an annual global event. Undergraduates Francisco Mendoza and Felix Torres rose to the occasion, constructing a 55-feet long parklet spanning three parking slots.

Industrial Design School Alum-Designed Roland Digital Piano Makes Debut at 62nd Grammys

An eye-catching digital grand piano turned heads at the 62nd Grammys. As it turned out, it was a concept design by an industrial design school graduate, Jong Chan Kim.

The MFA Is the New MBA

With employers valuing creativity and the skills that come with it more than ever, the Master of Fine Arts degree is proving its worth, giving holders an advantage in a job market that is coming to prize creativity and innovation above traditional business skills.

Annual Firefighters Holiday Toy Program Is Underway

San Francisco’s annual Children’s Toy & Book Festival kicked off Dec. 2, 2015, and Academy student athletes were there to make sure no child goes without presents this holiday season.

Exclusive Interview: Animation Student's Comic Book Gets Published

With various career experiences under his belt, he’s about to add “comic book” writer now as his work, Black Mage, created alongside DJ Kirkland, & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, is set to be officially published by Oni Press. And he’s still just earning his degree.

Advertising Grad Jacob Pepper Turns Pandora's Sound On

Advertising Grad Jacob Pepper helps Pandora inspire listeners with the “Life is better with sound on” campaign. Read how it got started.

Summer Session: New Photography From ArtU Open Studio

Online Architecture School Students Reimagine Commons Space in SF’s Bayview-Hunters Point

A courtyard in Bayview Commons is the focus of the latest design challenge for students in Academy of Art University’s online architecture school.

Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Awards Fine Art Alum

Back in 2013, Nina Fabunmi entered her first Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series competition, created by the spirits brand to gives emerging artists the opportunity to exhibit internationally. For five years, Fabunmi, a graduate of the Academy’s School of Fine Art, qualified as a regional finalist but had yet to be named a winner. For the 2018 contest, she expected more of the same—but her sixth attempt was the charm.

Academy of Art Alum, Instructor Depict Paradise Fire in Virtual Reality

Academy of Art University alumnus Berti Benbanaste and former instructor Kevin Kunze have teamed up to create Silence in Paradise, an interactive experience portraying 2018’s Camp Fire in California. This collaboration aims to show that the destruction could have been limited or even prevented.