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3D Printed Face Shields For Health Care Workers

The Academy’s team, lead by Max Niehaus, Industrial Design Shop Manager and instructor at the Academy, have been creating face shields with 3D printers and donated to healthcare providers and front-line workers in San Francisco.

The Academy Ranks Among Top Graphic Design Schools in 2019

In 2019, GDUSA ranked Academy of Art among the top U.S. graphic design schools. Academy student Hedvig Rausing also became a GDUSA Student to Watch.

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Eddie Kim: Mixing the Sounds of the Industry

Eddie Kim, 1999 BFA graduate of the Academy’s School of Motion Pictures & Television, has received an Emmy Award for sound work on the HBO documentary series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. It’s one of a number of high profile projects he's contributed to in his growing career.

Thomas McNulty Featured in Graphis Journal Magazine: A Legendary Educator Shaping the Future of Graphic Design

We’re proud to share that Thomas McNulty, Professor and Associate Director of the School of Graphic Design at Academy of Art University, has been featured in Issue 384 of Graphis Journal Magazine, a prestigious publication renowned for spotlighting top-tier creative talent in design, advertising, photography, and beyond.

Full Houses, Empty Streets: Photography School Student Creates “Shelter-in-Place” Portraitures

Academy of Art’s photography school alum, Rachelle Steele, makes good use of this shelter-in time by taking portraits of her neighbors inside their homes.

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School of Graphic Design | Graphic Design Faculty

Anna is a trained graphic designer with a background in architecture. From managing design departments to leading creative teams at digital agencies her career has spanned many areas in marketing communications. She’s been on the forefront of the evolution from pre-digital to post-digital and the use of various social media platforms for ad campaigns.

Ivy Hume

Ivy Hume is an architect and designer based in Oakland, California. Ivy founded her practice Design/Ivy Hume LLC in New York in 2021 and has completed projects in residential, life sciences, film production and office space design. Ivy’s practice blends civic and public awareness of the built environment with whimsy, a love for drawing, and technical detailing.

Jerrold Castro’s Powerful Self-Portrait of Cultural Identity

In his explosive, emotive art portfolio “Inafa’maolek”—“to make good” in the Chamorro language—Jerrold Castro explores his identity as a native of Guam. The 2018 MFA graduate of Academy of Art University’s School of Fine Art likens his personal struggles to those of the Chamorro people, “born and raised on an island, far from the governing powers, misunderstood by the rest of America, but instilled with values that exemplify my culture.”