Traditional Animation with Cuphead Lead Animator Hanna Abi-Hanna

Date: Sat, Apr 6 | 10:30am–12:30pm Cost: $65 non-members | $55 members Note: This workshop is for students ages 13 & up Location: Walt Disney Family Museum Characters in the cartoons of…

Animation School Alumni Help Captain Marvel Become Marvel’s New Heroine

There’s a new captain in the Marvel Universe and you best believe she means business.

On Exhibit: A Veteran’s Journey From a Life in War to Art

From Iran to Thailand to the United States. For others, this may seem like an itinerary for an epic adventure. For Russel Fadavi, this was an itinerary for survival.

An Animation Analysis Of ‘Spider-Verse’ By Animator Jean-Denis Haas

From Cartoon Brew: Click here for the article and video. In anticipation of that release, Jean-Denis Haas, a senior lead animator at Industrial Light & Magic as well as an instructor at…

Art School Pride: Academy of Art Alumni at the 2019 Oscars *UPDATE*

The golden statues have all been given out, and we're proud to report that three of the films in our nominations list below actually got to bring home (at least) one each! Congratulations again to…

School of Communications

Alumni Tips for a Career in Multimedia Communications

Multimedia communications provides exciting career opportunities to those with the ability to grab the attention of potential employers and make a great impression. As exemplified by two of Academy…

Interaction & UI/UX Design

Five Benefits of Learning UI/UX at Web Design School

Are you thinking about a web design career, but don’t know where to start? First, you should figure out what area you want to focus on. You can choose from many different areas, including user…

Academy of Art’s Fashion School Pays Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld

Earlier this week, the world of fashion was shocked to learn of the demise of legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. As Academy of Art's very own fashion school looked up to him both as an icon…

Photography by Mark Elzey

AAU Spotlight on Fashion Styling

The School of Fashion at Academy of Art University defines fashion styling as “creating fashion imagery and outfits based on a concept” – a central philosophy that is undoubtedly reflected in the…