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Otis College alums (from left) Javier Maebe (’12 BFA Toy Design), Joyce Chen (’14 BFA Fashion Design), and Carlyle Nuera (’10 BFA Product Design)

Why Los Angeles Is the Perfect Playground for Artists and Designers

Tue Jun 24 2025

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How Otis College Helped Launch Korean Alumni into Creative Careers

Mon Jun 16 2025

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O-Launch Exhibition Weekend

Otis College Caps 2024-2025 Academic Year with Successful O-Launch Event

Fri May 30 2025

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Otis College seniors meet industry professionals during Industry Night at the O-Launch exhibition weekend

Recent Alums on How Otis College Prepared Them for Thriving Art and Design Careers

Tue Mar 25 2025

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Five Tips for Applying to Art and Design College

Five Tips for Applying to Art and Design College

Mon Mar 10 2025

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Five Tips for Art School Success from an Otis College Student

Thu Feb 27 2025

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Student getting advice on their portfolio

Financial Aid Terms Every College Applicant Should Know

Mon Feb 03 2025

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Dawn Baillie Artwork

Otis College Alum Dawn Baillie’s Movie Poster Exhibition Travels to New Venue

Fri Jan 31 2025

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Activision Blizzard’s Tim McGrath

Activision Blizzard’s Tim McGrath on Authenticity, Collaboration, and Mentoring Fashion Design Students

Mon Nov 25 2024

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Otis Design Lab Upcycles Campus Banners into Stylish Tote Bags

Otis Design Lab Upcycles Campus Banners into Stylish Tote Bags

Tue Nov 19 2024

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Fashion Design Mike Amiri mentors Otis College Fashion Design students.

Fashion Designer Mike Amiri on Mentoring Otis College Students

Mon Oct 28 2024

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Shana Mabari, Spectrum Petals, installation view, 2024, courtesy Shana Mabari Studio.

See Work Now by Otis College Artists in Several Solo, Group, and PST Shows

Fri Oct 18 2024

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students recently participated in a poster competition

Graphic Design Course Combines Competition and Cultural Exchange

Thu Oct 17 2024

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Lexi Manalili (’25 Toy Design). Photograph by Matthew Parish/Otis College of Art and Design.

Otis College Hosted The Toy Association’s L.A. Fall Preview Networking Party

Tue Oct 01 2024

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Otis College Fashion Design students exhibited and auctioned off garments they made for a Wear LACMA mentor project.

Fashion Design Students’ Wear LACMA Garments Sell Out at Auction

Fri Sep 27 2024

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Certificate Programs to Start—or Grow—an Art and Design Career

Thu Sep 19 2024

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Alison Saar, Salon, 2024, Paris Olympic sculpture; photograph by Fred Mauviel/City of Paris

Alison Saar, ’81 MFA Fine Arts, Debuts Olympic Sculpture

Thu Aug 15 2024

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Alum Travis Hyatt

Product Design Alum Travis Hyatt Receives SIT Furniture Design Award

Tue Jul 09 2024

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Snap Lens Lab instructor helping a student learn Snap Lens Studio program

How Snap Lens Lab Led Two Young Digital Artists to Otis College

Mon May 20 2024

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Summer Youth Camps student holding up artwork in classroom smiling

Unleash Your Child’s Creativity at Otis College’s Summer Youth Camps

Thu Feb 29 2024

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Otis Design Lab Offers Real-World Experience to Otis College Students

Fri Dec 08 2023

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Charles White’s Five Great American Negroes (1939)

Living in the Light of Charles White’s Legacy

Fri Dec 08 2023

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Detail of Portrait of U.S. Navy hero Doris Miller by Michael Massenberg (’91 BFA Graphic Design)

Faculty Member Marsha Hopkins Honors Fellow Black Alumni and Veterans

Fri Dec 08 2023

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