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Communication Arts Visiting Artist Lecture: Climate Designers

Marc O’Brien (he/him) has been working in social innovation as a design strategist and creative facilitator since 2009. He also teaches part-time at CCA, where he encourages design students to use their talent to create positive change in the world. With a background in both web and graphic design, he aims for fun, achievable, and innovative solutions to address our climate crisis.

Communication Arts Visiting Artist Lecture: Isometric Studio

Based in New York City, Isometric Studio is the partnership of Andy Chen and Waqas Jawaid. Known for collaborations with leading cultural institutions, universities, tech companies, and nonprofits, Isometric Studio expresses the missions of these organizations through visual identities, exhibitions, websites, and signage programs that convey intellectual rigor, aesthetic sophistication, and memorable storytelling.   

Communication Arts Speaker Series: Ken Gonzales-Day

CommArts Joy presents: A presentation by Ken Gonzales-Day

Ken Gonzales-Day’s interdisciplinary and conceptually grounded projects consider the history of photography, the construction of race, and the limits of representational systems ranging from the lynching photograph to museum display. In 2017, Gonzales-Day received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography. His work has been widely exhibited at venues including The J. Paul Getty Museum, LAXART, The Skirball, LACMA, The Generali Foundation in Vienna, and Thomas Dane Gallery in London, among others.

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Communication Arts Guest Speaker: Andy Campbell

Andy Campbell is a curator, educator, and author of the book Bound Together: Leather, Sex, Archives, and Contemporary Art. Recent projects include Queer Communion (with Amelia Jones), an exploration of the work of Ron Athey, whose retrospective exhibition curated by Jones is currently on view at the Institute for Contemporary Art Los Angeles. For Otis CommArts, Campbell will present some of the graphic symbols he researched for his book Queer X Design, including the development of the iconic rainbow flag.

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    July 8
  • Work by Itsayana Campa
    Otis College Graphic Design Programs Ranked #3 and #11 in the Nation by Intelligent.com 
    December 1
  • Otis College veteran student Suzy Perreault (’23 Communication Arts, Graphic Design)
    Veteran Student Suzy Perreault on the Creative Paths at Otis College
    November 10

Otis at the World Illustration Awards 2019

At 5:14am, on a Friday, I received the exciting news the "We Are Los Angeles" campaign poster I worked on for the Otis College viewbook was shortlisted and selected to be a part of the World Illustration Awards 2019. The World Illustration Awards is an international illustration exhibition hosted by the Association of Illustrators and the Directory of Illustration.

New Student Work Debuts at LAX for "100percentLA" Selfie Campaign

This summer, travelers arriving and departing from LAX will be greeted by art and design work by six Otis College seniors from three departments through a partnership with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). LAWA has debuted original art and design work created by students for an annual summer selfie campaign, "100percentLA" organized by Guest Services to enhance the guest experience. Work from Woodbury University students is also included in the project.  

Kate Manos and Chase Shewbridge Named GDUSA 2019 Students to Watch

Graphic Design USA has released its annual list recognizing the rising talent of undergraduate, graduate or continuing education students across the nation. Kate Manos (MFA Graphic Design '18) and Chase Shewbridge (BFA Graphic Design '19) were recognized for 2019.

Palm Springs Life: Push the Positivity

At the busy intersection of fine art, fashion, and street art, you will find artist and designer Sofia Enriquez ('14 BFA Communications Arts), a powerhouse champion of equality, positivity, and authentic individuality in all its forms. Her line of upcycled clothing, Es Mucho, evolved from and alongside her studio and public mural painting and features exuberant hand-painted graphics.

Oakland Press: California Artist Weaves Faith Into Acclaimed Works

Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia had a full scholarship to study engineering and was more than halfway to his degree when he took an art class.

It changed his life.

Today, Hurtado Segovia, 38, is a much-admired contemporary artist who lives, works and shows in this city, which has become ground zero for much of American contemporary art. He is fresh off a critically acclaimed solo show that one reviewer called “deftly crafted, quirky, spiritual, private and timeless.”