Creative Direction Alumni

Film and Advertising alumna Sonja Johnson creates campaigns that break walls

HQ:NY — Advertising Alumna Lacey Waterman

John Van Hamersveld

Iconic graphic artist and album cover designer

Lindon Leader

Brand Identity expert who designed the FedEx logo

Harry Cocciolo

Creative Director, Bob Industries

Sean Ohlenkamp

Group Creative Director, Amazon

Alex Nassour

Art Director, Wieden + Kennedy

Sonja Johnson

Associate Creative Director, Lyft

Esteban Cardona Jimenez

Senior Art Director/Creative, Apple

Stephanie Torres

Art Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

Serda Ursan

Jr. Art Director, Team One

Misung Kwon

Keurig/Dr. Pepper

Eden Han

Art Director, RPA

Kiki Dahl

Art Director, Wieden + Kennedy

Creative Direction Alumni Gallery

Abe Chuang

Sonja Johnson

Dennis Lee

For+more+than+four+decades%2C+Doyald+Young+specialized+in+the+design+of+logotypes%2C+corporate+alphabets+and+typefaces.+His+clients%2C+primarily+in+business+and+entertainment%2C+have+included+Henry+Dreyfuss+Associates%2C+Mattel%2C+Vidal+Sassoon%2C+Prudential+Insurance%2C+the+Grammy+Awards%2C+the+Liza+Minnelli+and+Frank+Sinatra+TV+specials+and+the+Golden+Globe+Awards.+Through+his+ties+with+International+Design+Associates+of+Japan%2C+he+also+designed+logotype+programs+for+major+Japanese+hotels.+Additionally%2C+Young+served+as+type+consultant+to+corporations+such+as+Xerox+and+Bechtel%3B+designed+fonts+for+Esselte+Letraset%2C+Agfa+and+Visual+Graphics+Corporation+%28VGC%29%3B+and+consulted+with+the+Salk+Institute+on+the+development+of+a+written+American+Sign+Language+alphabet+for+the+National+Institutes+of+Health.+The+author+of+%E2%80%9CLogotypes+and+Letterforms%E2%80%9D+and+%E2%80%9CFonts+and+Logos%2C%E2%80%9D+Young+was+an+instructor+at+ArtCenter+for+nearly+30+years.

Doyald Young

Louis+Danziger+has+worked+as+a+designer%2C+art+director+and+consultant+for+such+diverse+institutions+as+Microsoft%2C+the+NEA%2C+ARCO+and+the+Los+Angeles+County+Museum+of+Art+%28LACMA%29.+He+is+the+recipient+of+a+Pacific+Design+Center+Lifetime+Achievement+Award+%281997%29%2C+the+NEA+Distinguished+Designer+Fellowship+%281985%29+and+an+American+Institute+of+Graphic+Arts+Medal+%281998%29.+His+designs+have+been+part+of+countless+major+graphic+design+and+advertising+exhibitions+in+the+U.S.+and+around+the+globe.+LACMA%2C+the+Museum+of+Modern+Art+in+New+York%2C+and+the+Library+of+Congress+include+his+work+in+their+permanent+collections.+Danziger+has+held+faculty+positions+with+ArtCenter%2C+the+California+Institute+of+the+Arts%2C+Harvard+University+and+schools+abroad.+As+a+visiting+lecturer+and+workshop+director%2C+he+has+worked+with+such+noted+institutions+as+Yale+University%2C+Rhode+Island+School+of+Design%2C+the+MIT+Visible+Language+Workshop%2C+and+Tokyo+Communication+Arts+in+Japan.

Louis Danziger

From+his+studio+in+Marin+County%2C+California%2C+Michael+Schwab+has+established+a+reputation+as+one+of+America%E2%80%99s+most+recognized+and+beloved+graphic+artists.+He+has+created+award-winning+logos+and+posters+for+a+remarkable+list+of+prestigious+clients%2C+including+the+San+Francisco+Opera%2C+Amtrak%2C+Pebble+Beach%2C+Ralph+Lauren%2C+Major+League+Baseball%2C+Robert+Redford%2C+Turner+Classic+Movies+and+the+National+Park+Service.+Born+and+raised+in+Oklahoma%2C+Schwab+gained+an+early+appreciation+and+respect+for+the+land%2C+experiences+that+would+seep+into+and+help+shape+his+mature+artwork.+Having+attended+school+in+Texas%2C+New+York+and+California%2C+Schwab+has+a+broad+array+of+visual%2C+cultural+and+geographic+references+to+which+he+regularly+turns+for+ideas.+His+work+is+striking+in+its+simplicity+and+easily+recognized+by+his+signature+use+of+large%2C+flat+areas+of+color%2C+dramatic+perspectives+and+bold%2C+graphic+portraits+which+often+communicate+a+message+of+ecological+and+historic+preservation.

Michael Schwab

Sandra Higashi/Byron Glaser

Graphic+designer+and+artist+Sam+Smidt+elevated+the+brands+of+high-technology+firms+such+as+Hewlett-Packard+and+Syntex.+Grounded+in+great+typography+and+design+with+wit+and+humor%2C+Smidt+believed+graphic+design+was+closely+aligned+with+all+arts+and%2C+during+his+lifetime%2C+he+solved+graphic+problems+by+taking+inspiration+from+his+love+of+drawing%2C+photography%2C+filmmaking+and+music.+Once+a+professor+of+art%2C+emeritus%2C+at+San+Jos%C3%A9+State+University%2C+Smidt+was+featured+in+%E2%80%9CGraphis%2C%E2%80%9D+a+leading+international+design+magazine%2C+and+published+or+exhibited+by+AIGA%2C+the+New+York+Art+Directors+Club+and+the+San+Jose+Museum+of+Art.+From+1994+to+2009%2C+he+designed+the+beautiful+publications+of+Healing+Environments%2C+a+nonprofit+that+comforted+thousands+struggling+with+life-threatening+illness.+Smidt%E2%80%99s+work+is+in+the+permanent+collections+of+the+San+Francisco+Museum+of+Modern+Art+and+the+Los+Angeles+County+Museum+of+Art%2C+as+well+The+Smithsonian+Institution.

Sam Smidt

The+first+time+Sonja+Johnson+came+across+19th+century+photographer+Eadweard+Muybridge%E2%80%99s+Zoetrope%2C+she+developed+an+interest+in+the+moving+image+that+would+lead+to+her+love+of+visual+storytelling.+Johnson+attended+ArtCenter%E2%80%99s+undergraduate+Film+program%2C+graduating+for+the+first+time+in+the+2011+Spring+term.+She+returned+a+year+later+and+in+the+2014+Fall+term+graduated+with+simultaneous+degrees+in+both+Advertising+and+Graduate+Film%2C+becoming+ArtCenter%E2%80%99s+first+and+only+double+major+triple+graduate.+In+2015%2C+Johnson+joined+the+creative+advertising+firm+Droga5%2C+contributing+her+talents+to+such+campaigns+as+Honey+Maid%E2%80%99s+%22This+is+Wholesome%2C%22+Shea+Moisture%E2%80%99s+%22Break+the+Walls%2C%22+Droga5%E2%80%99s+%22Dear+Droga%2C%22+and+%22Abduct+the+Dust%22+for+Roomba.+In+addition+to+exploring+her+voice+through+commercially+driven+campaigns+tackling+a+wide+range+of+social+issues%2C+Johnson+continues+to+pursue+her+love+of+storytelling+in+personal+projects+that+document+her+ever-evolving+interest+in+visual+language.

Sonja Johnson

Nancy+Stahl%E2%80%99s+career+has+been+split+between+traditional+media+and+digitally+created+art.+Originally+working+in+graphite%2C+she+moved+on+to+gouache+before+learning+to+work+on+a+Quantel+in+1989.+Her+editorial+clients+include+the+%22New+York+Times%2C%22+%22The+Wall+Street+Journal%2C%22+%22Time%22+and+%22Der+Spiegel.%22+Stahl+has+created+packaging+and+identity+illustrations+for+companies+such+as+The+Walt+Disney+Family+Museum%2C+Scharffen+Berger+and+Stonyfield+Farm+and+over+25+stamps+for+the+U.S.+Postal+Service.+Her+work+is+included+in+%22The+Illustrator+in+America%2C%22+%22Rolling+Stone%3A+The+Illustrated+Portraits%22+and+%2250+Years+of+Illustration.%22+In+2012%2C+Stahl+was+inducted+into+the+Society+of+Illustrators+Hall+of+Fame.+Part+of+the+University+of+Hartford%E2%80%99s+Hartford+Art+School+MFA+program%2C+Stahl+has+taught+illustration+at+the+School+of+Visual+Arts+and++the+Fashion+Institute+of+Technology+and+was+an+instructor+in+the+master%E2%80%99s+program+at+Syracuse+University.

Nancy Stahl

An+innovator+in+design%2C+film%2C+video+and+multi-image+production%2C+George+L.+Rappaport+was+a+consequential+contributor+to+the+field+of+communications.+During+his+career%2C+he+worked+as+art+director%2C+creative+director+and+producer+for+clients+such+as+AT%26T%2C+Pacific+Bell%2C+Capitol+Records%2C+Boeing+and+CBS+News.+With+his+ingenuity+and+expertise+in+film+production%2C+he+served+as+managing+director+and+executive+producer+for+the+London+office+of+N.+Lee+Lacy+and+Associates%2C+a+major+American+commercial+film+company.+He+was+the+founder+and+chairman+emeritus+of+MultiMedia+Presentations%2C+one+of+the+country%E2%80%99s+largest+and+most+prestigious+multi-image+communications+companies%2C+and+the+head+of+George+Rappaport+%26+Associates.+In+addition+to+having+served+on+the+ArtCenter+faculty%2C+he+was+a+president+of+the+college%E2%80%99s+National+Alumni+Society.+Rappaport+was+also+an+avid+watercolorist%2C+and+as+an+accomplished+musician%2C+he+performed+with+symphonies%2C+dance+groups+and+his+jazz+band+around+the+country.

George Rappaport

As+a+creative+technologist%2C+Marta+Salas-Porras%E2%80%99+multidisciplinary+++and+multicultural+background+help+her+develop+groundbreaking+work.+++For+over+three+decades%2C+she+has+worked+with+start-ups%2C+product+development%2C+branding+and+design.+She+holds+two+international+patents%2C+has+taught+graduate+classes+in+industrial+design+and+has+created+large+installations+of+land+art%2C+a+climate-change+book%2C+award-winning+product+design%2C+experimental+websites%2C+and+interactive+multimedia+designs+and+installations.+Salas-Porras+has+been+commissioned+by+the+United+Arab+Emirates%2C+Google%2C+Coca-Cola%2C+Facebook%2C+the+city+of+San+Francisco%2C+Coty%2C+Public+Utilities+Commission%2C+Swatch%2C+the+Olympics%2C+NPR%2C+SOM%2C+the+Moscone+Center%2C+Hudson+Yards+and+many+more.+She+serves+as+a+trustee+of+the+California+Academy+of+Sciences+and+has+served+on+the+accessions+design+and+architecture+committee+of+the+San+Francisco+Museum+of+Modern+Art.+Salas-Porras+is+launching+the+%22Patterns+Project%22+in+Berlin+as+a+Baum+Foundation+grant+recipient+and+an+artist+in+residence+at+Galerie+P98a.

Marta Salas-Porras

Michael Prieve

Roland+Young+began+his+career+with+Louis+Danziger+and+went+on+to+flourish+as+an+album+cover+designer+and%2C+later%2C+as+head+of+his+own+consultancy.+After+three+years+with+Angel+Records%2C+which+merged+with+Capitol+Records%2C+Young+became+creative+director+of+design+and+advertising+at+A%26M+for+a+decade%2C+contributing+work+that+was+published+in+%22100+Greatest+Album+Covers+of+the+20th+Century.%22+He+has+created+album+covers+for+The+Beatles%2C+Glen+Campbell%2C+Merle+Haggard%2C+Carole+King%2C+Peter+Frampton%2C+Cat+Stevens%2C+Carpenters%2C+Cheech+%26+Chong+and+Burt+Bacharach%2C+among+hundreds+of+artists.+His+consultancy+has+served+a+diverse+and+prominent+clientele%2C+including+Los+Angeles+institutions+like+the+Museum+of+Contemporary+Art%2C+the+Getty+Center%2C+the+Los+Angeles+County+Museum+of+Art+and+the+University+of+California+as+well+as+A%26M%2C+Capitol+and+Sony+Music.+Young+was+also+a+full-time+instructor+at+ArtCenter+for+more+than+25+years.

Roland Young

James+Miho+began+his+illustrious+design+career+with+N.W.+Ayer+%26+Son+working+on+the+%E2%80%9CGreat+Ideas+of+Western+Man%E2%80%9D+campaign%2C+followed+by+serving+as+vice+president%2Fcreative+director+at+Needham%2C+Harper+%26+Steers.+For+Champion+Paper%2C+he+created+the+legendary+%22Imagination%22+series+which+described+the+world+through+graphic+design.+From+1988+to+1996%2C+Miho+chaired+the+Graphic+Design+Department+at+ArtCenter.+In+1994%2C+he+became+the+education%2Fdesign+advisor+to+the+Innovation+Design+lab+of+Samsung+in+Seoul+%28the+Asian+Design+Program+for+ArtCenter+until+1999%29.+Miho%E2%80%99s+industrial+films+for+the+Container+Corporation+of+America%2C+%22The+History+of+the+Envelope%22+and+%22The+History+of+Catalogues%2C%22+both+won+Gold+medals+at+Cannes.+His+work+has+been+included+in+AIGA+annuals+and+is+part+of+the+permanent+collections+in+the+Cooper+Hewitt%2C+Smithsonian+Design+Museum%3B+the+Japanese-American+National+Museum%3B+the+Museum+of+Contemporary+Art%2C+Los+Angeles%3B+and+the+National+Endowment+of+the+Arts.

James Miho

Perhaps+the+only+ArtCenter+alumnae+who+also+has+a+Menswear+Tailoring+Certificate+from+FIT+in+New+York%2C+Jana+Jarosz+is+both+an+inveterate+fashion+junkie+and+a+think-outside-the-circle+art+director.+Having+worked+at+large+and+very+small+agencies+throughout+her+19+years+in+the+business%2C+Jarosz+has+instigated+and+actualized+everything+from+social+media+projects+to+street+projects+and+not+outdoor%2C+but+indoor+for+Courvoisier.+Most+recently+Jarosz+has+authored+advertising+campaigns+for+Fructis+and+Garnier+as+well+as+successfully+launched+the+Effie+Award-winning+campaign+for+Dark+and+Lovely+Au+Naturale.+On+the+fashion+side%2C+her+design-build+approach+to+clothing+construction+has+led+her+to+create+one-of-a-kind+pieces+for+individual+clients%2C+shoots+and%2C+most+recently%2C+for+the+Floating+Opera+Company.

Jana Jarosz

Named+by+%22Advertising+Age%22+as+one+of+the+%E2%80%9C100+Best+and+Brightest%2C%E2%80%9D+Gary+Goldsmith+began+his+career+at+DDB+in+New+York+in+1981%2C+beginning+more+than+three+decades+as+a+top+creative+at+such+firms+as+Chiat%2FDay%2C+Young+%26+Rubicam+and+Goldsmith%2FJeffrey%2C+which+he+co-founded.+Goldsmith+has+worked+on+campaigns+for+Volkswagen%2C+IBM%2C+Polaroid%2C+Hershey%2C+Christian+Dior%2C+Everlast%2C+J.P.+Morgan%2C+ESPN%2C+El+Al+Israel+Airlines%2C+Barneys+New+York%2C+Mercedes-Benz%2C+Sony%2C+Coca-Cola%2C+Heineken%2C+Saab+and+Macy%E2%80%99s.+His+work%2C+part+of+the+permanent+collection+of+the+Museum+of+Modern+Art%2C+has+been+honored+by+Cannes+Lions%2C+One+Show+Pencils%2C+Clios%2C+New+York+Art+Directors+Club%2C+Andys%2C+%22Communication+Arts%2C%22+Graphis%2C+the+New+York+Film+Festival%2C+the+London+International+Film+Festival+and+D%26AD.+Goldsmith+is+chair+of+the+undergraduate+Advertising+Department+at+ArtCenter%3B+co-founder+of+Underhead%2C+a+virtual+advertising+network%3B+and+founder+of+Yourchitect%2C+a+website+about+architecture+and+home+design.

Gary Goldsmith

Gerald+%E2%80%9CJerry%E2%80%9D+R.+Andelin+has+served+as+art+director+for+several+of+the+20th+century%E2%80%99s+most+memorable+advertisements.+His+career+has+closely+coincided+with+that+of+advertising+legends+Hal+Riney+and+Dick+Snyder%E2%80%94an+association+that+began+at+BBDO+San+Francisco+in+the+1960s+and+continued+at+Botsford+Ketchum.+In+1974%2C+when+Riney+started+his+own+agency%2C+Andelin+joined+as+a+partner.+He+left+for+Ogilvy+%26+Mather+but+was+reunited+with+Riney+in+1985+when+Riney+bought+Ogilvy.+In+1998%2C+Hal+Riney+%26+Partners+was+sold+to+Publicis%2C+where+Andelin+now+serves+as+senior+vice+president%2Fcreative+director.+Andelin%E2%80%99s+work+has+garnered+Clios+and+Cannes+Gold+Lions%2C+and+his+accounts+cover+everything+from+Blitz-Weinhard%2C+Saturn%2C+Dreyer%E2%80%99s+and+Gallo+to+Perrier%E2%80%94+named+one+of+the+best+campaigns+of+the+decade%E2%80%94and+Bartles+%26+Jaymes%2C+chosen+by+%22Advertising+Age%22+as+one+of+the+top+100+campaigns+of+the+century.

Gerald R. Andelin

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