By Ryan Medeiros | June 19, 2018
Announcing an innovative new partnership between the School of Advertising and the School of Web Design & New Media. Starting Summer 2018, Director of the School of Advertising Andrea Pimentel, and Director of the School of Web Design & New Media Ryan Medeiros will join forces as co-directors of both departments. Under this combined leadership, Read More →
Read More →By Jenna Robinson | May 23, 2018
WNM is proud to recognize this year’s Spring Show award-winners. These students worked endlessly on their projects and are certainly deserving of their awards. Help us congratulate them! WNM Spring Show 2018 Winners Best in Show: Anthony Hernandez for his Demo Reel Best in Undergrad: Katie Noborikawa for WNM Survey Best in Grad: Huan Read More →
Read More →By Jenna Robinson | May 4, 2018
When Ray Chang applied to The Academy of Art University, he knew he wanted to pursue art and design. He hadn’t received any prior training. He didn’t have a portfolio, and he had never used design software. Ray chose The School of Web Design & New Media’s BFA program because he was familiar with Read More →
Read More →By Jenna Robinson | April 20, 2018
Looking for job opportunities? Networking? A chance to show off your portfolio? Apply now to participate in the School of Web Design & New Media’s exclusive Ideate Portfolio Review! The participants for this portfolio review will be selected based on application only, so be sure to apply by May 1 in order to be considered. Read More →
Read More →By Jenna Robinson | March 16, 2018
We are pleased to have two fantastic students representing WNM this semester as our department’s student representatives! Leya Abebe and Quinnton Barringer are eager to help WNM students solve problems, get their questions answered, and generally be successful and make the most of student life while in school here. How well do you know them? Read More →
Read More →By Jenna Robinson | March 5, 2018
The School of Web Design & New Media (WNM) is now accepting student project submissions for Spring Show 2018. The submission form will remain open until the deadline of Friday, April 6, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. (PT). Students can submit their work to the WNM Spring Show site at: http://artuwnm.com/springshow/ We strongly encourage WNM students Read More →
Read More →By Ryan Medeiros | February 19, 2018
Students and instructors from the Academy of Art University show off collaborative virtual reality projects at the xR in EDU event, January 30, 2018, Autodesk Design Gallery in San Francisco. What’s the future of virtual reality and K-12 education? How do you break into VR development? These are some of the questions that come to Read More →
Read More →By Jenna Robinson | November 15, 2017
Have you ever thought about how to define your own career path in areas like design, UX or branding? Have you wondered what it is like to work at a startup versus a freelance designer versus a large company? How do you decide what path is right for you? We’ll be addressing these questions Read More →
Read More →By Jenna Robinson | October 13, 2017
Attention, graduating seniors! Have you filled out the application to participate in this semester’s Ideate Industry Portfolio Review? The Industry Portfolio Review is part of our ever-popular Ideate Conference. This is an opportunity for WNM students to meet with industry for portfolio review and networking opportunities. We typically host approximately 20 different companies for the review. Many Read More →
Read More →By Ryan Medeiros | April 10, 2015
What does it take to turn an internship into a dream job? Recent AAU graduate Neha Saigal (MFA, Fall 2015) knows. This tenacious School of Web Design & New Media star combined a cutting-edge portfolio, research, and a customized communications approach into a recipe for success. Neha started full-time at San Francisco tech start-up Optimizely Read More →
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