Congratulations to Platt College student Dennis Santarinala! Last month several of our students had the opportunity to have their work submitted to the 2015 Addy Awards here in San Diego. One of those students was Dennis Santarinala who submitted some of his amazing fashion photography and took home a silver (2nd place) award in the Student Showcase portion. For those of you that may be unfamiliar with the ADDY’s, it’s… Read More
The College Area Business District Has Picked Their Logo Contest Winner!
And the Winner Is…. The students and alumni here at Platt College San Diego recently had the exciting opportunity to participate in a logo design contest hosted by the College Area Business District. If you’re familiar with the college area you may have heard of their annual event called the College Area Taste. However this year they wanted to go a different direction with the event and rebrand it as… Read More
Platt Students Participate in the 2015 San Diego American Advertising Awards
SDX Organization Hosts Awards Event Every year the SDX organization hosts an awards event that showcases spectacular design work used in many realms of advertising called the ADDYs. Since we have so many talented graphic design students here at Platt College our Dean Marketa Hancova made sure to submit work from some of our top students. Once the work is submitted they hold an event called the ADDYs Raid where… Read More
Platt Talent Recognized at 48 Hour Film Project Awards Gala
Best of San Diego & Awards Gala Event Every year San Diego filmmakers team up with other local talent to create a short film in just 48 hours! On top of creating a film in such a short time frame, all of the films had to include the same 3 elements: marshmallows as a prop, a character with the name John or Joyce Jansen, and the line of dialogue, “I… Read More
Platt Awarded Military Friendly Schools ® Title
Victory Media, the premier media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has named Platt College San Diegoto the coveted Military Friendly Schools ® list. The 2013 Military Friendly Schools ® list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans, and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. “Inclusion… Read More
Digital-Tutors Awarded David Bittorf of Platt College
David Bittorf Awarded Winner of the 2012 Computer Graphics & Visual Effects Instructor of the Year Platt instructor David Bittorf has been teaching 3D Animation at Platt College San Diego Digital Media Design for over 6 years. Dave brings valuable knowledge to students with a passion for 3D Art and Animation. Teaching a wide range of classes such as Intro to Maya, Dynamics, Animation, Advanced Rendering and Compositing. His dedication… Read More
BIG Winners at 2007 San Diego County Fair
We would like to commend the 53 Platt College San Diego students who submitted over 58 entries in the 2007 San Diego County Fair. We are delighted that so many of our students supported this prestigious event and we are extremely proud of the recognition our students received for showcasing their work. Such recognition demonstrates the talent and skill our students have developed in the categories of Computer Graphics, Fine… Read More
1st Place Given to Platt College for 48 Hours of Madness School Film Competition
UPDATE! Platt College Students take 1st Place in 48 Hours of Madness Film Competition. http://vimeo.com/4381075 17 Platt College Students have given up their weekend (and sleep) to create a 5-minute film for the 8th Annual 48 Hours of Madness Film Competition. Contest is open to High School and College students. A script is distributed on Friday at 3PM and the final product delivered at any of three locations in San… Read More
Platt College Winners at the 2009 Latino Film Festival
San Diego Latino Film Festival, in partnership with Nickelodeon, is pleased to announce the winners of Nickelodeon Writer’s Script Review being held during this year’s San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 12-22, 2009). The following local script writers submitted scripts and were selected to this one day, by invitation only event designed to prepare applicants for submission to the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship. Out of the eight winners, three of them… Read More
Students Receive Scholarships for Mural Artwork
Today Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream announced it has awarded Chris Bolor and Victor Silva with scholarships for their winning artwork that will be featured in a new mural located at Hawaiian Shaved Ice, 710 Ventura Pl. in Mission Beach. In addition to beautifying Mission Beach, the mural will alert hungry beachgoers that ice cream snacks are available nearby. Chris Bolor’s mural design was selected out of several submitted by his… Read More