Alumni Archives - Platt College San Diego

Illustrations of The Week: Clever Character Designs by Jennifer Brincho

Talented Platt Alum uses her skills to help others learn. Jennifer Brincho is a Platt College San Diego alumni with many talents. One of them is creating unique character designs and illustrations. She’s a graduate from our 3D Animation program and has used many of her creative character designs to create her 3D projects. We discovered this recent project through her Behance portfolio and loved the creative concept behind it…. Read More

Call For Artists: “Visually Delicious” Art Exhibition

“Visually Delicious: Platt College Students Reinterpret Food & Memory” The San Diego Repertory Theatre is pleased to welcome Platt College San Diego students as visiting exhibitors during the production of “Aubergine” by Julia Cho. Students are invited to create art and graphic work which will explore the use of food as a device for emotional connections, healing, and introspection. The work will also suggest food as a universal medium through… Read More

Alumni Spotlight with Alex Scherkenbach

Nicole: Hello Alex, thank you so much for taking the time out to catch us up on your career after graduating. You recently announced exciting news on Social Media, care to share it with us? Alex: I would love to! I am very proud to announce that “Mourning After” a short film I wrote, directed, and co-produced was selected to be screened at the 2018 Great Lakes International Shorts Festival…. Read More

One on One Alumni Spotlight with Joel Morillo

Dave Downes: Hello Joel, thanks for taking the time to meet with me today. Joel Morillo: My pleasure, Dave. Dave: You’re awfully busy, so I’ll get right to it, what made you choose Platt? Joel: I chose Platt because it broke away from the traditional schools where you waited 2 years just to get to your chosen course of study. At the time I was still unsure what career path… Read More

PCSD Student Launches Non-Profit Organization For The Kids!

Andrea Van Wagner launches Kids Saving the World, a non-profit organization for kids! Andrea Van Wagner is currently a student enrolled in the Bachelor’s program here at Platt College San Diego and wanted to share some exciting news with us! She has launched a new non-profit organization called Kids Saving the World and is utilizing her video skills to help make a difference in the local community. Nicole Andrea, your… Read More

“No Papyrus Please!” A One-On-One with Platt College Instructor and Alumni Richard Morris

Nicole Richard, you are such a well-liked instructor! We are so pleased to get a one-on-one interview with you. How long have you been teaching at Platt College San Diego? Richard Morris I started teaching at Platt in 2010. I was a Teacher’s Assistant (since 2006) prior to that. Nicole What classes do you teach? Richard I teach Digital Publishing, Digital Imaging, and Graphic Design for Advertising and Social Media…. Read More

Platt Alumni Spotlight: R. Christian Anderson

Nicole We love staying connected with our alumni and it is always such a thrill to hear what they have been doing in the industry since they have graduated. Can you give us a brief overview of what you’ve been up to since you graduated in 1997? R. Christian Soon after graduating from Platt College San Diego, I went to work for a top graphic design firm in Carlsbad, California…. Read More

Platt Alumni Spotlight: Fernando Serrano

Platt Alumni Spotlight: Fernando Serrano Platt College San Diego Education Representative Nicole: Why did you want to attend Platt College San Diego? Where and how did you hear about us? Fernando: I heard about Platt College in my last two weeks of high school. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I knew I had to go to college in order to move forward with life. I remember scrolling through… Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Arne Ratermanis Creative Director at Lorenz Advertising

If you didn’t already know, Platt College San Diego, has been around for quite some time. In fact, back in 1983 we began our first ever design program bringing us one of our first graduates, Arne Ratermanis. We had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Arne recently, 30 + years after graduating from Platt College San Diego, to get the inside scoop on his life as a Creative Director for Lorenz… Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Interview With Graphic Designer Sean Hunsche

For this week’s alumni spotlight we interviewed VFX graduate Sean Hunsche. He’s worked as a graphic design and motion graphics freelancer for many years and still maintains a side business while working full-time for a media company here in San Diego. Sean sheds some light on the reality of freelancing as well as some valuable tips for those looking to get a job or find clients in the design industry…. Read More