Part of the curriculum for our Graphic Design Associate’s Degree program, is a portfolio development class. This is a class all students are required to take before finishing their degrees. It ensures they are well prepared to present their design work to prospective employers and helps them discover what their strengths and weaknesses are. Platt College student, Emily Castrence, is one of our most recent graduates and her portfolio is… Read More
Platt Web Campaign Students Compete In A Codeathon
Platt College web design students currently in our Term 5 web campaign class taught by Fred Winton recently participated in a codeathon! What is a codeathon exactly? Well, the students are put into teams of 2 and given one class day (a total of 3.5 hours) to code a one page web layout from scratch. This is an excellent way to challenge the students to put their coding skills to… Read More
Verse RAW Artists Showcase Features Two Platt College Design Students
The Platt College San Diego pride was strong at this month’s RAW Artists San Diego Showcase, Verse. Two of our students, Roshi Gleason and Jeff Miller, had their artwork on display at the event which was hosted at the House of Blues in downtown San Diego. We had the opportunity to interview them during the event via Facebook live but we wanted to take a moment to talk to them… Read More
Top 20 Student and Alumni Creations of 2016
Well, another year has come to an end and while many are happy to say goodbye to the year 2016, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the amazing designs created by our students and alumni throughout the year. We’re counting down the Top 20 Student & Alumni Creations of 2016 based off of likes via our Instagram profile. If you’re not following us on Instagram already,… Read More
Platt Around Town
The instructors at Platt love to enrich the students’ learning experiences by taking them out to museums, graphic design conferences and live music performances. Emily Slapin had the opportunity to take two of her Anatomy classes to the Museum of Natural History in Balboa Park to draw from skulls and skeletons and to compare first-hand how skeletal and muscular systems are similar to and different from that of other mammals…. Read More
Graphic Design Portfolio Spotlight: Ariel Reyes
One of the latest additions to our graphic design curriculum here at Platt College is our Portfolio Development class. This is a course students take after they’ve completed all of their design classes in the Associate’s program. Teacher Ed Boretz works closely with all of the students to help them take their best work and showcase it in a fun and exciting way through print and an online presence with… Read More
Star Wars Art & Designs In Honor of May The Fourth
May The Fourth Be With You! Here at Platt College many of us are huge Star Wars fans. So in honor of today being May 4th, AKA Star Wars Day, we put together this awesome collection of Star Wars themed art and design work from our students and alumni. We hope you enjoy their creations and May the Fourth Be With You! The Kessel Run Poster by Platt College Alumni… Read More
Design of the Week: Calamity of Heaven Book Cover
This beautiful book cover for, Calamity of Heaven written by Thaddaus Martin, was designed by Platt College graphic design student Ariel Reyes. This is a project she completed in her Term 2 Intro to Vector Graphics class, where students learn the ins and outs of using the program Adobe Illustrator. Ariel was thrilled to be able to combine her love of reading with her love of design for… Read More
3D Project of the Week: Alex Campbell’s Star Wars Model
When it comes to Star Wars, I think it’s safe to say that many of our students and staff are huge fans of the franchise. Not only have we had entire art shows dedicated to it, but our students continue to create amazing projects in tribute to the Star Wars universe. Platt College student Alex Campbell is definitely one of those students that has showcased her love of the films… Read More
Student Spotlight: Stunning Photo Manipulations by Trisha Diaz
Platt College student, Trisha Diaz, has been sharing a ton of beautiful photo manipulations lately through her Instagram account called Creativity Captured. We love to encourage our students and alumni to share their work with us on Instagram using our hashtag #plattcollegesandiego. Trisha does a great job of making sure we can stay up-to-date with all of her latest creations and is how we discovered the work featured in this… Read More
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