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
Platt College Students Visit Groovy Like A Movie
A big thank you to Tom Antl, producer and director of Groovy Like a Movie, for greeting our class at the studio and showing us the behind-the-scenes for big and smaller projects: a studio for large crowds, another for smaller groups (including guests on Skype), a podcasting studio, editing and production rooms, the hair and makeup room, etc. Motion Designer Ryan Trenhaille also talked about his experiences working on films… Read More
Platt College Visits the Getty Museum & Dr. Phil Show
At least once a year our digital media design students are whisked away on a fun adventure to Los Angeles to visit the Dr. Phil Show and the Getty Museum. Having the ability to explore and learn more about the world of video production and fine art outside of the classroom is a great opportunity to expand the students knowledge beyond their daily routine of coding, animating and designing. While… Read More
Platt Annual Field Trip to the Dr. Phil Show & Getty Museum
Join us for our annual trip to a taping of Dr. Phil and the Getty Museum! The field trip is Wednesday, September 24, 2014. A bus will whisk you to LA and bring you back inspired and happy in the evening! (We will leave Platt early – around – 5.30 AM and we will return between 6 – 7 PM.) Students are excused from classes. Contact our Dean, Marketa, at… Read More
Sony Online Entertainment Field Trip
This past month the 3D animation students at Platt College San Diego were able to attend an exciting field trip to Sony Online Entertainment here in San Diego. A full 2-hour tour was led by Community Specialist, Aimee Rekoske who gave students a behind the scenes look at many of the different aspects of the Sony campus. It was a great opportunity for Platt students to meet with some of… Read More
Mission Trails Regional Park
Platt College students regularly visit Mission Trails Regional Park (one of the largest urban parks in the United States) to learn about environmental issues. Mission Trails Regional Park encompasses nearly 5,800 acres of both natural and developed recreational acres. Its rugged hills, valleys and open areas represent a San Diego prior to the landing of Cabrillo in San Diego Bay in 1542. Centrally located and only eight miles northeast of… Read More
Platt College Attends Symphony Exposed
Term 1 – Graphic Design (night) and B.S. General Education (night) classes will attend Symphony Exposed – a program for college students. Contact Platt College Administration Desk for information: 619-265-0107 SYMPHONY EXPOSED lets you dig deeper into your favorite music! Host Nuvi Mehta, using his formidable knowledge of classical music, will give you the “inside scoop” on some of the most well-known pieces (and their composers) in the symphonic literature…. Read More
Trip to Italy: Educational Expedition
Platt College San Diego students visited several beautiful cities in Tuscany and Umbria – Rome, Tivoli, Assisi, Florence and Venice. On their ten days of a very well designed and educational tour the students learned not only the gems of Medieval and Renaissance architecture and painting, but had an opportunity to experience the Mediterranean culture: food, music, fashion, customs, and European graphic design. Our observant students endlessly commented on billboards,… Read More