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CCA alumni form design foundation of Townsquared startup
Creating an online community for local businesses core values they learned as students in CCA’s Graduate Program in Design.
![From left: Marru Carrion, Tan-ya Gerrodette, Carolyn Packer, and Miwa Ikemiya](https://media.cca.edu/images/townsquared.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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Which graduate Design degree is right for me?
![A student points to a whiteboard.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Story_WhichDesignDegree_2021_hero1.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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Profiles in design: Isaac Buwembo and Balqis Indriyani
From the intellectual work of design thinking to the physical work of active making, two alumni carry their CCA education into the world.
![Photo of Balqis Indriyani working over the wood frame of a boat-shaped object.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Story_Profiles-in-Design_2023_hero.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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CCA alumni shape the future of sustainable design
Four Industrial Design alumni make contributions to sustainable products, materials, and systems in a global industry typically known for the waste it creates.
![A pair of shoes with bright pink, purple, and yellow colors float amid a flowery background.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Story_Industrial-Design-Alums_2024.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
Media coverage / Oct. 1, 2018
Professor Martin Venezky creates new worlds through design
The Letterform Archive features Venezky's prolific work and career as artist, designer, photographer, and educator.
![Original artwork (detail) and poster (detail) for Weird America, 2016.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Venezky-WeirdAmerica-header.origin.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
Media coverage / Feb. 16, 2023
CCA leads the charge with teaching inclusive design
Schools and teachers are thinking ahead when it comes to inclusive design; CCA is leading the charge by exploring the intersection of human experience and constructed environments in its Interaction Design (IxD) program.
![A student and professor looking at an interactive design display together.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Newsroom_ixd-inclusive_2023_media-.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
Press release / June 27, 2017
Helen Maria Nugent appointed dean of Design at CCA
Former professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago begins in August 2017.
![Image of Helen Maria Nugent, CCA's dean of Design.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Helen-Maria-Nugent_FORWEB.46dc94f6.fill-150x150.jpg)
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Traditional MBA vs Design Strategy MBA: Which is better?
![Model of Le Corbusier's Plan Voisin, Paris, France, 1925](https://media.cca.edu/images/Plan_Voisin_model.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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How to prototype a career change, design strategy-style
![Justin Lokitz, MBA in Design Strategy, 2014](https://media.cca.edu/images/justin-lokits-prototyping-career.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
Press release / Dec. 2, 2020
Interior Design program awarded $50,000 Angelo Donghia Foundation Grant
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The 2020–2021 Design Lecture Series
Saraleah Fordyce reflects on the key takeaways from fall 2020 lectures and gives a preview of the guests to look forward to this spring
![Adeola Enigbokan, Audrey Liu, Jomo Tariku, and Beth Esponnette](https://media.cca.edu/images/Story_Design-Lecture-Series-2020-2.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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CCA’s Interior Design program awarded $75k Donghia Foundation grant
![An Interior Design and Glass interdisciplinary class, 2020.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Story_Interior-Design-Donghia_2021.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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Making a career shift with a master’s in design
A master’s in design can put you on a fast track to a new career, where you can imagine and build a better future.
![A design workshop in progress, led by a man wearing a green jacket.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Making-a-career-shift-with-a-maste.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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Can game design be a tool for social justice?
Building interactive new worlds as a game designer is a powerful way to share your vision for a more just future.
![A room with a video game set up in the background and a wall with the text “Game Arts Home Room” in the foreground.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Story_Game-Arts-Social-Justice_202.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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Where to put your graphic design degree to work
With a graphic design degree, job opportunities are abundant and varied. Across industries, businesses and organizations rely on graphic designers to create visual concepts that communicate ideas and information.
![A selection of posters aligned at various angles sits atop a backdrop of yellow pamphlets.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Story_Graphic-Design-Degree_2021_h.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
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Three questions with BFA Interaction Design student Colin Chan
The senior in the BFA Interaction Design program discusses what belonging feels like as an international student, holding on to hope in times of rapid change, and grounding his design practice.
![A headshot of the student smiling and in front of a bright yellow backdrop.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Colin_Chan_Main.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
Media coverage / Aug. 7, 2020
Design Milk’s “Friday Five” with CCA alum Nastaran Mousavi
![Nastaran Mousavi (Photo by Meg Sexton)](https://media.cca.edu/images/Newsroom_MediaRedirect_Nastaran-Mo.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
Media coverage / Oct. 22, 2021
The Climify podcast helps design educators “climify” their syllabi
![Climify logo on a blue background](https://media.cca.edu/images/Newsroom_Media-Redirect_Climify_20.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
LoveFrom launches scholarship program, making design education more accessible
LoveFrom, a creative collective led by Jony Ive, selected three renowned art schools to receive permanent annual funding, including CCA, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Royal College of Art.
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
LoveFrom to offer design scholarships in U.S. and U.K.
Creative collective LoveFrom has announced the launch of LoveFrom Scholarships, a new program that addresses the lack of diversity throughout creative industries, now available to prospective students at CCA.
![Royal College of Art Battersea Campus Building side view.](https://media.cca.edu/images/Newsroom_lovefrpm-royal-college-of.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)