Introducing CCAD Means Success
At Columbus College of Art & Design, students don’t just learn how to be great artists and designers.
They learn the business and real-world skills they need to succeed after they graduate.
Our alums go on to work at big-name companies, start their own businesses, show their work in prestigious galleries, open galleries of their own, win awards, rock the freelance life, and change the world.
We recently talked to a number of alums, and we turned to the CCAD Student Agency — a group of CCAD student photographers, videographers, illustrators and designers paid to create work for CCAD and real-world companies — to help tell their stories.
You can find installments of our series here:
Value of an Art & Design Education
CCAD President Dr. Corn on Value of Art & Design Education
Art School Grads in the Working World
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Career Services
9 Ways CCAD Grads are the Best at Business
Why Cartoon Network Hires CCAD Grads
Why American Greetings Hires CCAD Grads
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Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Art & Design Leads to Corporate Success
How One CCAD Grad Went Straight To the Top in the World of Branding
Abercrombie & Fitch Is A Great Fit For This CCAD Grad
Problem-Solving Skills Prepped This CCAD Grad to Soar in the Corporate World
A Creative Career Spanning Decades Has Roots in CCAD Lessons
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Entrepreneurs
A Knack For Paper Led This CCAD Grad to Success
Meet a CCAD Grad Living the Blacksmith Dream in California
Lessons Learned at CCAD Helped Grad Launch Business
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The Freelance Life
Introducing The Freelance Life
On Tour With a CCAD Photog Alum
The Studied Aesthetic of Marcus Morris
A CCAD Photography Alum with Great Taste
Freelance Life Lands CCAD Alum in the Swamp
A Cinematic Life for Richard Smith III
The Freelance Voyage of CCAD Grad Jake Bova
A Variety of Experiences Influence User Experience
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Success in Fine Arts
Fine Arts Professor John Kortlander on the Value of CCAD's Curriculum
From Just a Backpack and a Dream to VP and Design Director
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Redefining Success
4 CCAD Grads Crushing it in Comics
From Polar Bears to Pythons, Zoo Photographer Gets Up Close With Animals
Sculpting a Creative Life in Rural Vermont
This Illustrator Lives Large By Living Small
From Animation to Roller Coasters, CCAD Grad Does it All
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Doing Good
Creative Control Fest Brings More Voices to the Conversation
Art & Advocacy: Alum Mixes Art & Child Welfare
Medical Illustrations Require Equal Parts Art and Science
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Around the World
Dispatches from Australia: An Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Artist
Dispatches from China: A Harley-Riding Ex-Pat Designer
Dispatches from Denmark: Work is All Play for These LEGO Lovers
A CCAD Education is a Building Block in These LEGO Designers' Careers
Dispatches from New York, Beijing, and Beyond: Dalong Yang Takes His Best Shot
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Read more in our previous series CCAD & Columbus.
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