Visual Development

Members of the Academy community share their memories of the alumnus and School of Game Development instructor who passed away earlier this year

Academy alumnus and School of Visual Development and 2-D Animation Director Nicolás Villarreal shares tips for aspiring character designers

Jerry Liu talks about his time at Academy of Art University and how it prepared him for an internship with Laika

Chaowat “Pong” Lertsachanant shares how his imaginative illustrations for the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Throughline” series came about

Four Academy students place in this year’s Rookie Awards

Academy of Art University debuted a new streaming platform to spotlight student and faculty work—here are our favorites so far

Academy students and faculty headline the show at Gojo Short Animation Gallery in Kyoto, Japan

School of Visual Development graduate Arch Apolar illustrated the gorgeous new Thai edition of the beloved “Harry Potter” series

Students’ hard work is celebrated during the School of Animation & Visual Effects’ annual Spring Awards