SCAD - The University for Creative Careers

A week ago you were strangers. Now, you're classmates, collaborators, and friends. 🐝💛

Pre-Bee gave our newest SCAD students a chance to explore SAV + ATL, build community, and settle into their new hive before the quarter begins. We can’t WAIT to see what you create, SCAD Bees!

Fall Quarter 2026, here we comb!!! 🐝 https://www.scad.edu/admission/why-scad

The whimsy + “why?” behind her design eye ✏️

You may have seen SCAD alum Laura García’s graphic design work around town — she’s the designer behind the most ICONIC SCAD stickers and merch!

She leans into the whimsical with bold color, strong contrasts, and her signature illustrated elements. For Laura, great design goes way beyond the aesthetic and begins with the mission of connecting with her audiences.

💌 “To my fellow soon-to-be Bees: Don't get lost in comparison. It's easy to spend so much time looking at others that you lose sight of your own voice. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨, 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚. The creative world doesn't need more loose copycats, it needs more unapologetically creative people.” — Laura García (M.A., graphic design and visual experience, 2026)

Tell your visual story: Learn more about our graphic design programs at https://www.scad.edu/academics/programs/graphic-design

New city. New friends. New creative chapter. 🐝🏙️

Pre-Bee is in full swing as our newest SCAD Atlanta Bees dive in!

Welcome to the Hive, we’re buzzin’ with anticipation to form new friendships!

What’s your favorite moment (or who’s your new BFF?) from Pre-Bee so far? We gotta know! 👇

Lights. Camera. Catalog. 📸✨

Go BTS of the 2026 SCAD catalog cover shoot. From finding the perfect frame to chasing the right light, every image brought photographer An Le (B.F.A., photography, 2012) one step closer to a cover that invites you into your SCAD story.

“I want them to imagine they are in the scene or think about how the scene came to be or even how they would have photographed it. I hope this image conveys the excitement of coming to SCAD as a new student. It’s this surreal scene, and it leaves space to dream. I want them to want to see more, to see what’s inside the catalog and what’s waiting for them here at SCAD.”
— An Le

https://www.scad.edu/admission/academic-catalog

"I design for empathy," agrees Carter Spainhour (B.F.A. industrial design). "To be able to impact someone positively with a single product is what I aspire to do." As summer carries on, Carter is clear on one thing: "Everybody needs an industrial designer."

Carter has spent the past eight weeks interning at Clinique, elevating the brand's beauty and skincare product line as a member of its packaging and design team.

Read more on SCADworks!

https://www.scad.edu/blog/spainhour-summer

Style is always one step ahead — so are the people shaping it.

The Athlete's Foot x Saucony brought “Style Isn't Static: Back to School Edition” to Atlanta with a conversation celebrating the next generation of creative voices including four standout SCAD Bees who shared their perspectives on creativity and the future of sneaker design:

Adrienne Archuleta (B.F.A., illustration, 2026)
Trevor Lloyd (B.F.A. fashion marketing and management)
Caliyah Kay Valentine (B.F.A. fashion marketing and management)
Andrew Yi (B.F.A., UX design, 2025)

Repost The Athlete's Foot:

Adrienne Archuleta is a SCAD-trained illustrator, sneaker designer, and one of the few women to complete SCAD’s sneaker design minor (the first of its kind in the U.S.). She’s designed for the Serena Williams Design Crew x Nike, showcased at the SCAD FASHION runway show, and founded the SCAD Sneaker Club — she’s a trailblazer and community builder.

Trevor Lloyd is a SCAD student studying fashion marketing and management. A former assistant manager at A Ma Manière and founder of his own brand Sangre Real, he is also a Fashion Scholarship Fund recipient and a Virgil Abloh Post-Modern Scholar. His story is one you’ll want to hear firsthand.

Caliyah Valentine is a stylist and a leading voice in Atlanta’s female streetwear scene, with a community that moves when she does. Her eye is shaping how the next generation of women show up.

Andrew Yi is a SCAD grad and bespoke sneaker designer who makes and mends footwear from the ground up. That young-craftsman perspective is the disruptive energy this panel needed, a reminder that great style starts with what’s underneath it.

In the sneaker design minor at SCAD, students develop knowledge and skills in sketching, rendering, concept development, design, digital prototyping, and branding for luxury and high-performance sneakers. Working with leading-edge virtual-reality technology, students amplify possibilities for innovative and sustainable sneaker design and manufacturing.

Learn more at https://www.scad.edu/academics/minors/sneaker-design-minor

What a week! SCAD Après 🌴

We were charmed to engage with so many inspiring guests including our keynote speaker and co-founder of Matter Robin Mellery-Pratt.

Our returning alumni panelists gave the 411 on transforming passion into creative power: Camille von Simson (B.F.A., graphic design, 2020), Brandon Sadler (B.F.A., illustration, 2009), Claire Rosen (B.F.A., photography, 2006), Kan Ando (B.F.A., fashion, 2010).

Not to mention the workshops, dinners, and excursions in between! Busy bees!

We hope you feel inspired and invigorated. ☀️ See you next year?!

https://www.scad.edu/success

Every year, SCAD students prove that creativity keeps giving. 💛

After June move-out, thousands of donated art supplies, from markers and paint brushes to paper and organization bins, found a new home in Savannah-Chatham classrooms. Through SCAD's annual donation event, local art teachers are able to stock up on the materials they need to inspire the next generation of artists!

SCAD Serve donates thousands of art supplies to local educators Dozens of Savannah Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) teachers filled the SCAD Oglethorpe House Residence Hall on Tuesday for SCAD Serve’s art supply donation event.