Is there any type of volunteer work in the design field?

Question

Preferrable in Southern California, maybe in Pasadena or something?

I would really like the volunteer at a car design studio, but I cannot find any on the internet. Any design studio (product design, graphics, etc) would work though.

Also I would like to get volunteer hours from it, for high school.

Answer 1

Speak to your school guidance counselor, they should know if there is something in the area. There should be, since Pasadena's Art Center College of Design is known as one of the two premier automotive design schools in the US and some designers have stayed local. Art Center also has a Saturday program for High School students, click on Classes, then Transportation Design on the Saturday High website. There are scholarships available.

There are lots of design companies of all sizes in Pasadena. If you're thinking engineering, Parsons is headquartered there.  http://www.parsons.com/

Also, did you know that there is a new public charter Design High School on Figueroa north of York in Highland Park? It's in partnership with Art Center.     http://www.thedesignhighschool.org/

Art Center:

http://www.artcenter.edu/

Saturday High:

http://www.artcenter.edu/sat/

Article on car design at Art Center:

http://www.latimes.com/news/education/hi...

Starting Out: How to be a car designer:

http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/d...

Good luck!