Comments on: Roland Is God

By: Mish

Mish — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:18:44 +0000

Roland is actually teaching in Taiwan and hopefully will be coming back to Art Center next year. There’s an article about him in CMYK. I hated him at times but still respect him as an instructor because like he use to say no one wants to see “Orange County” crap.

By: somegirl

somegirl — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:59:48 +0000

If you’ve never had Roland, you can’t understand his magic and his strategy. And if you haven’t had Roland, you don’t deserve to go through Art Center.

Art Center is getting softer and easier. Art Center now lets anyone in. But Roland is the steady standard all artists should strive for.

When I had him, he appreciated you for your passion and your mind. He didn’t accept mediocrity. What’s wrong with that!?! Why would you expect anything less from Art Center!?!

I graduated from Art Center and he is the only teacher I still remember and his comments still inspire me today.

By: Someguy

Someguy — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:15:34 +0000

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6225957&blogID=276932554&Mytoken=21AA0671-5E79-4781-B18674CFBE07AA0C49112472

Now I understand all this. Sometimes ticking people off is just too much of a headache.

By: Someguy

Someguy — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:38:12 +0000

All of the Roland Young videos from youtube and google video have been pulled off. I’m just wondering why?

I’ve been told that he’s no longer at Art Center, but that’s just a rumor I’d like to confirm.

By: Noir

Noir — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:08:03 +0000

Roland is an excellent teacher. The guy’s seen everything and you want that raw shockjock response to wake you up and help you stop producing amateur crap. If you’re smart (and talented), you try to shock him back… amuse him, surprise him, and impress him with your work… not whine about how hurt your feelings are.

I had him more than a decade ago, and he was a breath of fresh air in the sanitary academic bubble that is Art Center. He starts out to shock, but he softens up as the term goes (and as you get better). Call it boot camp for average thinkers.

Quite frankly, if people are crying in his class, then they need him even more so then toughen up and separate their work from their emotions.

By: Ale G.

Ale G. — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:54:03 +0000

Roland is an inspiration to me! I had him in my first term at Art Center and it was the best class I’ve ever had. He has an outstanding knowledge of design. Even though he does and says all those crazy things he has an amazing enthusiasm, a caring attitude (in his own way) and a love for what he does. His knowledge of discipline and teaching techniques are amazing, like no other teacher that I have ever had and what makes him that great is his desire to make a difference in our lives, young designers.

Roland is the best teacher ever and I am so lucky to know him.

and Owen, good job with videos! I didn’t realize they were that famous!!! you should go to our class on tuesdays!!! =)

By: Mireya

Mireya — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:37:51 +0000

Put a Roland Virus out there and hope it spreads as quicly as possible. He’s the antidote to average.

By: aero

aero — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:59:11 +0000

After attending another unnamed design school before art center I was more that happy to see this teaching technique. Fuck coddling people who make bad shit, either they wake up or they sinkâ�¦ In my last school the graduates were underprepared and undermotivated for real life work, this way theres no getting around the harsh realitys of real work. this man is educational LSD, of the black pyramid varietyâ�¦ he gets in your head and turns your reality upside down, some folks havent ever been forced to think or question what they know, so for them, this experience is invalubleâ�¦

By: Da Kid

Da Kid — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:01:01 +0000

Wrong. I’m not his student, which is lucky for him, because if that asshole talked to me that way I’d tell him to go toss off in a bowl of white rice. Fuck him.

By: Jeremy Fuksa

Jeremy Fuksa — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:50:43 +0000

Your post is exactly why I love this guy. Obviously, he makes you form a passionate opinion about him, love or hate. You’ll remember him (and what he put you through) forever and ever. That’s far better than the scores of generic professors that I don’t even remember.

The only professors I gained any real knowledge from are the ones I remember. So chances are, even if you think he’s a jerkoff, you’re going to damn well remember what you learned from him.