ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Catherine Apple ’92
Danny Robashkin ’05
Catherine Apple ’92 is last year’s recipient of the MCAD Alumni Achievement Award. This honor is presented to an MCAD alum, distinguished in his or her field, who has made lasting and significant contributions to the world of art and design.
Danny Robashkin ’05, creative director at MAKE, a design studio specializing in the art of storytelling through motion graphics, visual effects and animation, is driven by diversity of experience, something he first embraced as a student at MCAD. “I took a range of classes, including photography, drawing, sculpture, and illustration, exposing me to areas I might not have otherwise taken an interest in,” says Robashkin. “I wouldn’t do my job as well today without the foundation I received at MCAD.”
Apple is an editor at Sony Pictures Imageworks and has been the lead animator on projects such as Chicken Little, Hotel Transylvania, and Gnomeo and Juliet. Currently, she is the editor for Hotel Transylvania 2, to be released later this year. Apple lives in Burbank, CA, with husband Richard Isanove, also a major artist, and their children. Apple received her BFA in film and photography from MCAD and her MFA in film from California Institute of the Arts.
Robashkin sees great opportunity for new graduates in today's job market. “There are more ways than ever to have animation, motion graphics, and film in advertising and games,” says Robashkin. “With access to advanced software and hardware at MCAD, today’s students have the opportunity to refine what they do and enhance the professionalism of their portfolio, demonstrating their ability and potential to future employers.”
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