Southern California is well known as the automotive capital of the United States - and the world - for many reasons. But did you know SoCal is also home to one of the top transportation design schools on planet earth?

Based in Pasadena, the ArtCenter College of Design boasts a roster of alumni who have designed some of the most iconic vehicles in history and impacted every major automotive manufacturer in the world. The ArtCenter of Design is highly regarded within the automotive and transportation industries. Numerous graduates' careers have catapulted them into mainstream notoriety: Henrik Fisker created the beautiful, yet controversial and short-lived, Fisker Karma. And Chip Foose became a world-renown car-customizer who even had his own reality TV series - Overhaulin'.

Click play below to hear details of the massive impact the ArtCenter College of Design has had, and continues to have, on the transportation industry in this iDriveSoCal Podcast.

And enjoy the picture gallery from the ArtCenter's annual auto show - which is always posted on the iDSC Events page!

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