HMCT offers paid opportunities for ArtCenter students to contribute to ongoing projects and gain hands-on experience. Depending on the assignment, students work alongside our creative team or the archivist on tasks such as:

– Exhibition design development
– Publication design
– Social media content
– Exhibition installation
– Archiving and cataloging

HMCT operates as a working design studio within ArtCenter, offering direct insight into how typographic research, design, and production intersect. Projects are collaborative and can become part of a student’s professional portfolio. Work schedules are flexible and arranged around class commitments.

To ask about current openings, contact hmct@artcenter.edu.

Each year, HMCT offers a Student Fellowship connected to the Typographer-in-Residence program. During the four-week residency, the Fellow works closely with the Resident designer to support research, project development, and documentation. After the residency, the fellow collaborates with the HMCT design team on the design and production of a publication that records the project’s process and outcomes.

This opportunity is open to ArtCenter Graphic Design graduating students interested in research-based typography and/or publication design.

Program Overview

> Start date: February 9 – March 9, 2026
> Duration: 12 weeks — 25 hours/week during the 4-week residency, with flexible scheduling thereafter in consultation with the resident and HMCT staff
> Compensation: TBA
> Location: HMCT, Room 104, ArtCenter South Campus (950 Building)

Responsibilities

> Residency period (4 weeks, in person): Assist with research, documentation, and access to ArtCenter resources
> Post-residency period (8 weeks, remote): Contribute to the design and production of a publication based on the residency project; meet regularly with HMCT staff and the resident designer
> Write a short blog post for the HMCT website summarizing the fellowship experience

Benefits

> Work directly with a professional designer and researcher
> Gain experience in typographic research and publication design
> Build a substantial, research-driven project for your portfolio
> Access HMCT’s resources and participate in typography-focused programs

Application Process

Applications open in December 2025. Announcements will be shared through ArtCenter’s email channels.


Past recipients:

2025: Colette Syed
2023: Josiah Tersieff
2021: Ximena Amaya
2020: Ann Suerto
2019: Carina Huynh
2018: Lavinia Lascaris
2017: Austin Redman
2016: Jonny Woods

HMCT annually recognizes ArtCenter students who demonstrate excellence in letterform design, typography, and book design. These awards and scholarships are based on faculty nominations from the Graphic Design Department.

Leah Hoffmitz Milken Scholarship for Letterform Design

2023–24  Jamal Abdullahi
2022–23  Ana Vazquez
2021–22  Josiah Tersieff
2020–21  Susanna Suh
2019–20  Stephanie Rhee

HMCT Award for Excellence in Typography

2023–24  Alvin Linn (Terms 5+) · Karlo Diego (Terms 1–4)
2022–23  Jiayi Hu (Grad) · Jo Iijima (Terms 1–4)
2021–22  Josiah Tersieff (Grad)
2020–21  Michelle Lin (Grad) · Gabby Pulgar (Terms 5+) · Jenna Lee (Terms 1–4)
2019–20  Hampton Dunlap (Grad) · Yebin Chung (Terms 5+) · Ximena Amaya (Terms 1–4)

Dr. Stephen A. Kanter HMCT Endowed Scholarship

Honoring Dr. Kanter’s long-standing support of typography, book design, and the printed word, this scholarship recognizes exceptional student work in those areas.

2022–23  Phoebe Hsu
2020–21  Meg Vosghanian