Scott Franklin

Scott Franklin is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Art Center College of Design, specializing in Spatial Experience Design and Graduate Environmental Design. He is also the principal and designer at Nondesigns, a design/build studio in Pasadena focusing on branded environments, furniture, lighting, and products. His work has been internationally recognized, including a First Prize Honor Award from the AIA in 2007.

Franklin holds a B.S. in Environmental Design (with Distinction) from Art Center College of Design, completed in 2005. His multidisciplinary background includes oil painting, pastels, watercolor, sculpture, and ceramics, which inform his design practice.

His research and teaching focus on environmental design, lighting, and branding. He has taught studios such as SXD-655-01: Graduate Exhibition Design, as well as programs for Art Center for Teens, Art Center at Night, and collaborations with Urban Samaritan and the HeArt Project. His design work blends artistic creativity with functional spatial solutions.

• Awards: AIA First Prize Honor Award (2007)
• Teaching Roles: Environmental Design, Lighting Design, Branding Studios
• Practice: Principal of Nondesigns (design/build studio)