Brief Biography
Shirin Raban is an identity designer, ethnographic filmmaker and educator. She received her BA in graphic design from CSUN and her MVA in visual anthropology from USC. Shirin believes in a teaching structure that fosters flexibility, playfulness, curious questioning and friendship to encourage students in focusing on goals larger than themselves, the main ingredient for innovative thinking and creating new ways of problem solving.
Shirin's films include VAPAE: The Making of a Teaching Artist for the UCLA Arts and Architecture, The Fifth Question and Between the Shells. Her clients include Mattel Toys, Fox Family Channel, Korbel Champagne, Serengeti Tea Company, and The Daily Shake. She has served as the AIGA Student Group Faculty Adviser at UCLA Extension where she received the 2010 + 2017 Outstanding Instructor Award.
Education
- M.A. Visual Anthropology 2014, University of Southern California
- B.A. Art with focus in Graphic Design 1992, California State University, Northridge
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