S'pore Poly students team up with senior citizens for design projects Jun 20, 2008
Jeffrey Ho Kiat, Director, Design School, Singapore Polytechnic, said: "Basically the first part is about them getting to know themselves. The other thing about the 50-plus is that they are customers themselves, so they know their own needs, their wants and their desires already.". ADVERTISEMENT. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Lighting Up Rural India Jun 17, 2008
Tozun was inspired by a class he took at the Stanford Design School called "Design for Extreme Affordability." The class was full, but Tozun kept showing up anyway. Eventually, the professor let him join the class, which stressed rapid development of prototypes. (Forbes -- Technology)
Davy between painting, photography Jun 15, 2008
Among his friends at the Bandung Institute of Technology's Fine Arts and Design School, Davy is known as a good realist painter. Empirically, I know good photographers are usually (but not necessarily) good sketchers. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Study finds Mass. draws artists Jun 12, 2008
"You have all these incredibly strong design schools plus a lot of really strong design firms doing work internationally and nationally.". Between 1990 and 2000, the state saw a 7. (Boston Globe)
Downturn tough for Portland mom-and-pops Jun 12, 2008
She turned to graphic design school and did secretarial work at advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather, learning computer skills thanks to client Microsoft. She found a creative niche designing saucy greeting cards for Paper Moon. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Cars and fashion - perfect mix? May 27, 2008
May 27 2008 To celebrate their respective centenaries, a fashion design school and a Japanese car manufacturer team up. (Video Duration - 00:03:00). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New preschool approved May 17, 2008
By Sarah Wolfe/swolfe@cnc. Fri May 16, 2008, 05:02 PM EDT. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
* Taiwan's design schools, students look to the future May 14, 2008
Taiwan's design schools, students look to the future ... Its the only event that design schools [in Taiwan] look forward to every year, says Kristy Cha Ray Chu (a), director of Shih Chien Universitys (j) Institute of Fashion and Communications Design ... Chu says many visitors to the exhibition are high school students, making YODEX a prime recruiting ground for design schools. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
St. Vincent, Academy of Art fashion shows May 5, 2008
"I used to be in the Navy, then I did construction, then I decided to go to fashion design school," he said. "Everyone thinks I'm a little crazy, but I've been doing fashion sketches forever.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fashionable: Apr 20, 2008
Like many students who choose Mesa College over private design schools, Ahumada said that value, flexibility and quality attracted him to a community college. Even if you go to the best school, if you're not creative and your heart is not in it, it doesn't matter, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ionia's Mr. Producer Apr 18, 2008
He hasn't accepted any offers yet though that may change but instead plans to attend a design school in Phoenix. What of his future plans. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Independent View Apr 17, 2008
In the world of videogames, design schools have slowly been building in number and legitimacy over the last ten years. With the adaptation of the Digi-Pen project into Valve's Game Of The Year candidate , there's a compelling case to be made that a similar upheaval is under way in gaming. (IGN Mac)
Make Games, Not Spreadsheets Apr 16, 2008
That's a very small number of people responsible for a very lucrative industry, says Raymond Yan, senior vice president of game design school DigiPen, located in Redmond, Wash. "Because there are relatively few people, salaries tend to be high." Since the school's opening in 1994, Yan has noticed that students' interest in the videogame career path has risen with the popularity of the medium. (Forbes -- Technology)
Opportunities for inner-city youth Apr 5, 2008
Curt Hudson David Brown, founder of The Big Pitch, a program that teaches inner-city high school students about careers in advertising, talks with some of his students at the Charter High School for Architecture + Design school on Sansom Street. Related News. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
How to push for safer schools Mar 28, 2008
This is how most school district design school safety plans. They use a little bit of internet information, a little bit of other districts information and a lot of guess work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Home gallery Mar 27, 2008
"Then, when it was finished, I liked it even better, but it wasn't on the market."The roughly 3,000-square-foot house fits in the contemporary architectural style known as Bauhaus, which gets its name from the famed German modernist design school of the early 1920s. The two-story home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. (Fresno Bee)
Dyson's design and engineering school clears council hurdle Mar 21, 2008
Sir James Dyson's plan for a government-backed 25m design school in Bath to inspire the next generation of inventors and engineers has been approved by the local council. The billionaire entrepreneur and inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner is investing millions of pounds of his fortune in Britain's first specialist design and engineering school, which has been granted provisional planning permission. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
DeCordova taps Kois as new director Mar 19, 2008
"Many young people who used to go to management schools are now going to design schools.". The DeCordova's mission is to collect and show works by living New England artists. (Boston Globe)
* Inspiration for tomorrow's road Mar 19, 2008
In conversations with senior designers, auto executives and design school faculty members, a few names came up over and over. Here is a look at some up-and-comers who played significant roles in creating concept vehicles being displayed at major auto shows this year, including some that will be featured at the New York auto show, which opens to the public on Friday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Backyard answer to energy crisis Mar 19, 2008
He enrolled in the revolutionary Environmental Design School in Tasmania, which he calls the most radical experiment in tertiary education in Australia's history. With no fixed timetable or curriculum, it was the perfect environment in which to devise something as divergent as permaculture, which borrowed from landscape architecture, ecology and agriculture. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New reality: Amateurs need not apply Mar 5, 2008
Christian Siriano, 21, is fresh out of design school, but he's already worked for Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen ... For the season one auditions, Gunn said, some 85 percent of applicants were seniors in design school ... "He has no experience, he's just graduating from design school. How can he compete with these other people?". (Boston Globe)
Central grad turns flair for design into career Mar 3, 2008
Even now, Bradford is amazed at his quick rise in the fashion business, especially considering that many of his peers came from powerhouse design schools. He credits much of his success to his education and his upbringing. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
THE FAST T(R)ACK Feb 28, 2008
" Elmasu asked. His Bin is also a docking port for a lightweight vacuum. At heart, it is a high-tech broom and dustpan. Both designers are keen to find developers and manufacturers for their prototypes, which they created on 3-D-imaging printers provided by San Jose State. They could learn a trick or two on how to track potential manufacturers from CCA design graduate Priscilla Barton, who lives in the East Bay and works for computer and camera case manufacturer Lowepro in Sonoma County.... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Red tape delaying transport of Ontario woman in coma Feb 25, 2008
Michelle Senayah, an architecture student from the University of Waterloo, was in Africa to help design schools. She met Jonas, a craftsman, while working in Lome and married him last fall. (Canada.com)
BladenboroPrimaryreceiveskudos Feb 23, 2008
Laura Collins wrote on Feb 22, 2008 8:00 AM:" School Safety Planning without Assessment: Guessing is not planning You go to the doctor because you feel sick. When the doctor enters the examination room the doctor tells you that he is giving you a prescription for to medicines. Confused you ask, But you havent examined me yet to diagnose my problem? The doctor replies, Dont worry I have a pretty good idea what is wrong with you so Ill just wing it. How fast would you run out... (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Sessions Online(TM) Schools of Art and Design Unveils the First Fully Online School of Fine Arts for the Professional Market Feb 20, 2008
You no longer need to remember symbols. Simply type in a company name or stock symbol for instant results. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Out of the wild Feb 11, 2008
In the acknowledgments, she thanks a number of folks at Harvard, including an architect at the design school and a doctoral student who studied the Akha tribe in Thailand. In the novel Kyra, an architect on the faculty at Harvard, is designing a city based on principles derived from the Akha. (Boston Globe)
Renault to tie up with design schools in India Feb 6, 2008
As the global car market becomes more challenging, Renault, which is in the process of setting up its design studio in Mumbai, is to start working with some 12 design schools in the country to jump start India's entry into the global design arena. On the anvil also is poaching of trained design experts from other competitors like Tata Motors, General Motors (GM) and Maruti Suzuki. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Iconic designer with a single-minded approach Jan 31, 2008
Six years later he founded a design school in Ulm, Germany, which closed its doors in 1968. While at the Ulm design school he created one of his most famous works, the Ulmer Hocker or Bill Hocker stool that could also be used as a shelf element or a side table. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Music in the world II: From the Berbers to Bach Jan 30, 2008
Through recording and film; through residencies in museums, universities, design schools and cities; through performance from classroom to stadium, ensemble musicians, including myself, are learning valuable skills. Returning home, we share these skills with others, ensuring that our traditions will have a seat at the cultural table. (International Herald Tribune)
Warm hands, warm heart: A craft for the season that's recycled, too Jan 28, 2008
began experimenting with the material while learning to use knitting machines in design school. "You can cut it and it doesn't unravel, and it's easy to shape," White says. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Comeback kids score in 'second chance' school Jan 25, 2008
"I need to be good in English so that in future, I can draw, write, and produce my own Manga. And without an O-Level certificate, I cannot go to design school." ... She hopes to enroll in top design schools in the United States for her degree, and work in Japan in future to produce top notch Manga for comic lovers around the world. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
M/M (Paris) : Art, commerce and communication, all in one Jan 14, 2008
Augustyniak left Paris to study at the Royal College of Art in London until 1992, when he rejoined Amzalag, who'd quit design school to work on the French music magazine Les Inrockuptibles. They opened a studio in an empty room in the dental clinic of Amzalag's father. (International Herald Tribune)
Temasek Poly unveils new design centre catering to needs of elderly Jan 11, 2008
"A designer who is working on design for the ageing needs to be very sensitive to the needs of the ageing population. Being sensitive allows them to calibrate and bring them to the next level of understanding (the ageing population)," said Moses Wong, director of Temasek Design School. The centre will harness ideas not just from design students but every student studying at the polytechnic, as it intends to go beyond gadgets and fashion. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Forever in their hearts: Brutal death of loved one has affected family members in different ways Jan 11, 2008
She traveled abroad, played instruments, and planned to go to design school in California. But most of all, the family said, she befriended people and tried to make everyone smile. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
* FEATURE: Racing helps jockey get life back on track Jan 10, 2008
In 1999, she enrolled at an art, film and design school in Florida, hoping it would lead to a productive career. But at one point, she said, her car was stolen. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A long, hard ride from a dark place Jan 10, 2008
" With medication, she could better manage her illness, though her struggles continued. In 1999, she enrolled at Full Sail Academy, an art, film and design school in Florida, hoping it would lead to a productive career. But at one point, she said, her car was stolen. Without transportation, she had to quit her job. Without her job, she could not pay her rent and was evicted. She said she landed on the streets of Orlando, destitute and depressed. She remembers sleeping in abandoned cars and... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Anza Trail School wins design excellence award Jan 9, 2008
Our expectations are to continue to design schools with Emc2 in the future to meet the needs of our community. Anza Trail is a campus style K-8 school, where the building arrangement was selected to allow maximum separation between lower grades and upper-grade classroom buildings for improved circulation and student safety. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Past, Present, Future Cars That Define Sexy Jan 1, 2008
With students from some of the most prestigious design schools across the globe each inking out their visions for the sports car, there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to production. In fact, most of the submissions probably don't belong in this century anyways. (KCRA 3, CA)
What we can learn from Jennifer Silveira Dec 24, 2007
There are design schools, but the truth is, either you've got it or you don't. I bought this place from my grandmother two years ago and I just watched. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Tracks fire shuts down Red Line briefly Dec 23, 2007
PROVIDENCE MIT official to lead R.I. School of Design School officials say John Maeda will become the 16th president of Rhode Island School of Design in June ... He will replace Roger Mandle, who has served as leader of the design school for 15 years. (Boston Globe)
* Gingering up for Christmas Dec 22, 2007
On the first workshop last Monday comprising a group of design school students who were preparing to build a gingerbread version of Taipei 101, the huge slabs of spiced bread were being hurriedly blown dry prior to construction. Schumacher admitted that the load-bearing qualities of the bread had yet to be tested, but each of the buildings had been designed by architectural students who would preside over each construction project. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tale of a teapot Dec 17, 2007
That's not only a record for a 20th-century teapot, but for the work of its designer, Marianne Brandt, and for anything made in the workshops of the Bauhaus, the legendary early 20th-century German art and design school. Why was this teapot so expensive. (International Herald Tribune)
New acquisitions at Cleveland Museum of Art Dec 14, 2007
It incorporates a spraying technique Klee devised while teaching at the Bauhaus, an innovative art and design school in Germany. This watercolor joins three drawings by Klee that are already in CMA s collection. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Claire Erts Conway Dec 14, 2007
Mrs. Conway was a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School Class of 1943 and had attended Design School in New York City. On July 1, 1950 at Church of The Holy Trinity in Poughkeepsie, she married John F. Conway. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
NY School Opens Lab for Serious Games Dec 13, 2007
NY Design School Launches Research Lab to Develop and Study Socially Conscious Video Games ... A new research lab at the prestigious Parsons design school aims to develop video games with a conscience called "serious games" and study whether playing them can be a force for social good. (ABC News -- Wire)
Serious games Dec 13, 2007
Secondary Navigation. By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 24 minutes ago. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Suffolk steps forward Dec 11, 2007
For starters, Suffolk is proposing to construct a 10-story art and design school on the contested Somerset Street site ... Beacon Hill residents should consider dropping their resistance to the art and design school in exchange for a non-expansion agreement with Suffolk University on Beacon Hill. (Boston Globe)
Higher tax values zap area's older homeowners Dec 8, 2007
"I want to live here," said Wayne Taylor, 76, a professor emeritus in the design school at N.C. State University. "The process is all out of whack."People such as the Taylors say they're paying for their foresighted move into neighborhoods that were affordable in the 1960s and '70s and, because of their historic value and proximity to downtown, are eagerly sought and comparatively high-priced. (News & Observer)
Signs of economic hope Dec 3, 2007
Her fashion design school has trained more than 100 students, and many have since set up their own businesses. Bannerman's story shows how globalization both helps and hurts Africans in their desire to move ahead. (CNN -- International)
Shaped into greatness Dec 3, 2007
The building in question was the Bauhaus, the German art and design school designed in the mid-1920s by the architect Walter Gropius in the industrial city of Dessau ... There have been other great design schools, but none that matched the Bauhaus ... How did one design school become so influential. (International Herald Tribune)
Dollar buys less and less school than it used to Nov 25, 2007
The district currently contracts with architects to design schools but is studying possibilities such as design-build concepts that would team construction contractors with architects as a way of encouraging more companies to bid on school projects. This year, the district attracted a few new bidders for construction projects because of decreased demand for new buildings in the retail, light commercial and office sectors. (Las Vegas Sun)
Career change leads to success in window coverings Nov 17, 2007
"It was a big change," she said of her decision to leave IT altogether to attend design school. After she completed her studies, she opted to open her own business, Interior Atmospheres in Scottsdale. (AZCentral -- Business)
Dallasites compete on Bravo's 'Project Runway' Nov 13, 2007
" TV blog: The cast is an expected mix of reality archetypes, from the wispy genius to the tattooed tough talkers to the outlandish guy favoring bright colors. The cast will be narrowed down each week until three remaining designers compete at New York Fashion Week. A Google search for Project Runway reveals blogging has reached a boiling point. Ms. Jimenez has much buzz, being called everything from a "wack job" to winner. She may be accustomed to such uneven praise, having been through the... (KHOU.com, TX)
Pushing design's boundaries Nov 12, 2007
Marking the merger of Geneva's old art and design schools into the Haute. cole d'Art et de Design, it breaks with curatorial convention by showing art alongside design without categorizing any of the work, all of which was chosen because it critiques design and its impact on our lives. (International Herald Tribune)
Rain Forest has new 'way out of the ordinary' atmosphere Nov 11, 2007
Longtime designer Allison Beck attended floral design school and has 10 years' experience, will also continue at the shop. The business and historic property next to it (the former home of longtime police chief Henry Levy that dates back to 1916 and two guest houses) were in need of a new owner, and "I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity," said Carolyn, who feels strongly about preserving Yuma's history. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
75th anniversary celebrated at Scottsdale's Taliesin West Nov 10, 2007
" Schuler laughed when someone asked whether cultivating roof gardens was a solution for Phoenix's heat island problem, as some environmentalists have recommended. "We need the roof for energy collectors, and water is too valuable here to put a garden on the roof," he said. A panel of educators, led by David Mohney, Dean Emeritus of the design school at University of Kentucky, talked about whether architecture schools were oriented toward creativity. Michael Rotondi, a professor at Arizona State... (AZCentral -- News)
Living on the edge Nov 8, 2007
His brother moved to North Carolina to attend design school at North Carolina State University, and Spivey followed along with a third brother. "We were the only kids I knew living by ourselves in an apartment," Spivey says, remembering that his father sent support checks. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Nissan Cube Collaboration Invites Film and Design Students To Think 'Outside Of The Cube' Oct 31, 2007
Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan North America (NNA) today announced a unique partnership with two film and design schools to showcase the Nissan Cube, a product sold in Japan, in the American market in a very distinctive way. The collaboration will task students to create provocative films and designs by integrating the Cube's inspirational and stylish design. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Privately owned public schools stirring interest Oct 22, 2007
School leaders are treading lightly toward the creation of partnerships in which private companies would be contracted to secure financing, design schools according to county specifications, build them and serve as landlord. Wake County, as tenant, would sign a lease and pay rent as well as be responsible for the maintenance of the facility. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Another designer hits Target Oct 22, 2007
She attended design school in Paris, France and worked for Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood and Lilly Pulitzer. Her first shoe collection was sold at Bergdorf Goodman in 2000. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Czech Contemporary Design, Prague Oct 20, 2007
Designers who work with the center must be graduates of a design school, produce a portfolio of their work, and have exhibited in the Czech Republic and internationally. TheCenter conducts an annual student design competition, maintains a list of 5,000 qualified designers and operates an exhibit gallery of their work, open to the public. (Suite101.com)
Student fashion shows help to drive industry in Asia Oct 14, 2007
Competitors from four design schools LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Raffles Design Institute and Temasek Polytechnic competed for the grand prize in three categories women's, men's and mixed collections. Priscilla Tan from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts topped the contest, earning her a two-week internship at Topshop/Topman in London next year. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Getting into fashionIndian catwalk designers are urged to be more ambitious Oct 13, 2007
In an effort to close the gap between fashion and common consumers, the government of India is now investing in design schools, training facilities and industry management. The National Institute of Fashion Technology is one such school in Delhi. (BBC News -- South Asia)
In his first year, Northeastern president Joseph Aoun gets mixed reviews Sep 30, 2007
Moshen Mostafavi, Cornell University's architectural dean, leads the design school starting in January, replacing Alan Altshuler. Jeff Flier is the new medical school dean, replacing Joe Martin. (Boston Globe)
