'It's horrifying': Bankruptcies among middle class are rising Nov 19, 2009
"I graduated from a top art design school in the country," she says of the Rhode Island School of Design. "Opportunities always came.". (USA Today -- Money)
Report: USU’s graduate LAEP program ranks 15th in nation Nov 16, 2009
Annually, DesignIntelligence publishes rankings of America s best architecture and design schools. For the listings, 381 private-practice firms and organizations that hire architects, landscape architects, interior designers or industrial designers participate in the survey and research. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Gordon tour of ICC schools focuses on efficiency, grant Nov 14, 2009
Ichabod Superintendent James Dexter said that he was extremely pleased to receive the $50,000 grant, as it enabled the school to get the Apple computers and editing programs which many students need when applying to various art and graphic design schools. For years and years we were a one platform district, he said, but now we finally have a Mac lab. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
'Govts should pay Meridian staff wages' Nov 10, 2009
The Meridian International School and the International College of Creative Arts, both in Melbourne, and the Meridian International Hotel School and International Design School, with campuses in Melbourne and Sydney, closed last Thursday. The failure of the Global Campus Management-operated institutions has left about 2,700 international students and 370 staff in the lurch. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
College collapses hit VCE Nov 6, 2009
They were Meridian International School, Meridian International Hotel School, International Design School and International College of Creative Arts ... Karun Sachdeva, 24, from India, was studying at International Design School. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Dallas Architecture Forum presents Studio founder Jeanne Gang on Nov. 19 at Magnolia Theatre in Dallas Nov 5, 2009
In addition to serving as an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology since 1998, she was a visiting professor at the Harvard Design School in 2004, held the Louis I. Kahn visiting professor chair at the Yale College of Architecture in 2005, and was a visiting lecturer at Princeton Universitys School of Architecture in 2007. Ms. Gang was also chosen to lecture as one of the Architecture League of New Yorks Emerging Voices in the spring of 2006, and she received an Academy... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Regional Roundup Oct 27, 2009
Freedman was the consultant the city hired in the early '90s to design School Street, and many of his plans have been realized. Freedman will be discussing ways the council can help Downtown flourish, said city spokesman Jeff Hood, and city staff will provide a presentation on ideas and topics suggested at the Downtown Summit, which took place on Oct. 16. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Design entrance exam scrapped Oct 24, 2009
NID feels the scope of the test should be expanded as there were requests from several other design schools. NID now wants to set up a consortium of design schools providing quality design education before rolling out NEED.. (India Times)
Greece not the word for Runway contestant Oct 24, 2009
Let's start with Logan, whom I'm now positive was absent the day they covered Points of View in design school. I hate to rag on a guy who seems perfectly nice, but I've just about lost my patience with his consistently derivative snoozaramas. (MSNBC -- News)
McFadden exhibit mixes and matches perfectly Oct 22, 2009
McFadden didn t go to design school. She studied anthropology and sociology at Columbia University. (Boston Globe)
Suzanne Kasler: Interior designer "on fire" in national scene Oct 20, 2009
8:38 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2009. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
'School Street should have its own identity' Oct 17, 2009
Freedman was the consultant the city hired in the early '90s to design School Street, and many of his plans have been realized. In 1993, Downtown Lodi looked dramatically different. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Designing design careers in a recession Oct 9, 2009
INDEPENDENT-ENTERPRISE. NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
2010 Acura ZDX hits right notes despite styling compromises Sep 25, 2009
Penned three years ago by Michelle Christensen then 25, fresh out of design school and newly hired by Honda ZDX's style is distinguished by a tucked and tailored roof covered in black glass panels and by rear-wheel bulges that would be striking even if the roof's taper did not accentuate them. It's three-dimensional drama. (USA Today -- Autos)
Grads Debut Fashion Designs on N.Y. Runway Sep 18, 2009
Every year since 2005, the San Francisco-based art and design school has premiered the collections of its top master's degree fashion graduates at a New York Fashion Week runway show. The objective, said Simon Ungless, the school's Director of Fashion, is to get the students ready for the world beyond academia, and put them on an unprecedented stage for just-graduated fresh faces in the business. (ABC News)
Americans doing "good deeds" to mark 9/11 Sep 12, 2009
Target Inc. sent teams to design school library makeover projects at 16 schools across the country. Some individuals are doing their own "good deeds". (Xinhuanet, China)
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Target, Inc. is marshalling its Target Property Development team to design school library makeover projects at 16 schools across the country. Related links. (PNN Online)
Americans to Remember 9/11 With Acts of Service Sep 9, 2009
Target, Inc. is marshalling its Target Property Development team to design school library makeover projects at 16 schools across the country. United We Serve is President Obama's call to service challenging all Americans to engage in sustained, meaningful community service. (PR Newswire)
Gareth Pugh to Present Film Courtesy of MAC & Milk Sep 5, 2009
Fashion Week guests will attend a private viewing between 8 - 10pm at Milk Studios on 450 West 15th Street, after which, from 10pm until midnight, it will be opened up to the public including design school students, at 449 W 14th Street. These guests will be activated through MAC's facebook page to which anyone can join. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
2010 Toyota Prius Aug 29, 2009
If you shipped the outgoing Prius to a group of over-caffeinated design school sophomores, this is exactly what they'd send back. Column Archive. (Fox News)
Scientists design filtration system that lets you drink your own SHOWER water! Aug 26, 2009
And the inventors - all graduates from French national design school Ecole Nationale Supirieure de Creation Industrielle - hope that the impact of their concept doesn't just alter the way we bathe. We thought that by conceiving this very intricate relation between the recycling of water and the user experience, we could get the users to also re-think the way they use water,' said Yasumoto. (The Drudge Report)
Morrissey the survivor Aug 24, 2009
The duo, who met at design school, fast became the darlings of Australian fashion and were the ''it'' label of the '90s, dressing the likes of Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson, Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence. 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
90 years on, Bauhaus becomes crowd magnet in Berlin Aug 5, 2009
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Make A Quick And Easy Pin Button In... Jul 25, 2009
This is a quick and easy Graphic Design school type tutorial to help Designers learn some aspects of Inkscape and finesse their eye for detail ... This quick and easy Graphic Design school type tutorial produces a pin button graphic that can be adapted and used in a wide range of different ways. (Suite101.com)
'Naked mum pics' a student stunt Jul 21, 2009
Media Design School course leader Kate Humphries told the newspaper it was "99.9 per cent certain" he would fail the project, which was worth a fifth of his year's work. Mr Chal had no regrets about the project and said he believed it might help him forge a career in advertising. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
3D mapping to keep the cows at home Jul 14, 2009
" The team at ACID, along with Dr McKinnon, are now trying to commercialise the program and are pursuing a variety of options including using the software to map 3D images of cows, eliminating the need for farmer's to transport their animals to auctions yards. "A student in the design school came up with the idea of making 3D images of cows to save thousands of dollars in moving cows to auctions and then moving it back to paddock or abattoir," he said. 00004000 Dr McKinnon said the team was also... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Wayne Kady is Krasl Concours' featured designer (1) Jul 13, 2009
Just as I did when I worked briefly as a clay modeler at the Tech Center, Wayne spent his initial few months at GM in the Preliminary Design School. His first studio assignment was in Cadillac, and he worked as a designer on the exterior of the 1965 Cadillac. (The Herald-Palladium)
Passive House Movement finally reaches North America Jul 9, 2009
Inspired by the Modern Austrian Wood Design School, the open floor plan showcases a compact, sleek but simple rectangular design with 2 by 2 exterior slat larch siding, high ceilings and large south facing triple pane windows and doors commonly seen in European Passive House design. The extensive list of Green Building features includes a highly energy efficient heat recovery ventilation and geothermal system, a flat roof mounted Solar Photovoltaic (Electricity) and Solar Thermal system (Hot... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
See young artists on the rise Jun 26, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
A library of the worlds most unusual compounds, George Pendle, Financial Times Jun 24, 2009
While design schools and chemical companies often maintain an in-house materials library, none is as extensive or up-to-date as this. Divided into like groups (polymers, concrete-based materials, glass), the library is as pristine and orderly as its British cousin is cluttered and chaotic. (Harper's Magazine)
Fashion Design Schools Jun 19, 2009
Where to get an Education in Fashion Design. If you're considering a job in the fashion industry, you may want to look into attending a fashion design school. (Suite101.com)
Harvard high-rise: One man's eyesore is another's beauty May 31, 2009
Although it is clearly a grouping of modern buildings, its forms have their inspiration in the ancient buildings that its designer, Jose Luis Sert, knew growing up in Spain and in the traditional Boston buildings he learned to appreciate as the dean of Harvard's design school. The towers create a memorable silhouette, like the turrets of a castle or an old New England mill building, to mark the entry to the campus on the river. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Free Lessons in Remodelling Floor P... May 30, 2009
John Brown is reinventing design school ... John Brown, architect and professor of design, is the founder of the Slow Home Design School ... Participants in Brown s design school can log on to the five days a week for Brown s latest lesson in house design. (Suite101.com)
Hund00001E35reds of Thousands Spent on High School Graduations May 29, 2009
"I want to go to a fashion design school in California," she said. Abby wants to work on runways, crafting fashion. (KLAS-TV)
New Graphic Design School Blog Inspires & Unites Students Worldwide May 26, 2009
New Graphic Design School Blog Inspires & Unites Students Worldwide - Yahoo ... New Graphic Design School Blog Inspires & Unites Students Worldwide ... With over 30,000 hits in its second week the Graphic Design School blog is uniting graphic design students worldwide with high profile mentors from Leo Burnett agencies and Veerle Pieters. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
2010 Kia Soul May 23, 2009
At either end of the spectrum you get an exterior that looks like it just graduated from auto design school, and an interior layout with a fit and finish so good that you hardly notice it is made almost entirely from rock hard plastic. Column Archive. (Fox News)
Clearwater focusing on green projects May 23, 2009
It will cost quite a bit as Pratt is one of the premier design school in the United States for interior and architecture. I will also be taking my toddler son Jedi and his nanny with me, says Lee. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* New directions in home furnishings May 6, 2009
(The exhibition was the debut of Alexander van Slobbe, the Dutch fashion designer, as Eindhovens artistic director; he has the unenviable task of succeeding the formidable Li Edelkoort, who established it as the worlds most dynamic and influential design school. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Floral design seminar Saturday May 6, 2009
Her family owned several flower shops in the Chicago area for more than 40 years; in addition, her mother taught in one of Chicago s leading design schools. Helping out in the shops from an early age developed her skills and love of floral design. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
'Ecological Urbanism' provides sense of the future Apr 12, 2009
It's no secret that the Harvard design school has not been a leader in the green revolution of recent years, in which architects and other designers have begun to face up to a world of shrinking resources, social injustice, and changing climate. But it's getting healthy upward pressure from the incoming students, who tend to be interested in global problems and new technologies. (Boston Globe)
Crawling into little hearts Apr 11, 2009
After graduating from design school, Carle moved to New York, taking with him a portfolio from his first job as a poster designer: strong, clean work influenced by the Bauhaus. He could, he thinks, have become a fine artist and done very well. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Two top juniors pick Wolfpack Apr 9, 2009
"It is not too far from home, but not too close. It has one of the best design schools in the country. The academics are really top notch."But one of the biggest things was that the State coaches always made us feel at home. More than anything else, the feelings we had for the players and coaches was a big factor. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Whitney Port Shows Off Her New Clothing Line Apr 2, 2009
" The hard work probably came as a surprise because she didn't even study fashion in school. "I never went to design school," explained Port, who caused a stir earlier this week when she admitted to "I went to a university and studied gender studies, which has nothing to do with fashion design. In fact, my teachers are probably wondering what I did with this. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Digital Thinking at Rhode Island School of Design Mar 27, 2009
What is taught in the nation's design schools invariably bleeds, after all, into the corporate world students inhabit postgraduation. And with companies increasingly looking to design for a competitive advantage in a merciless marketplace, the stakes couldn't be higher: Students who think in a larger social and economic context -- the ones with the big ideas -- stand to make a bigger impact than those looking to produce the next bit of design esoterica or rubberized kitchen tool. (FastCompany)
Philippe Starck star gets "real" and a film documents designs with long-term viability Mar 23, 2009
Imagine that you left design school last summer, and have been looking for work ever since. You're offered the chance to compete for a job with the world's most famous designer, but there's a hitch, in fact there are several hitches. (International Herald Tribune)
Architect Jinhee Park earns recognition for her global vision Mar 15, 2009
Hong teaches at the Harvard design school. Park's most recent slots have been at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Houston. (Boston Globe)
London returns to the '80s Feb 23, 2009
For newly minted design school graduates, the past is not fashion's yesterday but a distant land of plenty. And where better to see those images on the runway than at the Topshop Unique show, where everything that was the 1980s - from sparkly Spandex sweatpants to hooded track tops - was given the futuristic, intergalactic Star Wars treatment. (International Herald Tribune)
Michael Payne shows off his Phaedra sofa from the Michael Payne Home Collection by Lazar. Feb 14, 2009
Payne talks at design schools and colleges across the country. Students are motivated and contact him via e-mail. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
It's Fashion Week: Testing her strong suit Feb 13, 2009
Yet her fan base remains loyal, and that is partly why Sui's career seems to represent the kind ardently sought by design school students and "Project Runway" aspirants. Related Articles. (International Herald Tribune)
A risky, but necessary, step on foreclosures Feb 11, 2009
Richard Peiser is a professor of real estate development at the Harvard Design School. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
The communist touch Feb 8, 2009
s. Rodchenko's mentor, Wassily Kandinsky, taught at the Bauhaus art and design school in Germany after leaving Moscow in 1922, as did the Hungarian Constructivist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. Their ideas were then disseminated by fellow Bauha. (International Herald Tribune)
