More than 20 graphic design graduate students visited CS Designworks as part of an annual program coordinated by instructor Elle Yoon. CS Designworks has strong ties to Pratt – Nick Chiechi, Michael Soha, Jose Ortiz and Liz Leih are all alumni. The session exposes students to the profession and workspace environment. Each staff member made a brief presentation to a group of five students and then the groups rotated so each got an idea of what each designer does. Read more »

I had the fortune of being able to carve out 4 days from the office to attend the Web 2.0 conference at the Javitz Center in NYC. Come to think of it, this was the most amount of time that I left the office in a non-vacation function in 17 years.

Was it worth it?? DEFINITELY.
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We recently hosted studio visits for students entering Pratt Institute. When I revealed that I was on campus 29 years ago, one group was sort of shocked. I think part of their reaction had to do with the fact that I didn’t look that old (I hope). The other part was amazement that I’ve been a practitioner all this time – and I think that provided encouragement as they move closer to their own careers. I also learned that this new generation had no idea of how graphic design work was produced back then. Read more »

Is the printed piece going by the way of the dinosaur?

The trend over the past several years has been startling. In business for 17 years and in the communications industry for 23 years, I have seen the printed piece severely diminished. Is this the evolution of communications? Is this to save money? Is this to save trees? Is the printed brochure still relevant anymore?

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