Bay Area Company Skates to the Olympics - NBC Bay Area
George Spiteri said skating designs have evolved with the sport. Each skate now has several levels of padding inside, and the leather is doubled. Skaters can now request graphics on the side, like hearts, stars or their name. But despite the modern

The life behind the party - Metro International
“Under Autumn Moon” also features block prints (an ancient Asian printing technique using wood carvings) by Kathy Shimizu. Working largely in Vancouver and Philadelphia, Shimizu has been using graphic design to support Asian communities since

Photo gallery: 5 ABB IRB 7600 robots take the stage with Bon Jovi for - Control Engineering
ABB IRB 7600 industrial robots, each with a 6’ x 9’ LED video panel attached to their articulated arm, move to the rhythm and beat of Bon Jovi music while displaying real time video footage of the show and digital animations. The Bon Jovi

Raven + Lily's Kirsten Dickerson blends style with substance - Dallas Morning News
The door to the St. Germain suite at Waco's Livingston hotel opens, and we're greeted by 37-year-old designer Kirsten Dickerson. The Houston-born Baylor alumna is balancing cockatiel Ling Ling on one hand, holding Chihuahua Lumiere in the other. "I'm

Design Jobs Part 4: Networking  - State News
For my last blog in the Design Jobs series, my friend and fellow designer, MSU alumnus Daniel Thai suggested that I cover networking. Connections made online and job tips found on Twitter can lead to freelance work and valuable contacts

Life-threatening condition sidelines college athlete - WCAX
When the College of St. Joseph beat Hesser College on Dec. 8, senior Tyler Herrington didn't know he was playing the last game of his college career. "It's tough to believe that was my last one because I didn't actually think it was. It's crazy how

A Dot-Com Makes It Work, After Another Burst Bubble - Voiceof San Diego
For Jimmy Hendricks, heading into the office is as simple as rolling out of bed. Inside his North Park apartment, computers with large screens hum in almost every room, taped down cables snake across the floor and dry erase boards busy with numbers

Contemporary Constructions: Design at the Art Institute of Chicago - Dexigner
Zoë Ryan, Neville Bryan Curator of Design at The Art Institute of Chicago, will talk about her role as the Institute's first design curator, focusing in particular on her most recent exhibition "Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design." Ryan is a British