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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
In our rush to embrace iPads, Kindles, and other revolutionary electronic book readers, it’s easy to forget that these devices can seem anything but revolutionary to those who can’t see well enough to discern what’s on their screens. But, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education haven’t forgotten the exclusions ...
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Above: A stage full of graphic scholars at the Hearst Tower on June 24. Below: scholarship fund trustees and officers, from left: Bill Dirzulaitis, Nick Patrissi, Steve Kennedy, Jack Powers, David Luke, Mark Darlow, Jerry Mandelbaum, and Richard Krasner. (not in photo: Diane Chavan, John Aaron, Linda Nahum, Jack Kott, ...
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Above: David J. Shea (left), chairman and CEO, Bowne & Co., accepts the 2010 Prism Award from Carl J. Crosetto, former president of Bowne and present member of its board of directors. Below: John Tenwinkel (center), recipient of the 2010 Prism Alumni Award, with Bonnie Blake, director of NYU’s M.A. ...
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Michael R. Cunningham and Florence Jackson have joined the long list of those recognized for exceptional service to education with one of the industry’s most prestigious honors. At a ceremony in New York City last week, Cunningham and Jackson became the 112th and 113th recipients of the Gamma Gold Key ...
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
City Tech ADGA faculty members Roy Nelson (left) and Steve Caputo (dark suit) with students Vanessa Kwan, Juan Moreno, Taka Nishimura, Darren Fuller, Ruben Borges, and Diana Sanchez at their new POLAR 115 X cutter.
Though it’s often taken for granted, paper cutting is a crucial step in the successful production ...
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Congratulations to the young publishing team at Toronto’s Ryerson University for winning the Helmut Kipphan Student Publication Cup in a competition sponsored by the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA). This yearly honor salutes the best student-produced journal on research and technology for the graphic arts.
Most of the production ...
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
It may appear to be an April Fool post, but it isn’t: starting in the fall, a college will give free Apple laptops and iPads to its freshmen.
Here’s how Seton Hill University of Greensburg, PA, is pitching the idea to its student body:
“Beginning in the fall of 2010, all first ...
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