Graphic design dazzles BFA show
Beginning Friday, the McDonough Museum of Art will host its annual Fall Graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts Show, a showcase of work by graduating Youngstown State University art department seniors. This time around though, approximately 12 of the 15 graduates are graphic design majors.

Design Agency Launches Obama Poster Contest
A New Hampshire graphic design agency has launched a contest to design a poster commemorating the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

College of Design unveils new printing system
The College of Design began a new era of printing for design students Monday when the school enabled DesignPRINT. The system entails a new print accounting software which still uses the same physical printers.

Tata Elxsi opens design studio
Tata Elxsi, an IT services company which is part of the Tata Group, has opened a design studio in the UK especially for providing services to its European customers.

Soul Chaser Betty Graphic Novel Collection Comes to Stores
Author and illustrator Brian ?BMAN? Babendererde's popular action adventure web comic, Soul Chaser Betty, is set for release to comic stores this February in graphic novel format.

Senior art student showcases own satirical works
On Tuesday, Dan Niemeier, senior graphic design major, displayed his grand finale art gallery show in the Center for Visual Arts His message? Buyers beware. "The art walks the line," Niemeier said. The displays of societal trends broken down and constructed into real products, courtesy of Niemerica Industries, depict an important concept that far too many people fall victim to.

Greenwich design firm helps refresh Boston café
Haverson Architecture and Design of Greenwich has partnered with King Casey of Westport to re-create the Finagle Café and Bakery in the Cambridge area, outside of Boston, Mass. The new location opened in the beginning of October.

Reading Eagle Company Internet Services, Reading, PA ~ Website design and hosting
Reading Eagle Company Internet Services offer website design & development services, online advertising, and full-service graphic design services for large and small businesses.

BCRA unveils interior design of new Southcenter Ivar's
Ivar's Restaurants and Tacoma design firm BCRA announced the opening of a new Southcenter Ivar's Restaurant location.

The East Bay Today: December 3, 2008
Brainiac: Learn something new every day. Today's event: Helvetica . Filmmaker Gary Hustwit celebrates the 50th birthday of the popular font in his film about typography, graphic design, and "global visual culture" at the Oakland Museum of California.

Mingo teacher feels like Jedi Knight
(Photo/ Submitted) Mingo County Career and Technical Center Graphic Arts Instructor Doug Martin, fourth from right, stands beside Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch in California as part of the George Lucas Educational Foundation National Advisory Council.

Blue Room Designs A High-Impact Show Package For truTV's Maui Chopper
DMN Newswire--2008-12-3--For truTV, which is set to launch the high-impact, "actuality" series Maui Chopper, Blue Room has once again designed and produced a classic show package including a full graphic open (with a 3D chopper), logo, and a variety of show elements including lower thirds, bumpers, animated transitions and sponsor identification.

THERAPY AND QUANTEL iQ FINISH FEARNET WEBISODES
DMN Newswire--2008-12-3--Therapy, an editorial, finishing, design and audio house, relied on its Quantel iQ to finish "Dust to Dust," an original web series co-produced by director Sam Raimi's production company Ghost House Films and directed by Ben Ketai, for FearNet.com.

Tata elxsi opens Design Studio in UK
Bangalore, Dec 1 : Tata Elxsi, the technology arm of the multi-billion USD Tata group, today announced the opening of Design Studio Europe in UK.

Police: Lap dancers exposed counterfeiters
Police say a counterfeiting ring in Piacenza, Italy, was exposed after lap dancers identified bills shoved into their panties as fakes.Investigators said a former U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration engineer and a graphic designer created fake 20 and 100 euro notes that were ''virtually indistinguishable" from real money, ANSA reported Wednesday.However, police said the bills were ...

Gift Guide: Phoenix Print Shop Holiday Cards
If you?re planning on sending holiday cards this year, consider getting them from Foundations of Print, a program run by Phoenix Print Shop that gives homeless and at-risk youth training in the graphic arts. Here?s some information about the program: Homeless and at-risk youth from four cities across Canada participated in the 2008 Design Competition [...]

Other award winners
The future of automotive design is not without the widespread presence of females in the field is this single seat runabout for airports, malls, gardens and resorts.

Spotlight on: Lari Thaw
Fountain Hills volunteer Lari Thaw uses his flair for graphic design to create event posters for the town.

Designs of Life
UT graduate students Hilary Williams and Jacob Stanley aren?t leaving much up to chance. In an ambitious and highly collaborative exhibition aptly titled Lighting Shadows: Designed Objects in Space , the two artists have transformed the 1010 Gallery on Gay Street into a modernist haven in which the worlds of art and design converge delectably.

Students design logos for fire district contest
Michael Piwowarczyk wasn't expecting quite the payoff for winning first place last week in an art contest sponsored by the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District.