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It looks like Design Taxi was the first to push the news from the SVA MFA Designer As Author graduate program that both Ryan and I study in. Our thesis exhibition opens in may and all the press goodness is starting now. So much more to come…
I won’t miss this one: SVA design student Anthony Defranco has organized this Saturday’s (Marth 24th’s) Bubble Bath bubble-blowing event in Union Square. Anthony’s charming inspiration story is spot on.
Grace at Design*Sponge gave some love to Elsewares and the new Egglings they’re carrying. In addition to the existing varieties, you can now get straberry, lavender, and red pepper. Elsewares let me take home a Lavender one before they went up for sale and it’s sitting in the front window. The seeds are more patient than I am; I want to see that little egg sprout!
Steven Heller gave a nice mention of the website for Karrie Jacobs, designed by Citizen Scholar last year, in his new Daily Heller posts for Print Magazine.
We’ve been working diligently for the last several weeks, helping one of our newest clients, Do Something, get the word out about The BRICK Awards. It’s an amazing program that award young people who are actively changing the world. From The BRICK Awards release:
The BRICK Awards, which honors twelve young leaders who identified a problem in their community and then got up off the couch and did something about it, announced today that the show will be broadcast nationwide on The CW April 12 with limited commercial interruption. The BRICK Awards will be produced by Alex Coletti, who has created and produced some of the most memorable moments in awards show history. The show will be sponsored by General Motors and Pepsi and JPMorgan Chase will serve as the official financial services sponsor of the BRICK Awards.
The BRICK Award is the premiere national award for community service. Young people and celebrities are honored in four categories: public health, community building, education & environment, and global impact.
This is the first awards show produced by the newly formed Alex Coletti Productions and the first award show on the new CW Network. Securing a primetime slot on The CW elevates this award—and community service in general—to the same status as other “fame” based awards being distributed this season.
The BRICK Awards puts the spotlight on the young change-makers who have committed themselves to making a difference in the world. By supporting and rewarding young community action ‘rock stars,’ the BRICK Awards is creating a whole new breed of role models who aren’t famous for their fashion choices or their ability to throw a party, but for their dedication to changing the world.
“Other award shows recognize celebrities who can ice skate and people who can sing, it’s about time we honor people who actually do really important good work. I’m looking forward to making these kids more famous than Paris Hilton,” said Nancy Lublin, CEO of the BRICK Awards.
Each of the 12 BRICK Winners will receive a $10,000 community grant to continue their work. Four of the 12 winners will be selected as Golden BRICK Winners during the BRICK Awards show. The Golden BRICK Winners will receive an additional $15,000 community grant for a total of $25,000.
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Huge congratulations are due to Bruce Mau for his receipt of the highest honor bestowed upon a designer by AIGA, the professional association for design, the AIGA Medal.
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Bruce Mau Design is opening an office in the fine city of Chicago. From BMD’s current hometown, the Toronto Star reports.
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For the future.
Elsewares founder Ryan Deussing weighs in on SCAD’s Working Class Studio in Rob Walker’s Too Cool For School piece in this week’s New York Times Magazine.
Ryan & Audrey of Elsewares are certainly becoming go-to sources for new, interesting, and just plain cool ideas about independent design.