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CONGRATULATIONS!!! to alum Grant Nicol, now a real Cowboy joining Razorfish, heading off to 6th street down in Austin, Texas.
Hank
Portfolio Center Hosts Luba Lukova
Luba Lukova, master of metaphor and world renowned designer & artist will give a presentation upcoming at Portfolio Center on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 7:00pm. It promises to be a fascinating design and cultural event.
Luba Lukova is recognized as one of the most distinctive artists working today. Using striking metaphors and the juxtaposition of symbols, she is most well-known for making strong social commentaries. Her work addresses subjects such as peace, censorship, immigration, ecology, hunger and corruption.
Her work is held in the collections of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress and Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Luba has also held solo exhibitions at UNESCO in Paris, DDD Gallery in Osaka, La MaMa in New York and the Art Institute of Boston.
Additionally, she is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Social Justice, a poster portfolio of current social issues. The monograph portfolio has been widely exhibited in both the U.S. and Europe and is included in the permanent art collection of the World Bank. Lukova’s new book, Graphic Guts (Clay & Gold), will be published this year.
The event is FREE to the public. Portfolio Center, 125 Bennett Street, Atl.,Ga., USA. For questions on the presentation: call Portfolio Center: 404-351-5055 or email Hank Richardson, Director of Design, Portfolio Center at hank@portfoliocenter.edu.
WORKSHOP
ALSO, Portfolio Center and the AIGA-Atlanta Student Chapter invite Atlanta’s design students to participate in a one-day workshop with Luba Lukova on Saturday Aug 18th. This event is also FREE to all participants, however, space is very limited. You MUST register to attend this event.
The goal of the workshop is a visual examination of debt, the central issue and problem of our time. From the mortgage crisis and sovereign debt crisis in Europe to student loan and credit card debt problems in the United States, this issue has become an inescapable fact in our lives. The emphasis of this workshop is on the socio-political aspect of debt.
How will the debt we amass now affect the lives of this generation and future generations? Students attending the workshop are encouraged to research and read articles on the subject and ponder this question.
Exciting? Absolutely!
For questions on the AIGA/Atlanta Student workshop please contact: Addie Courington at addie@aiga-atl.org.
Chrome & Shiny brands…
Great fun site for inspiring design, Chromeography. Such a stylistic remembrance to suggest people don’t buy brands. They join them. Classically chromed car logos hint that,”everything old can be new all over again.” Be inspired, check it out.
Hank
Lasting impressions!?
Weigh in and be remembered– send a handwritten note. Ben Friedman, Iconologic Partner feels strongly about it. The current design grad class made just such an impression (Beth Heasley, Eric Hines, Erin Dooney, Hasani Tyrus, Mallory Westmoreland, Melissa Withorn, Matt Michelson, Mia Chubarova, Michael DiCristina, Olivia Duval, Ruta Jamenis, Sanyukta Kothari, Sarah Gebeyehu).
You might think writing a note is a chore preferring in lieu of to send an email which works in many instances. However in a best scenario showing that extra thought and giving purpose to saying ‘thanks’ creates an amazing and meaningful significance that is never forgotten and it might make a difference in how you are perceived for the future.
Hank
Camilo Congrats! a Peabody Award Winner
Camilo Molina, PC Design student wins an esteemed Peabody Award. Camilo contributed to the CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute in his work with CNN. This is the highest award given for excellence in broadcast and electronic media. What an HONOR!!! Congratulations! Camilo. We are proud of you.
Your Portfolio Center Family
Thinking different!
A pot-luck dinner & publication design work session has students Yoonhwa Jang, Amanda Brennan, Thomas Toley, Jille Natalino, Melissa King, Elizabeth Kelley, Jennifer Savage, Kathryn Byrne, and Kristen Murphy (inset) working on BIG ideas in action — from McLuhan & global thinking-to-media centric ideation streams and designing for issues of their own futures.
Hank
Great Portfolios reveal amazing work and great passion!
Summer graduates proceed to sign-off from their amazing education, showcasing their awe-inspiring portfolios and passions. Congratulations to All!
Shown above: families, students, staff and faculty in the audience; Rachel Spence, Brittany Baum, Matt Palizay, and Preston Grubbs.
Hank
Portfolio Center Begins Summer Session…
Portfolio Center is off to an exciting new Summer quarter 2012, with fresh faces arriving— enthusiastic and eagar as they begin their most amazing educational adventure. 
Congratulations! to all the new first quarter students as they get started learning how to turn their insights and passions into successful communications and brands, design and art and into accomplishing careers— and in just two years, fast forward as they’ll will be fully prepared to enter the ever-expanding creative industry.
Shown here, Facutly and Staff turn out to welcome them on the first day of orientation Summer Quarter 2012.
Hank
In Beta, Pinfografica for Infographics…
The new Pinterest™ of infographics, visual communications and explainer videos. Pinfografica is Fun, fascinating and it’s free + updated daily. It’s available via RSS feed, Facebook or Twitter… and you can ”pin” your fav.’s to your own Pinterest™ account. Check it out… http://pinfografica.com.
Hank
Extremely Good and compelled to say Hello…
Hiya! and a reporting in from alum.’s Patrick Allison and ‘Dom Paglilauan— these alum’s are in top form- loving life, designing exciting projects (enjoying Jeni’s Ice cream {the best}) and having a blast… maybe missing a bit of Portfolio Center too!? Both Patrick and Dom are Designers at Abercrombie+Fitch and travelers about the rest of the world (they just got back from an electrifying-to-fantastic trip to Japan). As Patrick noted,”it’s a truly inspiring country and it gets your juices going as it’s such a shift in the ‘dynamics of culture” Pretty cool guys.
Hank
PS: Congrats! Patrick on the nice Abercrombie+Fitch promotion.
Teamwork unites and…
is that ability to bring your individual talents together and work toward a vision… at Portfolio Center teamwork is a hallmark where excellence frames reality.
A great team experience suggests that the ordinary will become something extraordinary. Designer Alyssa Blank art directs a photo shoot with Photographer Helenia Peixoto in CEO Gemma Gatti’s office. Photography student Brett Falcon observes and offers counsel.
Hank
Tenacity, Effort and Satisfaction…
and a job well done defines the end of Spring quarter as Portfolio Center students all finished up. Hard work being what makes it great and then the inevitable becomes awesome work! Shown here turning up their sleeves and working hard are Michael DiCristina, Elizabeth Kelley, Melissa Withorn, Rachel Spence, Matt Michelson, Chris Yoon, Brittany Baum, and Mia Chubarova.
Hank
What do Portfolio Center Alum’s and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Phish, The Beach Boys, Al Jardine, Bon Iver, The Shins, Foster The People, Alice Cooper, Feist, Mike Love, Skrillex, The Roots, The Misfits, North Mississippi AllStars, Ludacris, Marc Maron…
— PC’er’s Jamie Pendergast, Eric Dewyngaert, Megan Kibby, Frank Rauss, and Tim Redman, Puscifer, Santigold, Afrocubism, Major Lazer, Flying Lotus, City and Colour, The Civil Wars, Delta Spirit, Laura Marling, Mogwai, Orgone, The Kooks, Kathleen Edwards, Delta Spirit, Red Baraat, Ben Howard Grouplove, The Devil Makes Three, Electric Guest, Fruit Bats— ALL HAVE IN COMMON!?
A. the Fabulous BONNAROO 2012 MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL!
Bet’cha! if there’s Vip’s, rockstar entourages, social games, competitions-to-magic shows, comedy, and lot’s of GREAT MUSIC and a chance to let your hair down and party it up involved you’ll find happy Portfolio Center grads making the pilgrimage and in the center of it all having a ball and a lot of Fun.
Hank.
Brad Gutting Portfolio Center Design Alum speaks at TEDXGateWay Arch,”So…I’d like to discuss the benefits of being a lunatic.”
Brad Gutting, Portfolio Center design alum addresses a TEDxGatewayArch talk: “Overcoming the Element of Blank: Making a Case for Instability and Insanity”. His talk was held in St. Louis, MO as part of the TEDxGatewayArch series. Take a listen to his exciting presentation.
