The 2008 Art Directors Club National Student Portfolio Review was held on the 5th and 6th in New York City. 200 of the most promising graduates were selected from the most respected advertising and design schools in the country, and we, of course, are one.

For two full days, seasoned professionals came from coast-to-coast—representatives from packaging firms, corporate ID firms, publication corporations, magazines, environmental firms, advertising agencies, design firms, interactive firms, retail firms, and world wide global branding firms, along with all sorts of other media and communications firms: Cliff Freeman, Goodby Silverstein, Modernista, Martha Stewart, the New York Times, Taxi, Frog, Nickelodeon, American Eagle, Oprah Magazine, to name just a few—everyone journeying to survey the work of the best and brightest creatives soon to hit the streets.

As always, I was proud of the way our students presented themselves and their books; ever articulate, poised, and confident, they showcased the spirit of excellence that is Portfolio Center.

I want to note, too, that the ADC’s education coordinator, Isabel Johnson, whose smiling face is pictured top and center, did a spectacular job of organizing and directing the event. Special thanks to her and to Amy Brophy, the Executive Director of the Art Directors Club, for all their hard work on behalf of students and education.

—Hank

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