October 2009

10/30/2009 10:45:50 AM By Portfolio Center

Hands-On Learning

You never know what you’ll see next at Portfolio Center. For instance, this morning, we discovered a little sausage making going on in Gemma’s office. Why, you might ask? It has something to do with a book project…

10/27/2009 3:00:52 PM By Portfolio Center

Where in the World is PC?

PC photography grad, Zandy Mangold, is on assignment in Egypt for two weeks, shooting the Sahara Race—a seven-day, 155-mile ultramarathon through the desert. See the coverage here.

10/20/2009 2:01:01 PM By Tania

The Dieline

Congratulations to Christine Clayton, currently featured on The Dieline’s Student Spotlight. Christine just graduated from Portfolio Center this past Friday night.

10/15/2009 10:51:11 AM By Tania

Eddie Snyder Joins Morrison Agency

Creative dynamo Eddie Snyder, Portfolio Center’s Department Head of Advertising Arts and Creative Director of our new School of Thought, recently accepted a position as senior VP—chief creative officer of the Morrison Agency. All the details below.

Written by Jeff Silverman for the Morrison Agency Blog, October 14:

The Morrison Agency announced today the hiring of award-winning creative talent Eddie Snyder as the agency’s senior VP-chief creative officer.

Snyder has spent his career developing smart thinking and powerful business-building ideas for big brands like Aflac, Aruba Tourism Authority, Black & Decker, CibaVision, Coca-Cola, Durex condoms, Havertys furniture stores, Kodak, Quikrete Concrete, Russell …more

10/12/2009 10:29:03 AM By Tania

Principle Featured in CA

PC alums Allyson Lack and Pamela Zuccker of PRINCIPLE are featured in this month’s Communication Arts magazine. Visit their website to download the article, written by Matthew Porter. “It all started long ago at a great little school in a humble building at the end of a dead-end street…”

10/8/2009 1:27:32 PM By Portfolio Center

Adam Hook

The ink on his resume is still a little damp, and recent copywriting graduate Adam Hook has already landed a job at Momentum Worldwide in New York. He starts November 2.

10/7/2009 4:03:18 PM By Portfolio Center

Hank ADC Grandmaster

Congratulations to Portfolio Center design department head, Hank Richardson, who was named a 2009 ADC Grandmaster. The ADC’s Grandmasters Program “salutes those who have dedicated over 10 years of their teaching careers to establishing and raising the standards of excellence in visual communications…”

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