Portfolio Center instructor (and alum) Mimi Tin and her new furniture line, Sushi, were featured in the New York Times on Thanksgiving day! Read the interview here: www.nytimes.com

In the House!… Abercrombie & Fitch were here interviewing Portfolio Center designers. Creative Recruiter Eric Puestow has hired at least 50 of our grads over the past few years. Accompanying Eric on the visit was A&F designer (and Portfolio Center alum) Jenny Shores, who shared her excitement about working for a company that is the superlative of apparel and retail industries in the country.

Just out for perusal… the stunning Communication Arts 2009 Design Annual announcing the very best design of this year. It is a book full of excellence and brilliant creativity. CA celebrates its 50th year with the announcing of the winners in the celebrated competition. This years book included over 60,000 entries as 209 projects, representing the work of 159 firms, were selected for inclusion- a tough standard to make the cut. Go take a look at commarts.com.

And, judging this years amazing annual competition, some of the most inspiring designers, including Sean Adams, AdamsMorioka; Scott Arrowood, Arrowood Inc.; Janet DeDonato, …more

PC graduate Chris Thompson, taken under wing by the legendary James Victore, got the opportunity to work with James on the cover of the November 9 issue of Time magazine. The work is signature James, of course, but word has it that Chris made critical contributions of process and production.

When we asked them about Chris’s role on the cover, they gave us two very different responses.

According to James:

“Chris Thompson is a large unwieldy mass that I have unwittingly agreed to drag around like penance for some atrocious deed done in the past. That being said, with Herculean …more

Photography alum Greg Miller has two images (see below) showcased in the Graphis Photo Annual 2010.

You can read all about Greg on his website. Don’t miss his fun and quirky bio.

Oh, and if you didn’t see it before, check out his feature from this time last year in Communication Arts.

Last year, Jenny Lam of Jackson Fish Market commissioned the Portfolio Center illustrators to create children’s books for an exciting project she and her partners were developing, A Story Before Bed. The students were assigned stories to illustrate, which would be published alongside the work of seasoned professionals. In all, PC students produced 10 of the 55 books currently available. Congratulations to the following PC folks on their beautiful published books: Danielle Wilcox, Forrest Hill, Ivy McLeod, Dante DeStefano, Patrick Allison, Katie Grosskopf, Nofio Pecoraro, Liz Haywood, Erica Stammers, and Jason Hawkins. And a special thanks to Department Head of …more