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Design Center has recently designed the identity mark for The Children's Museum of Hampton Roads, VA. Design Center has been working on the mark since the Fall 06 semester.

There have been many sketches, hands, meetings, reviews, presentations and details discussed concerning this mark's course. The identity will assist the fledgling organization reach its goal of securing a building and program as it moves into a variety of fund and awareness raising campaigns.

Design Center has begun the next phase of the identity design process. Presently on the board (laptop) is the adaptation and application of the identity to various print, clothing and environmental uses.

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Students in John Malinoski's sophomore section of Form and Communication have entered a competition to design a State of Virginia recycling license plate. Featured here are six solutions from the class. The competition deadline is April 20 and notification of winning entries will be announced on May 1 at a ceremony at the annual Virginia Recycling Association conference in Willliamsburg. For more info vra@vrarecycles.org or 888-867-1923.

Designer: Jeff Green

Designer: Karen Sagun

Designer: Ki Hyun Kim

Designer: Laura Rusnak

Designer: Sarah Irons

Designer: Shannon Lefler

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Kristin Caskey (wife; VCUarts Department of Fashion Design & Merchandising), baroque fashionista, and John Malinoski (husband; GDES), suprematist dreamer designed and constructed this pull toy for the highest bidder at the annual Richmond Waldorf School Auction. The creature features a pelt composed of felted balls created by Waldorf kindergarteners, beautiful stitching and a skeleton composed of alley lumber. The auction proceeds benefit RWS. For more information: www.richmondwaldorf.com

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