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Alumni Mikey Burton discovered that his thesis project was featured on the design blog of the one and only Steven Heller! This is a daily blog on the Print Magazine website. Congratulations Mikey! http://www.printmag.com/Article/New-Covers-for-Old-Books

Mikey also has a great video on vimeo.com showing him working on a letterpress project. For those who have never had a good look at the process and are wondering what you can create on those odd-looking pieces of equipment, this will give you the answers! http://vimeo.com/2170116

Alumni Bob Aufuldish has an interesting essay titled "Practical" on neversleepbook.com which covers topics of interest to design students. Included are brief references to his experiences at a printing company and in Glyphix while a student at Kent. Now a professor, he also writes about his critique methods and the student design studio he started at California College of the Arts. http://www.neversleepbook.com/essays.php

Biography excerpt from the essay page: Bob Aufuldish is a partner in Aufuldish & Warinner and an Associate Professor at the California College of the Arts, where he has taught graphic design and typography since 1991. In 1995 he founded Sputnik, a student-staffed design office that produces work for the College.

With A&W Bob has designed diverse projects for clients such as Adobe Systems, Advent Software, American Institute of Architects, Center for Creative Photography, Chronicle Books, Denver Art Museum, Emigre, the Logan Collection Vail, Moore Ruble Yudell Architects, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. His digital type foundry, fontBoy.com was launched in 1995 to manufacture and distribute his fonts.... Bob has a BFA and MFA in graphic design from Kent State University, Ohio.

2008 graduate Anne Berry has accepted a teaching position at Goshen College in Indiana. Her thesis design work is part of a gallery show of new faculty work at the college through October 25, 2009. Visit the site http://record.goshen.edu/2009/09/7197-new-art-faculty-members-show-off-t...

Rick’s design and web development has been recognized recently in national competitions. This past summer, a logo he designed was published in CMYK Magazine #41. (View current and past issues at cmykmag.com.) Rick designed and developed the Cyburr site, which is the online version of The Burr, Kent State’s literary magazine. The site was a Best Affiliated Web Site National Winner in The Society of Professional Journalists contest.

Cleveland, OH — Publisher Frank Bird II and editor Steve Gleydura announce the promotion of Jennifer Kessen to art director of Cleveland Magazine.

Kessen has been with Cleveland Magazine in the role of associate art director. She joined the magazine in 2005, after earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kent State University.

“Jennifer is a passionate designer,” said editor Steve Gleydura. “Her creative energy and drive to tell strong visual stories will be a key to continuing the magazine’s growth and editorial excellence.”

Cleveland Magazine is owned by Great Lakes Publishing, which distributes city and regional magazines including Ohio Magazine, Inside Business, Home Decor, Elegant Wedding and Cincy Business.