http://texasdesign.com The State of Design Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:46:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Art Chantry’s work has been collected and exhibited by some of the most prestigious museums and galleries in the world: the Louvre, The Smithsonian, The Library of Congress and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, just to name a few. The Seattle Art Museum and the Museum of Modern ... http://texasdesign.com/art-chantry-dsvc-september-speaker/ After owning a marketing firm for six years and then advising other principals for nearly fifteen, one of the unsolved mysteries that still makes me scratch my head is why the vast majority of people in this field fade away from it in their late forties and early fifties. Not ... http://texasdesign.com/creating-a-sustainable-design-firm/ This time-honored competition aims to identify the 50 best-designed books and book covers that have been designed, produced and used in the previous year, as chosen by distinguished jurors. As such, they become part of the AIGA Design Archives, a searchable visual database of exemplary design, they are exhibited at ... http://texasdesign.com/aiga-houston-50covers/ On Saturday September 13, 2008, AIGA Houston will honor Paula Savage Hansen for the 2008 AIGA Houston Fellow award, and Hines for the 2008 AIGA Houston Corporate Leadership Award. The 2008 AIGA Houston Design Legends Gala will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Houstonian Hotel, ... http://texasdesign.com/aiga-houston-design-legends-gala/ Does anybody still care about upgrades? Care about Quark? Quark announced that QuarkXPress® 8, the next major release of the industry standard page-layout and design software, is now available to purchase. QuarkXPress 8 delivers superior design power through a new, intuitive interface developed purposefully for the creation of high-end page layout and ... http://texasdesign.com/quark-8-ships-who-cares/