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The Art Center College of Design's longstanding goal of producing designers and commercial artists who could find employment in today's market has been called into question in our modern information-based economy, with its accompanying social and environmental problems. The Art Center, located in Pasadena, CA, was founded by Edward A. Adams in 1930 as a place to teach the skills needed in the applied arts. The school, currently in the process of re-defining its goals, believes that its mission is to teach design as a means of improving the quality of life. Photographs of student work are shown.
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The recession has ravaged the UK and US design industries, hitting large global firms the hardest. Other factors contributing to the global firms' woes are the immaturity of the design business, the lack of multinational business skills among design entrepreneurs and the incompatibility of design firm culture with that of the successful international company.
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The Design Factory was established in 1985 and has seen a slow but steady growth in business. The Irish graphic arts firm does not follow any particular type of style, but instead gears its work to what the client needs. The company also targets its advertising and helps graphics design students by offering work experience awards.
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