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Suffolk Alum, Jonathan Mendez arrived on campus this Valentine’s Day weekend to sell items from his clothing line, “It Says Love”.  Mendez was featured in a college news story this past year.  Take a look at these photos of him on campus, and enjoy the article written in June, here!

7/25/2008

Mendez hopes to some day see his shirts sold in shops and boutiques, but is adamant that the intent of his design remains true: With love, all things are possible.

In 2006, when Jonathan Mendez, a Quincy resident and recent Suffolk graduate, received a sketch of his childhood home from his sister, Olivia Chamberland, he didn’t think that the kind gesture would lead anywhere in particular. But with a solid education and a positive message, the siblings have developed a fledgling apparel company that they hope to expand into a thriving business.

The siblings used the sketch as inspiration. The feeling of love the two shared for one another and for the home in which they grew up propelled them. “Love has no boundaries, no borders, no restrictions,” Mendez says. “It is a universal language expressed in every vernacular. Love breaks the barriers of our lives. Continue Reading »

Today at Folio:Show in Chicago, the 2008 FOLIO Awards were announced, “the top awards for editorial and design excellence in the largest competition for magazines.”

The 2007 issue of Suffolk Arts+Sciences received the Gold EDDIE Award for Supplemental Annual/One-Shot, Full Issue, recognizing editorial excellence for an entire issue.

The magazine also took home the Bronze OZZIE Award for Best Design, New Magazine, Association/Non-Profit. Seth Sirbaugh, art director/graphic designer for Suffolk Arts+Sciences and creative director at Bates Creative Group, took the Gold in that same category with another of his designs, Insight magazine.

Folio Awards are prestigious honors within the magazine publishing industry, and both achievements are significant recognition of the College’s alumni magazine, which has received five national design and editorial awards since its launch in July 2007.

The digital edition of Suffolk Arts+Sciences, No. 2, 2008/2009, titled, “JOURNEY” is now available. Powered by nxtbook, the digital edition enables readers to view the magazine electronically online, or download and read it offline. Adjust the zoom settings for ease of reading, and take advantage of the capabilities to search, save, link, forward the book, send specific pages, bookmark, and add notes.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/suffolk/alumni-0809/

Check back periodically, as we’ll be continually expanding the magazine’s content, utilizing the ability to include audio and video clips from interviews and performances, link to related events and resources on campus, and offer other rich media enhancements.

Hope you enjoy–and as always, your feedback is welcome!

At the Folio:Show in Chicago yesterday, winners of the 2008 Folio Awards were announced. Suffolk Arts+Sciences won a Gold EDDIE Award for Best Supplemental Annual/One-Shot, Full Issue, and a Bronze OZZIE Award for Best Design, New Magazine, Association/Non-Profit. For more details, see related posts on the magazine’s blog.

On July 8, 2008, the premier issue of Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine received a 2008 APEX Award for Publication Excellence in the category of New Magazines & Journals.

In the 2008 awards competition, 4,479 entries were evaluated, with 837 entries in the Magazines & Journals category. Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine was one of 11 recipients of the APEX Award of Excellence in the New Magazines & Journals category.

Other winners in this category include: Time Inc. Content Solutions in NYC, The Pohly Group in Boston, and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in San Francisco. Click here for more information.

“Each year, the quality of entries increases,” the judges wrote. “Overall, this year’s entries displayed an extraordinary level of quality. The APEX judges saw only the most promising publications that professional communicators could enter. Many of the award-winning entries in this and earlier APEX competitions are classic examples of good ideas, imaginatively executed, despite limitations due to tight budgets, limited resources and small staff.”

The Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) named the premier issue of Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine as the 2008 Gold Award Winner of the Most Improved Newsletter to Magazine category.

“In a year with a record-breaking number of entries, it was
more difficult than ever to win an award, but you did. Your submission displayed superior quality and truly is The Best and the Brightest in the association community.”

“The Suffolk Arts+Sciences newsletter made quite a transformation. Its content, photos and inclusion of a range of alumni, students and faculty were simply beautiful,” wrote the judges.

In addition, SNAP presented Suffolk Arts+Sciences with an additional overall award: the EXTRA! Award–Above and Beyond the Ordinary, for outstanding innovation in association publishing.

Both awards were presented at the 28th EXCEL Awards Gala on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

This January, visit the galleries at the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University (NESADSU) to see award-winning artwork and interior design thesis presentations.

What: The 2007 Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Award Winners and Honorable Mentions Exhibition
When: Jan. 14- Feb. 19
Where: NESADSU Gallery, 2nd floor, 75 Arlington Street, Boston
Reception: January 18
More info

What: Interior Design Thesis Presentations
When: Jan. 17-18, 10-3pm
Where: NESADSU Gallery, 4th floor, 74 Arlington Street, Boston

For more information, visit the NESADSU website.

Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine has gone digital. After much research into suppliers of digital editions, we picked a vendor and had the print issue converted for online readability. Click here to view the digital version.

With the success of the print magazine, why go digital?