Barnes & Noble Launches Back-to-Campus Collection Designed by Students at the Savannah College of Art and Design.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ), the world's largest bookseller, announced today a unique product development partnership with student artists from the Savannah College of Art and Design SCAD enrolls more than 7,000 students from all 50 states and 100 countries. International student enrollment is 10-12 percent. Degree programs include advertising design, animation, architectural history, architecture, art history, arts administration (M.A. (SCAD scad transitory lameness in sheep, reputed to follow frosty conditions and to be a dermatitis caused by cold injury. ). Working with SCAD's Working Class Studio, Barnes & Noble has produced an exclusive "Back-To-Campus Collection," consisting of nine journals, two pencil pouches, a sketchbook and a canvas messenger bag A messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made out of some kind of cloth (natural or synthetic), that is worn over one shoulder with a strap that winds around the chest resting the bag on the lower back. decorated with student-designed contemporary graphics to be sold in its gift departments. "Barnes & Noble is excited to be the home of this unique collaboration that resulted in back to school products designed for students, by students," says Bill Miller, vice president of gift for Barnes & Noble, Inc. "We wanted to offer a collection that spoke to high school and college students. We could not find a better partner than SCAD, whose students have created for us bold and innovative designs." The SCAD Back-To-Campus Collection features colorful and graphically-striking contemporary artwork in bold designs that will inspire young minds to explore their creativity. Prices are from $6.95 to $16.95 for a range of stationery and gift products. The collection will be available exclusively in the gift departments of all Barnes & Noble stores nationwide, Barnes & Noble College bookstores, and at Barnes & Noble.com (www.barnesandnoble.com), beginning in July and continuing through September 2007. About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 793 bookstores in 50 states. For the fifth year in a row, the company is the nation's top retail brand for quality, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the EquiTrend[R] Brand Study by Harris Interactive[R]. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites and the number one online bookseller for quality among e-commerce companies, according to the latest EquiTrend survey. General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Web site: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com. About the Savannah College of Art and Design Named the "Hottest for Studying Art" among "America's 25 Hottest Colleges" by Kaplan/Newsweek, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a distinctive, multi-campus, international university. SCAD is recognized as a leader in art and design education, emphasizing learning through individual attention in a positively oriented environment. The international faculty and student body have come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. The college has locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and in Lacoste, France. Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. undergraduate and graduate degree programs also are offered through SCAD e-Learning. The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit institution accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional educational accreditation agency for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the southern United States. and the National Architectural Accrediting Board The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) is the sole authority for accredited US professional degree programs for architecture in the United States, developing standards and procedures to verify that each accredited program meets standards for the appropriate education . For more information, call 800-869-7223; e-mail to info@scad.edu. Working Class Studio is a product development venture of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Each academic quarter, students are selected as interns to form an interdisciplinary design team led by studio directors. Based on the team's market research and designs, the studio manufacturers a line of products which are then sold nationwide. This innovative concept for an educational institution marries function and fine art to deliver a well-curated mix of cutting-edge design. |
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