Michelle Berryman has been invited to jury the fifth annual Marksman Design Award in February in the Netherlands. This student design competition, endorsed by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), will focus on the design of a mobile electronic business accessory. The first place design will be awarded $10,000 and the design may be put into production with the student designer following the process from concept through production.

The December 2005 issue of Fast Company has an article called “How Samsung Design Got Cool” by Bill Breen. The article discusses how Samsung used design to transform from a manufacturer of cheap knock-off electronics into a major global brand. EchoViz Principal, Michelle Berryman is quoted on page 94 of the magazine.

Josh Teague, one of our resident designers, had a big weekend up in Chattanooga, TN at the National Cre824 Web Design Competition. Josh entered the competition with a few old friends and took home top honors. He’s off to compete in Paris for the International competition in February. Look for team ‘Lorem Ipsum.’

Michelle Berryman will join five other designers and tradeshow professionals as a member of the “Best-of-Show” judging team at the upcoming Produce Marketing Association “Fresh Summit” Show at the GWCC in Atlanta on Sunday, November 6, 2005. Together, they will judge 625 exhibits to determine a 1st and 2nd place winner in 2 categories: In-line booth and island booth.

Michelle Berryman, Principal of EchoViz, will be a juror for the prestigious Taiwan Design Award that is sponsored by the Taiwan Design Center as part of the annual Taiwan International Design Competition. Jurying will take place on October 13th & 14th in Kaohsiuang, Taiwan. Following this event, Michelle will be presenting “Branding in Multiple Dimensions” at the Taiwan International Design Forum in Taipei on October 18th from 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM.

EchoViz Principal, Michelle Berryman, will be speaking to the graduate students at the School of Design in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Address: 1/F, Core A, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong) on October 12th at 6:00 PM. The presentation will be an updated version of the “Four Dimensions of Interactive Marketing” talk that Michelle originally delivered in 2004 at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago.

Candy-colored “Blobjects” for All. Financial Times has a feature on Karim Rashid and his view of design. Our own Michelle Berryman, executive vice president of IDSA, is interviewed regarding his legacy.

Michelle Berryman, Principal of EchoViz, has been quoted in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper in an article titled “Dell, tog toys & doodads: It’s all about design”.

The Bridge‘s mission is to heal the psychological wounds of Georgia adolescents who have suffered the deprivation of abuse and neglect by providing comprehensive residential treatment and education, family counseling and support, aftercare and community based programming. EchoViz will be donating time to design of the Ray of Hope portion of their site in order to generate interest in 11th Annual Ray of Hope Celebration, its most important fundraising event of the year.

EchoViz has updated the “Our Work” section of the company website to reflect some additions to our web design portfolio. Check out the latest work »