Wanganui, New Zealand

Circle’s Robert L. Peters has just returned from Wanganui, New Zealand, where he has been acting as an external moderator at the Wanganui School of Design. As was the case last year, he was impressed with the outstanding quality of student work (both graduating Bachelors and Masters students)—see a posting on Rob’s personal blog here. In addition, Rob had the opportunity of spending several days in Wellington and Auckland (also meeting several of the designers featured in the Communication Arts feature on New Zealand graphic design that he wrote earlier this year).

Photos: the Sarjeant Gallery in Wanganui; the 328 m high Auckland Sky Tower (tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere); Te Papa, New Zealand’s national museum in Wellington.

Winnipeg, Canada

Yesterday evening we were treated to a lovely “official opening” reception for the new Neon Cone at the Forks (including all the ice cream and gelati we could eat!). Proprietors Dennis and Connie Olivier offered gracious words of thanks to the various parties involved in the ice-cream shop’s expansion over the course of the past year (market administration, planners, the architects, designers, contractors, suppliers, and vendors). In spite of the fact that it was “raining cats and dogs,” a good time was had by all in attendance.

Congratulations and best wishes go out to the whole team at Neon Cone…