Visual communication

SSFF & ASIA 2022 -- Announcing the Best Short Award (Governor of Tokyo Award) for the Cinematic Tokyo Competition

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Martedì, Maggio 24, 2022

TOKYO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetsuya Bessho, president of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of Asia's largest international short film festivals accredited by the Academy Awards®︎, paid a courtesy visit to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on May 23, 2022.

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  • TOKYO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Tetsuya Bessho, president of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of Asia's largest international short film festivals accredited by the Academy Awards, paid a courtesy visit to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on May 23, 2022.
  • During the courtesy call, Governor Koike announced the outstanding short films in the Cinematic Tokyo Competition, a collaboration between SSFF & ASIA and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to promote the diverse attractions of Tokyo by inviting short films from around the world with the theme "Tokyo."
  • This year, 257 submissions were received from the world, and the winner of the Cinematic Tokyo Best Short Award (Governor of Tokyo Award) was "Tokyo Rain," directed by Michel Wilde & Robert Schneider of Switzerland.
  • SSFF & ASIA has co-sponsored the Cinematic Tokyo Competition since 2016 with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as a competition to promote the " Tokyo Brand, " a tourism policy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

37% of the Top 20 Skills Requested for the Average US Job Have Changed Since 2016

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Lunedì, Maggio 23, 2022

Over one-third of the top 20 skills requested in postings for the average US job have changed since 2016, and one in five skills is an entirely new requirement for that job.

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  • Over one-third of the top 20 skills requested in postings for the average US job have changed since 2016, and one in five skills is an entirely new requirement for that job.
  • According to the report, certain sectorsfinance; design, media, and writing; business management and operations; HR; and IThave changed faster than others.
  • In the fastest-changing jobs, almost 80% of the top 20 skills either are new or have changed significantly in importance.
  • Looking at the data across occupation groups and skill categories reveals four big trends in skill change:
    Digital Skills in Nondigital Occupations.

FIT Announces Expansion of the Bob Fisch Graduate Student Award Program and Recipients of Inaugural Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence

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Giovedì, Maggio 19, 2022

NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, May 18, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a college of the State University of New York (SUNY), announced that two $25,000 awards for entrepreneurial excellence were presented Tuesday night, May 17, during an event held on campus and hosted by Dr. Brooke Carlson, interim dean, School of Graduate Studies, and the FIT Foundation. Robert (Bob) Fisch, founder and former chairman and CEO of rue21, award-winning author of Fisch Tales: The Making of a Millennial Baby Boomer and the forthcoming Get a Life, and an FIT Foundation director, established the awards to help nurture and advance the careers of outstanding students from FIT's School of Graduate Studies' Fashion Design and Global Fashion Management programs.

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  • Fisch, a renowned entrepreneur widely recognized for his bold and successful innovations in value-priced, fast fashion retailing, said: "My FIT experience with the graduate students was inspiring.
  • "Bob Fisch's scholarship goes beyond dollars, and includesBob coming to FIT and to the classroom to mentor the students during 'Fireside Chats,'" said Dr. Carlson.
  • Bob is very approachable, honest, and open-minded, and this is why he has been so well received by the students."
  • The awards are an extension of the comprehensive Bob Fisch Graduate Student Award Program, launched in 2021, which celebrates entrepreneurial excellence and intergenerational mentoring through an initial gift from Fisch of $300,000.

Blue Point’s Safety Products Platform Brimar Industries Acquires Crowd Control Warehouse, A Distributor of Crowd-Control Safety Products

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Martedì, Aprile 12, 2022

Blue Point Capital Partners and its BPCP IV portfolio company Brimar Industries have acquired Crowd Control Warehouse (CCW), a Chicago-based designer and distributor of crowd-control, traffic and safety products.

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  • Blue Point Capital Partners and its BPCP IV portfolio company Brimar Industries have acquired Crowd Control Warehouse (CCW), a Chicago-based designer and distributor of crowd-control, traffic and safety products.
  • Brimar, a manufacturer and distributor of safety signage products and accessories, also reaches customers primarily through well-established e-commerce channels, including SafetySign.com and PipeMarker.com .
  • The alignment of the companies digital-forward business models and shared end-markets make CCW a perfect fit for the Brimar safety products platform.
  • Crowd Control Warehouse ( www.crowdcontrolwarehouse.com ) a crowd control and safety barrier supplier in North America, with thousands of products to ensure safe crowd and traffic management in nearly every industry.

Canvas GFX Partners with Voyager Space Services to Make Canvas Envision Available to Broad Network of Space-Focused Start-ups

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Giovedì, Marzo 24, 2022

BOSTON, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canvas GFX, Inc, the leading provider of visual communication solutions to the manufacturing and technical industries, today announced that it has partnered with Voyager Space Services, a Voyager Space Company, to make Canvas Envision available through the Voyager Space Services MarketSpace platform.

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  • BOSTON, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canvas GFX, Inc, the leading provider of visual communication solutions to the manufacturing and technical industries, today announced that it has partnered with Voyager Space Services, a Voyager Space Company, to make Canvas Envision available through the Voyager Space Services MarketSpace platform.
  • Voyager Space Services' easy-access solutions enable company founders and executives to focus on innovation and product development, rather than time-consuming business operations tasks.
  • It joins a select number of solutions offered by Voyager Space Services to its customer base alongside a suite of more than 30 offerings.
  • "By empowering the space start-up community to innovate freely, the Voyager Space Services team is laying the groundwork for huge achievements.

Picsart Launches AI-Generated Fonts, Paving the Way for Asset Creation by Artificial Intelligence

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Mercoledì, Marzo 16, 2022

Picsart, the worlds leading digital creation platform and a top 20 most downloaded app worldwide, today announced its first ever end-to-end solution for fonts generated by artificial intelligence.

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  • Picsart, the worlds leading digital creation platform and a top 20 most downloaded app worldwide, today announced its first ever end-to-end solution for fonts generated by artificial intelligence.
  • Creators on the Picsart platform can already access and apply over 30 of these unique fonts as part of Picsart Gold, with additional fonts added monthly.
  • In the last decade, weve seen a shift in written communication becoming increasingly visual, said Anush Ghambaryan, Director of AI and Machine Learning at Picsart.
  • As the demand for visual communication increases, so does the need for new and unlimited options for creation.

DGAP-News: edding Aktiengesellschaft: Management Board expanded to include a fourth portfolio

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Sabato, Marzo 5, 2022

Khne (38) and Temaismithi (50) will assume this management role jointly, a model previously unknown at Aktiengesellschaft Board level in Germany.

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  • Khne (38) and Temaismithi (50) will assume this management role jointly, a model previously unknown at Aktiengesellschaft Board level in Germany.
  • Back in 2020, edding AG's Supervisory Board had already approved the expansion of the Management Board with the addition of a fourth portfolio.
  • The new Management Board duo will assume immediately responsibility at edding for IT, Data Management and Consumer Centricity.
  • Together with the current Management team, the Supervisory Board considers company management to be ideally placed to implement Strategy 2025+".

ZTE Releases New Hero Blade V40 Series Featuring Four New Models

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Martedì, Marzo 1, 2022

The exciting new hero series includes ZTE Blade V40 5G, ZTE Blade V40 Pro, ZTE Blade V40, and ZTE Blade V40 Vita.

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  • The exciting new hero series includes ZTE Blade V40 5G, ZTE Blade V40 Pro, ZTE Blade V40, and ZTE Blade V40 Vita.
  • During MWC 2022, ZTE has released the ZTE Blade V40 5G with excellent 5G performance.
  • ZTE Blade V40 Vita, Equipped with the HD+ Waterdrop Display Positive for Visual Impact, and a High-Capacity Battery Contributes to Long Battery Life
    Another model in the ZTE Blade V40 series is ZTE Blade V40 Vita, which has a super-large screen and long battery life.
  • The ZTE Blade V40 series will be successively launched and available in all channelsworldwide, including the carrier market, open market, online and offline sales channelsand othersfrom April 2022.

ZTE Releases New Hero Blade V40 Series Featuring Four New Models

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Martedì, Marzo 1, 2022

The exciting new hero series includes ZTE Blade V40 5G, ZTE Blade V40 Pro, ZTE Blade V40, and ZTE Blade V40 Vita.

Key Points: 
  • The exciting new hero series includes ZTE Blade V40 5G, ZTE Blade V40 Pro, ZTE Blade V40, and ZTE Blade V40 Vita.
  • During MWC 2022, ZTE has released the ZTE Blade V40 5G with excellent 5G performance.
  • ZTE Blade V40 Vita, Equipped with the HD+ Waterdrop Display Positive for Visual Impact, and a High-Capacity Battery Contributes to Long Battery Life
    Another model in the ZTE Blade V40 series is ZTE Blade V40 Vita, which has a super-large screen and long battery life.
  • The ZTE Blade V40 series will be successively launched and available in all channelsworldwide, including the carrier market, open market, online and offline sales channelsand othersfrom April 2022.

Game Changing Drawing Technology Used to Create NFL Season Recap

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Lunedì, Febbraio 14, 2022

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the Super Bowl, the NFL released its season recap presented as an interactive drawing created by UK-based artist Greg Edwards using Mental Canvas' groundbreaking drawing platform. Greg's illustration transports the viewer on a fantasy ride through the entire season, the playoffs, and climaxes at Super Bowl LVI.

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  • Immersive, Interactive Illustration by Artist Greg Edwards Chronicles the NFL Season, culminating in Super Bowl LVI
    NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the Super Bowl, the NFL released its season recap presented as an interactive drawing created by UK-based artist Greg Edwards using Mental Canvas' groundbreaking drawing platform.
  • Greg's illustration transports the viewer on a fantasy ride through the entire season, the playoffs, and climaxes at Super Bowl LVI.
  • Artwork drawn in Mental Canvas uniquely immerses the viewer within an interactive spatial drawing.
  • "I used Mental Canvas to create an illustration where you have near infinite levels to sketch/paint on.