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Design at the Rogers Communications Centre In a community as diverse as that found associated with the Rogers Communications Centre, design takes many forms. As an integral part of Canada's design community we celebrate and note each others advances and successes past and present. More detail on information on the breadth of our community can be found in the Faculty of Communication and Design's echo newsletter and echoReview as well as the Faculty of Communication and Design Showcase.  Professor Richard Lachman (RTA) - is definitely on an award winning path. Not only did his Diamond Road Online win an CNMA award, but earlier this fall, he and Executive Producer Raja Khanna won the 2008 Gemini Award for Best Cross Platform Project for Race to Mars Interactive, an online companion to Discovery Channel Canada’s Race to Mars.
 Jeremy Littler - a staff member in the Rogers Communications Centre, flew down to California in October to receive the 2008 Lou Wolf Memorial Scholarship Award from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE ). The award helps students whose emphasis is technology, further their undergraduate or graduate studies in motion pictures and television. Jeremy was given the top award for his streaming media/webcasting thesis being undertaken as part of his studies in the Masters program in Communication and Culture.
 Digital Signage Design – Staff of the Rogers Communication Centre, in conjunction with a number of Ryerson University departments, designed a prototype of digital signage system that is being rolled out across campus. The prototype was designed to deliver information specific to the location of the display and information of interest to the Ryerson community as a whole. The technology employed is Harris Corporation's InfoCaster system and as the system spreads across campus it will provide distribution for Ryerson University Television RUTV.
Her latest works Perceptions of Light is a photographic portrayal of people who are both deaf and blind. Through her photographs, Schonfeld hopes to show the human connection that exists between all regardless of age, gender, ability or disability. To view show of Natalie Schonfeld’s works click here.
Catherine’s Inspiration for the film came from the constant negative portrayals of deaf characters and actors in both film and television. Mackinnon’s film was enjoyed by both the hearing and deaf communities. For more information on the Picture This Film Festival click here.
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With the Young Dundas Square amongst the densest digital signage areas in Canada the arrival of the InfoCaster system on Campus will be put to use developing content creators for the medium. InfoCaster is based around Inscriber character generation software that is widely used in the production community and employed in a number of facilities in the Rogers Communications Centre.
Natalie
Schonfeld truly understands the value of language. The photographic
arts graduate ’97, moved to Canada from Venezuela with little knowledge
of the English language. She quickly adapted by expressing herself through
photographs.
Catherine
Mackinnon Image Arts’04 combines her passions, film and
helping the world better understand the deaf community. Mackinnon’s
22-minute film I’m Not From Hear features a young hitchhiker who
wanders into a silent town, one where the entire population is deaf. Since
the Film’s release in 2003, it has had several screenings: at the
Montreal World Film Festival’s 34th Annual Student film competition;
the Prince Edward Island Reel Island Festival; and The Picture This Festival,
where it garnered two “Best Drama” Awards. 