Monday, January 19, 2015

More free moolah from the state that assures us there ain't no money to fix the roads. What could possibly go wrong?---------New council aims to solidify Michigan as creative hub

New council aims to solidify Michigan as creative hub | Crain's Detroit Business
The buzz around the region's and state's industrial design heft and efforts to attract more designers to Michigan are picking up.
Last week, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced the launch of the Michigan Design Council, a public-private advisory board that will look for ways to help cement Michigan's position as the top spot in the country for industrial or product design talent. 
The council plans in the coming year to look at establishing a statewide design prize and a design district or "mecca" in Detroit, sort of a "Hollywood" for industrial designers.
...."The history of Detroit is a history of American creativity and innovation, and anyone paying attention can see that Detroit is going through a dramatic rebirth,.....Detroit (is) about to write another chapter in the book of American ingenuity," he said....

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