John Sotherland, former Intern at Metropolis Creative, is featured on Boston University's Internship program page. "I came to the internship with conflicting motivations. I wanted to learn what I did not know how to do, but I also wanted to test my preexisting skills. Amazingly, I got to do both. I joined the staff of a very small company, which enabled me to learn about every aspect of how a design firm operates. I worked with clients directly, I designed websites, and I even created new ad campaigns. This program is a great way to get a head start on a career—I now have a real, professional portfolio to show future employers." - John Sotherland

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From a pool of international applicants, the Communicator Awards honored Metropolis Creative with three Awards of Excellence and one Award of Distinction for their recent graphic design work. The Communicator Awards recognized Metropolis’ interactive and print designs as outstanding in their field and among their peers.

Metropolis received the four awards from over 7,000 entries in print and interactive categories. The Awards of Excellence were for:

	Their execution of The Keating Group’s marketing brochure in the Business-to-Business category,
	logo design for Textaurant in the Corporate Identity category,
	and the Creative Economy website design.

Metropolis Creative's own website was honored with an Award of Distinction in the Website Self-Promotion category.

Now in its 15th season, the Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. The awards are sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts – a judging body comprised of top executives from organizations such as Alloy, Brandweek, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Wired, and Yahoo! to name a few.

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Innovation Month in New England has a fresh logo designed by Metropolis Creative.

Perhaps you’ve noticed this little economic downturn and some not-so-little job cuts taking place at all kinds of companies. We believe that the one thing needed to get the region firing on all cylinders again is innovation: new start-ups, new product ideas from established companies, new approaches to old problems.

One way the sparks of innovation get fanned (and spread) is by coming together. The simple idea behind designating June 2009 as "Innovation Month" across New England is to encourage EVERYONE who wants to support innovation here to get out and attend at least one event. Some are free, most are inexpensive, all are high-value.

Check out the New England Innovation Month web site.

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