May 10, 2005 - A brand new bag. (PC Magazine)

"This lightweight, sporty case can be carried by hand or over the shoulder and comes in several color combinations. A secure pouch on one side of the bag holds your notebook, leaving plenty of room for paperwork and other materials. Outer pockets - more than a dozen - hold your personal items, PDAs, cell phones, and even a cold drink. Padding around the bag and in the shoulder strap - shock-absorbing, air-filled pouches - keeps your computer safe, and we hope, keeps you away from the chiropractor."

March 2005 - Skooba Do. Quite possibly the perfect bag. (Laptop Magazine)

"Overall, the Skooba bag is attractive without being overly hip, and exceptionally spacious without being unwieldy. It is a little bit expensive in a market where 50 bucks buys you a serviceable laptop bag, but the Skooba offers a high degree of protection with easy style and flair. It's well worth the extra cost.

***** 5 out of 5"

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Other publications featuring Skooba:

USA Today
Macworld
Shutterbug Magazine
Detroit News
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Des Moines Register
Palm Springs Desert Sun
Sacramento Bee
boingboing.net

March/April 2004 - Speak No Drivel (I.D. Magazine)

"In place of client-bashing speeches and portfolio presentations, the two-day event in November offered information about running a design office, transitioning into the corporate world, colaborating with other design industries, improving and protecting the enviornment, and, yes, getting their portfolios reviewed."

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December 2003 - Thought at Work (Core77.com)

"With a crack team of volunteers, support from the faculty and, heart-warmingly, students' parents(!), the conference ran like clockwork, provided inspiring presentations and dialogue, and startlingly, served as a template for how to put on a design conference of any sort--student or professional! But this was advertised as an "Industrial Design Student Conference," and there was a sweet disconnect between the high-wattage presenters and the goofy students. ("What's your favorite color?" was the first question yelled out during the roundtable discussion). This made for a good-natured, serve-the-young'uns atmosphere, and the presenters did their best to indulge both naive and brazen Q&A while simultaneously talking up to the audience.

The organizers, in their own words, "wanted to create a place full of amazing designers with really cool ideas." And so they did."

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11.22.2003 - Designers add flair to design conference (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

“A couple of years ago, not many people knew what industrial design was,” said Dan Tangari, a senior industrial design major from Connecticut after he finished having his portfolio of work evaluated by Yi Hong, a designer with Brownlie Design in Skaneateles, Onondaga County. “Now it’s completely changed. People know what we do.”