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Nov. 15, 2002

NC State Student Wins Prize for Mini Printer/Fax/Scanner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bryant Griffin, a senior industrial design major at North Carolina State University, won second prize in the recent "Design the Business Printer of the Future" contest sponsored by Lexmark International, and was awarded $7,500 and a Lexmark laser printer. His design, named the "Mini," is a small - 3.5 inches by 4.5 inches -- mobile device that prints, faxes, and scans documents, and features a unique telescoping mechanism that holds a standard sheet of paper for scanning or printing.

Griffin, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., whose family now lives in Charlotte, said that he concentrated on current trends in technology products - multiple functions and smaller sizes -- while designing his device. He credits Charles Joyner, professor of art and design, and Bong-Il Jin, visiting assistant professor of design, both in the College of Design, for encouraging his participation in the contest.

Competitors submitted a 1,000-word article describing their devices, a sketch of the physical design and a three-minute video testimonial. First-place honors went to students at Syracuse University for a design that layers multiple pages of information onto a single page of paper; third place was awarded to a Brigham Young University entry that prints by using light to activate portions of pre-treated paper.

More information about the contest, the winners and judges can be found at Lexmark's web site.

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