Two Columbia College students are realizing their creative dreams: They will be featured as designers on the box of a game they created for “Marbles: The Brain Store,” a Chicago-based retailer that has thrived despite the slow economy by selling products intended to keep people’s skills and minds sharp. Chrissy Quinlan, a 23-year-old junior and Oak Forest native, and Brad Hoffman, a 20-year-old junior from Arlington Heights, won Marble’s first contest for college students, besting seven other two-member teams in their product design class for the top prize. The class, taught by Professor Carl Boyd, spent an entire 15-week semester …
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