Design Conversations
What's Your Footprint?Posted by Jocelyn Groom, on Monday April 18, 2011This Friday, April 22, is Earth Day. On April 20, 1970, the first Earth day celebration was launched. It sparked a momentum credited with launching the modern environmental movement and the creation of many environmental laws, such as the landmark Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts Earth Day, April 22, personal, carbon, footprint, environment, global footprint network, online, questionnaire |
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Bill Moggridge moves in with the Education departmentPosted by Kim Robledo-Diga, on Friday April 15, 2011While the office trailers have been a fixture in Cooper-Hewitt’s garden for the last two years, they recently gained a high-profile resident. Cooper-Hewitt’s Director, Bill Moggridge, has migrated from his grand office in the Museum’s mansion into the Education department trailer for the next month. Bill Moggridge, Director, office, move, Education Department, trenches |
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Sharing design with students in the MidwestPosted by Kim Robledo-Diga, on Thursday April 14, 2011People often forget that Cooper-Hewitt is a Smithsonian museum and with that comes a commitment to spreading the word about design across the country. As part of our A City of Neighborhoods program we teach K-12 teachers from coast to coast how to bring design thinking into their classroom. |
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Live Well CollaborativePosted by Gail S. Davidson, on Thursday April 14, 2011I recently returned from Cincinnati, where I gave a talk on the early career of Donald Deskey, whose archive is held at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. I was asked to speak by the University of Cincinnati and by Deskey Associates, headquartered in Cincinnati, in conjunction with their joint installation on Donald Deskey’s design career. |
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Scholars: 2011 College Campus TourPosted by Monica Harriss, on Wednesday April 13, 2011Our first stop included a visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A meeting with Scot Osterweil, Director of the Education Arcade at the MIT Media Lab, left students awe struck as they tested out games to promote learning. scholars, 2011, College campus, tour, MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Media Lab, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MassArt, Rhode Island School of Art and Design, RISD |
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Color Moves the Design LibraryPosted by Susan Brown, on Wednesday April 13, 2011Color Moves: Art and Fashion by Sonia Delaunay, which opened March 18, brings over 300 examples of the artist’s fashion and textile designs to our galleries. Here are a few fun things that were not included, but can all be found in Smithsonian’s National Design Library, housed here at Cooper-Hewitt. Color Moves, Exhibition, Sonia Delauney, fashion design, textile design, National Design Library, magazines, rare books, folio |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Mobile HapticonsPosted by Katie Shelly, on Tuesday April 12, 2011Ever send a quick text or email that was horribly misinterpreted by the recipient? What if you could signal the difference between sarcasm and seriousness with molded plastic? |
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Designing Media - Ev WilliamsPosted by Bill Moggridge, on Monday April 11, 2011Ev Williams is a serial entrepreneur. He’s famous now as the cofounder of Twitter, but he started a whole series of new ventures before that. Ev Williams, serial, entrepreneur, Twitter, Pyra Labs, blogger, start-ups, silicon valley, Bill Moggridge, designing media, Interview, MIT press, design media |
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Innovative Design at NYPLPosted by Debbie Ahn, on Friday April 08, 2011Yesterday Design Watch Members toured the 10,500 square-foot library branch in Battery Park City, New York Public Library’s ‘greenest’ location. NYPL wanted a forward-looking design to emphasize their commitment to the 21st century. |
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Tangible Tuesdays: M-DressPosted by Katie Shelly, on Tuesday April 05, 2011Cutecircuit’s M-Dress is a concept for a silk jersey dress that integrates a mobile phone. Cutecircuit, M Dress, integrated design, mobile phone, Interaction Design |
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