Design Conversations

2nd Annual DC Teen Design Fair Posted by Marianna Siciliano, on Tuesday October 11, 2011 Hundreds of Washington, DC high-school students gathered at the Kogod Courtyard of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery to participate in one of the biggest teen design events of the year. Teen Design Fair, Teens, youth, Washington DC, DC, fair, career fair, career opportunities, First Lady, Michelle Obama
Clearview Project Posted by Gail S. Davidson, on Friday September 30, 2011 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum has just acquired its first digital font, the Clearview family of typefaces. Featured in Cooper-Hewitt’s 2010 National Design Triennial: Why Design Now? exhibition, Clearview is a beautiful example of design as a form of social activism. font, digital, Clearview, type design, Donald Meeker, James Montalbano, acquisition, highway sign, signage, legibility, readability, visibility, contrast, drivers, seniors
Students Aim “High” With Interaction Design Projects Posted by Katie Alarcon, on Tuesday September 27, 2011 High-school students in New York City are part of an ever increasing digital generation. They not only have an extensive knowledge about social media tools and technology— but also use it on a daily basis. students, high school, hs, New York City, NYC, interaction, interactive, digital, Workshop, Katie Koch, Carmen Dukes, High Line
High School Students Visit the Glass House Posted by Marianna Siciliano, on Tuesday September 27, 2011 Cooper-Hewitt Youth Programs students were in for an exciting excursion when they ventured outside the city to nearby New Canaan, Connecticut. They visited Philip Johnson’s Glass House and received a two-hour tour of the extensive campus. high school, hs, students, Teens, Glass House, Philip Johnson, tour, visit, New Canaan, Architecture, architectural
Designing Media - Rich Archuleta Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Tuesday September 27, 2011 This is the sixth interview in Chapter 4 in my new book, Designing Media. designing media, book, Interview, Rich Archuleta, Plastic Logic, QUE, proReader, e-reader, E Ink, electronic book, Bill Moggridge
Ready, Set, Design! Posted by Caroline Payson, on Friday September 09, 2011 Ready, Set, Design is one of our favorite group activities, for adults and kids alike, at Cooper-Hewitt. It’s a highly adaptable design challenge that can jump-start collaborative and creative thinking in any group. activity, activities, challenge, collaboration, education, educational, design education, creative, kids, adults, video
Shoelust Posted by Katie Shelly, on Tuesday August 30, 2011 One of the joys of design is its relentless pursuit of variation ... Shoelust is a blog devoted to a familiar material mainstay: the shoe. Shoelust, shoes, blog, images
How Design Thinking Led to a Beautiful LED Lamp Posted by Jocelyn Groom, on Wednesday August 24, 2011 This September, Switch Lightbulbs will launch its twenty-first-century version of the ubiquitous incandescent bulb, which is slated to be phased out in the United States starting in 2012, according to the Energy Independence and Security Act authorized in Congress in 2007. LED, light emitting diode, lamp, lightbulbs, Switch, recyclable, aesthetics, cooling, orientation
Students Create Unique Prints with Sena Yang Posted by Katie Alarcon, on Tuesday August 23, 2011 Celebrated fashion designer Sena Yang, creator of her namesake line SENA, led a two-session fashion workshop at Cooper-Hewitt for high-school students. fashion, Sena Yang, fashion designer, SENA, high school, high-school, students, teen, youth, Alexander McQueen, collection, concept, prints, motifs, templates
Haiti Cultural Recovery Project - Part 1 Posted by Sarah Scaturro, on Tuesday August 23, 2011 From July 11 to 24, 2011, Cooper-Hewitt Assistant Registrar Bethany Romanowski and I were in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as participants in the Smithsonian’s Haiti Cultural Recovery Program. Haiti, Cultural Recovery Program, Port-au-Prince, Marianne Lehmann, Marianne Lehmann Vodou Collection, Foundation for the Preservation, Enhancement, Foundation for the Preservation Enhancement and Production of Haitian Cultural Works, FPVPOCH, Bizango warriors, Bizango, voodoo, inventory, storage, A Voodoo Memory, Bethany Romanowski, Sarah Scaturro