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Bill Moggridge's BooksThe global design community suffered a great loss when Bill Moggridge passed away in September 2012 following a battle with cancer. Bill was a pioneer of interaction design, a co-founder of IDEO, and director of the Cooper-Hewitt museum. Here's the story of his personal library, which is now open to the public digitally and physically. library, books, stamps, Director, Stamp, design, John Malcolmson |
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Dots, Dots, DotsDe la loi du contraste des couleurs, by French chemist Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), is a compendium of color design principles and one of the first systematic studies of color perception. The manual is based on Chevreul’s observations and experiments when he was Director of Dyes at the Manufacture des Gobelins tapestry works in 1824. Soon after his appointment, he received complaints about the lack of intensity in the tapestry colors at the manufactory. colors, color perception, color theory, Michel-Eugène Chevreul, books, National Design Library |
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Fair WomenArt and Handicraft in the Women’s Building of the World’s Columbian Exposition, edited by Maud Howe Elliot (1854-1948), noted author and daughter of anti-slavery activist Julia Ward Howe, consists of 30 articles by women on work and issues related to women as celebrated in the Women’s Building at the Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. world's fair, Sophia Hayden, Alice C. Morse, World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893, Maud Howe Elliot, books, National Design Library |
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Timeless Sources: Rare Books in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museumbooks, rare books, illustrated books, design books, permanent collection, National Design Library |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Mechanical book: Alice in WonderlandMechanical book: Tony Sargs Treasure Book This colorful movable book contains adaptations of Rip Van Winkle, Treasure Island, and Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Tony Sarg, a German-American craftsman and illustrator best known for creating puppets for the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade in 1928 and the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. Created by Tony Sarg (18821942) Published by B. F. Jay New York, NY, ca. 1942 Smithsonian Institution Libraries. PZ7.S24 To 1942 Tong Sarg, illustrator, craftsman, mechanical, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: Dick Tracy: The Capture of Boris ArsonPop-up book: Dick Tracy: The Capture of Boris Arson The popular comic-strip character Dick Tracy was created by Chester Gould for the Chicago Tribune in 1931. Harold Lentz, the paper engineer for this as well as for several other Blue Ribbon Books and Pleasure Books publications in the 1930s, was a master of beautifully crafted pop-up scenes. Written and illustrated by Chester Gould (19001985) Paper engineering by Harold Lentz Published by Pleasure Books Chicago, IL, 1935 Smithsonian Institution Libraries. PZ7 .G68Di 1935 Dick Tracy, Boris Arson, pop- up, pop up, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: The Jolly Jump-Ups Journey through SpacePop-up book: The Jolly Jump-Ups Journey through Space From the late 1930s through the 1950s, The Jump-Up family appeared in a series of popular books detailing its adventures, which ranged from exploring a new house and neighborhood to crossing America in a trailer. In this story, the family ventures into space, visiting other planets and encountering friendly aliens. Created by Geraldine Clyne Published by the McLoughlin Bros. Springfield, MA, ca. 1952 Smithsonian Institution Libraries. PZ7 .C64Jo 1952c The Jolly Jump-Ups Journey through Space, pop- up, pop up, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: Cowboys in Pop-up Action PicturesPop-up book: Cowboys in Pop-up Action Pictures This colorful childrens pop-up book, created primarily for boys, tells the story of the Old West through action-packed scenes of cowboys participating in a rodeo, breaking a wild horse, herding cattle, and riding on the trail. Created by E. Joseph Dreany Published by Publicity Products London, England, 1951 Smithsonian Institution Libraries. F596 .D77 1951 Wall Stories: Children's Wallpapers and Books On view: October 3, 2008April 5, 2009 Cowboys, pop- up, pop up, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Mechanical book: What a SurpriseMechanical book: What a Surprise This book contains images that dissolve and transform into others to illustrate a series of fairy tales, including Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Ernest Nister, a German printer working in Nuremberg, developed several such movable books in the 1890s. Written by Constance M. Lowe Paper engineering by Ernest Nister Published by Ernest Nister and E. P. Dutton & Co. London, England, and New York, NY, ca. 1900 Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Z1033.T689 L69 1900 What a Surprise, mechanical, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: Popeye with the Hag of the Seven SeasPop-up book: Popeye with the Hag of the Seven Seas American cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar developed Thimble Theater, a series featuring Olive Oyl, Caster Oyl, and (later) Popeye, for the New York Journal in 1919. This beautifully illustrated pop-up book is one of several published by Pleasure Books in the 1930s that were inspired by comic strips. Created by Elzie Crisler Segar (18941938) Published by Pleasure Books Chicago, IL, ca. 1935 Smithsonian Institution Libraries. PN6728 .T5S45 1935 Popeye, pop-up, pop up, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children |
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