Videos
Bill's Design Talks: Graphic Design—Now in ProductionFriday July 13, 2012Find out how designers today are rethinking the aesthetics, process, and public of graphic design by creating their own software and systems. Join Cooper-Hewitt's Curatorial Director, Cara McCarty, Walker Art Center Curator, Andrew Blauvelt, and interaction designer, Dimitri Nieuwenhuizen, in a lively discussion. Graphic Design Now in Production, graphic design, contemporary, Exhibition, software, DIY, tech, Governors Island, Andrew Blauvelt, Bill Moggridge, Ellen Lupton, posterwall, lust, nieuwenhuizen, talk, long, panel, bills design talks, wnyc, greene space, New York City, NYC |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Wicked Problems in Type DesignFriday July 13, 2012Six leading and emerging voices in the field of type design talk about problems central to their work. Each speaker will address a burning question concerning the design, use, culture, technology, or business of fonts and typefaces. The moderators are Cara Di Edwardo and Ellen Lupton. The presenters are Philippe Apeloig, William Berkson, Hubert Jocham, Henrik Kubel, Jeremy Mickel, Jesse Ragan. fonts, typefaces, typography, graphic design, Ellen Lupton, Cara Di Edwardo, Philippe Apeloig, William Berkson, Hubert Jocham, Henrik Kubel, Jeremy Mickel, Jesse Ragan, Graphic Design Now in Production, Exhibition, Governors Island, panel, talk, long, public program |
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Wicked Problems in Type DesignFriday July 13, 2012Six leading and emerging voices in the field of type design talk about problems central to their work. Each speaker will address a burning question concerning the design, use, culture, technology, or business of fonts and typefaces. A slightly cleaner version of this program is found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2hhkfUzZtw fonts, typefaces, typography, graphic design, Ellen Lupton, Cara Di Edwardo, Philippe Apeloig, William Berkson, Hubert Jocham, Henrik Kubel, Jeremy Mickel, Jesse Ragan, Graphic Design Now in Production, Exhibition, Governors Island, panel, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Campana Brothers SelectFriday July 13, 2012On view February 15--September 28, 2008 Fernando Campana, Humberto Campana, Brazil, TransPlastic, chair, wicker, plastic rope, Vermelha, São Paulo, Exhibition, series |
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GlassLab at Cooper-HewittFriday July 13, 2012In a special two-week presentation, Cooper-Hewitt will host GlassLab, an innovative program of The Corning Museum of Glass that pairs its master glassmakers with some of the most creative minds working in design today. Glass Lab, Corning, Garden, Molten, glass-making, collaboration |
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National Design Awards 2008 - People's Design AwardFriday July 13, 2012The Zon Hearing Aid transforms the beige shapeless traditional hearing aid into a dynamic, sculptural object that ergonomically embraces the geometry of the ear while taking advantage of the latest technology to provide the highest audio quality. Most hearing impaired listeners wait up to eight years before being fitted with a hearing aid because of its perceived association with disability and weakness. The Zon turns the hearing aid into a coveted high-performance design object. National Design Award, Peoples Awards Winner, 2008, gala, Lauren Zalaznick, Padma Lakshmi, David Stark, Designers, Stuart Karten, Zon Hearing Aid, Ear Technology, Sculptural Ergonomics, Audio Disability, Object |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Mechanical book: Alice in WonderlandFriday July 13, 2012Mechanical 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) |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: Dick Tracy: The Capture of Boris ArsonFriday July 13, 2012Pop-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) |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: The Jolly Jump-Ups Journey through SpaceFriday July 13, 2012Pop-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 |
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Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: Cowboys in Pop-up Action PicturesFriday July 13, 2012Pop-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 Wall Stories: Children's Wallpapers and Books |
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