Cooper Union

Good Vibrations


Stare into the electric blue shades of this woman’s sunglasses and what do you see?  Even if you know what you are looking for, the blue letterforms come together to form coherent words only with sustained visual focus.  If you were to advertise a concert that you wanted people to come to, would you make it this difficult for your audience to find out about it?  Or could it be that the designer had something else in mind?
Victor Moscoso, San Francisco, The Chambers Brothers, Josef Albers, Herbert Matter, Yale University, Cooper Union, color theory, New York, poster, lithography, Neon Rose, Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, Rick Griffin, typography, graphic design

Preparing for Art and Design Colleges


New York City teens joined the DesignPrep program this fall for a series of school visits to local art and design colleges. DesignPrep introduces teens to colleges and career opportunities in design.
designprep, program, Teens, youth, New York City, NYC, school tours, design colleges, Fashion Institute of Technology, FIT, Cooper Union

National Design Awards + Summer in NYC


If you happen to be in New York this summer (one day it will stop raining, I promise), be sure to check out these design destinations, all featuring previous National Design Award winners.
New York City, NYC, summer, destinations, National Design Award, winners, museum, Fashion Institute of Technology, FIT, retrospective, Toledo Studio, fashion design, Michelle Obama, dress, Inauguration Day, Ruben Toledo, Isabel Toledo, mannequins, High Line, park, Chelsea, Cooper Union, building, Morphosis, Thom Mayne, Pentagram, East Village, vertical campus, public space, atrium, student

National Design Awards and the New York Waterfront


I have been looking at this image from SHoP’s submission for quite some time without really understanding what the firm is proposing.
shop, submission, General Growth Properties, GGP, South Street Seaport, New York City, NYC, downtown, Pier 17, public space, Tin Building, Beekman Street, East River Esplanade, tower, mixed-use, waterfront, access, Michael van Valkenburgh, Brooklyn Bridge park, Pier 6, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Highline, Alice Tully Hall, Harmony Atrium, Tod Williams, Billie Tsien, Morphosis, Cooper Union, Design USA, Exhibition, celebration