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2010 D.C. Teen Design FairWashington DC teens gathered at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery to learn about education and careers in design from the National Design Awards winners, finalists and jurors. These professionals are working in the fields of fashion, industrial design, architecture, multimedia, and graphic design. Tim Gunn and Cooper-Hewitt's Director of Education Caroline Payson lead a discussion with the audience. smithsonian, American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Grand Salon, Tim Gunn, cooper-hewitt, design, education, Washington, D.C., Teen Design Fair, students, Architecture, fashion, product design, communication, landscape architecture, event, long, public program |
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2011 NYC Teen Design FairWatch Teen Design Fair NYC, the kick-off event of National Design Week. Held annually in Washington, D.C. and in New York City, The Fair invites hundreds of local teens to learn about careers from a diverse array of design professionals. Design colleges from around the country are also on hand to provide admissions and financial aid information. Teens have the opportunity to meet Tim Gunn and top designers from the worlds of fashion, industrial design, architecture, interaction, and communication. Teen Design Fair, 2011, NYC, National Design Week, career fair, Tim Gunn, event, long, public program |
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Designboost at Cooper-HewittBack in February, I blogged about the Designboost Web site, likening it to a periodic table of design knowledge. This time, Peer Eriksson and David Carlson were here at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to run the first BoostEvent in the United States. DesignBoost, web site, event, Design beyond Design, collaboration, Material Connexion, Sweden, PrimePR, discussion, innovation |
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Sustainable SamplingAt the end of the introduction to the Multiple Choice exhibition, the curator reflects that, “as contemporary design industries move to open-sourcing and electronic formats for the marketing of their products, physical samples may soon become obsolete.” Multiple Choice, Exhibition, physical, samplers, material, sampling, obsolete, conversion, alternative, virtual, electronic, digital, formats, ephemera, rare, elimination, waste, economical, sustainable, process, event, Multiple Choice Marketing Design in the Twenty-first Century, ecological, marketing, approaches, Tricycle, interior design, prototype, innovative, methods, Michael Hendrix, Chief Brand Officer, mission, reduction, technology, environment-friendly, benefits, experiences, upside, encourage, mass, adoption, color shift, metamerism, challenge, dematerialized |
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Indie PublishingOne of the themes running through Design Life Now is the opening up of media to everyday citizens. There’s been an explosion of “social media”—Web sites that allow people to build communities and talk with each other on-line. (Blogs like this are one example.) Design Life Now, Exhibition, Triennial, social media, Web, internet, digital, media, user-generated content, participation, blogs, blogging, Communications, revolution, Indie Publishing, public program, event, 2007, Ellen Lupton, Nicholas Blechman, illustrator, art director, NOZONE, Empire, visual, anthology, DIY, Do It Yourself, citizens, graphic design, new media, economy |
