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Cooper-Hewitt: 2009 Teen Design Fair with Tim GunnNew York City teens were invited to learn about careers from over thirty professionals working in the fields of fashion, industrial, multi-media and graphic design as well as architecture. Design colleges from around the country were on hand to provide admission and financial aid information. Tim Gunn, members of the cast of Project Runway, and designers from Google, Nike, Gensler, 2x4, SHoP Architects, and more participated in the Teen Design Fair. The event took place during National Design Week, October 1924, 2009. 2009, Teen Fair, New York City, NYC, Tim Gunn, education, Lecture, Teens, youth, event, long, public program |
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Bill's Design Talks: David Owen and Our Green MetropolisNew York City is widely considered an ecological nightmare—a wasteland of concrete and high-rises, diesel fumes and traffic jams, garbage and pollution. But, in the groundbreaking work of contrarian environmental thinking that is Green Metropolis, David Owen declares New York City as the greenest community in America. smithsonian, cooper-hewitt, design, museum, Bill Moggridge, David Owen, Andrea Lipps, New York City, sustainability, Green Metropolis, environment, urban, Urbanism, pollution, traffic, developing nations, Critical Mass, bills design talks, talk, long, public program |
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DesignPrep: The Digital Curators ProjectA short video explaining youth participation in shaping Cooper-Hewitt's effort to make its vast collection web-accessible. NYC teens work with museum staff to select objects, tag them in their own words, and suggest features to make the virtual museum system more youth-friendly. designprep, Teens, youth, high school, New York City, NYC, digital curating, digital curation, virtual museum, collection, tagging, design education, education, workshops, free, hands-on, Susan Brown, Matilda McQuaid, objects, feedback |
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DesignPrep: Makerbot WorkshopsCooper-Hewitt is launching a series of FREE workshops for NYC teens on building, programming, and prototyping with the Makerbot 3D printer. Participants will learn how to assemble, program, and print their designs on the Makerbot 3-D printer. They'll learn about hardware, software, and 3D modeling software like Google Sketchup and Blender. This is a huge opportunity for kids to geek out on the cutting edge of technology and bond with the Makerbot developers--the hippest, funnest nerds in the country. designprep, Teens, youth, high school, students, NYC, New York City, education, design education, Makerbot, robotics, 3D, printer, printing, Mike Kelberman, Matt Griffin, Workshop, free, hands-on, product design, prototype, prototyping, engineering, programming, coding |
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DesignPrep: From Design to MovementNYC teens worked alongside master jewelry designers from Van Cleef & Arpels as they try their hand at jewelry design here at Cooper-Hewitt in this exciting hands-on program. The exacting labor of creating a maquette, first in wax and then in pewter, is an important part of the jewelry design process. In this video, the Van Cleef & Arpels creative team works with our teens to create and critique their own jewelry designs. designprep, Teens, youth, high school, students, NYC, New York City, Van Cleef & Arpels, Set in Style, jewelry, jewelry design, education, design education, hands-on, sophie pean, nicolas bos, maquette |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Teen Design Fair with Tim GunnNew York City teens are invited to learn about careers from over thirty professionals working in the fields of fashion, industrial, multi-media and graphic design as well as architecture. Design colleges from the country will be on hand to provide admissions and scholarship information. Meet Tim Gunn, the cast of Project Runway and designers from IDEO, MSNBC, MTV and many more. Teen Design Fair, Teens, New York City, NYC, career fair, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: 2008 Teen Design Fair with Tim GunnTim Gunn addresses New York City students on preparing for a career in design. Teen Design Fair, 2008, New York City, NYC, Teens, Tim Gunn, career fair, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Bring Graphic Design to the Classroom: Workshop with Ellen LuptonJoin Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum for a presentation and discussion on teaching graphic design with Ellen Lupton, Curator of Contemporary Design, graphic designer, educator, and author of several books on design including D.I.Y.: Design it Yourself, and D.I.Y. Kids. The presentation will offer strategies for explaining and teaching graphic design principles and ways to move your students to thinking and working like designers. graphic design, cover design, classroom, Ellen Lupton, curator, contemporary design, NYC, New York City, teachers, educators, middle school, high school, teaching strategies, design education, Workshop, talk, long, public program |
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Immovable Objects: SubwaysSubways of the world are examined in this exhibition, held at the mezzanine level of the 42nd Street Station (Avenue of the Americas Station of the IND line). Posters, maps, graphics, and photographs provide information of the size, capacity, and design of urban subway systems including those in Boston, London, New York, Chicago, Budapest, Glasgow, Paris, Vienna, Tokyo, Berlin, Philadelphia, Hamburg, and Buenos Aires. Sponsored by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and the National Endowment for the Arts. transportation, Department of Transportation, New York City, urban, traveling exhibitions |
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Immovable Objects: Urban Open SpacesA celebration of outdoor public places organized as part of our ongoing study of the urban environment. Ten on-site exhibitions explore the city as museum and laboratory: Parks, Plazas, Playgrounds, Recreation Areas, The Street, Public Furniture and Graphics, Pedestrian Malls, Waterfronts, Open Spaces in New Towns, and Conceptual Open Spaces. New York City, open space, parks, urban planning, Urbanism, exhibitions |
