Videos

Bill's Design Talks: Robert Wong, Google CreativeLab Monday June 18, 2012 Robert Wong talks about his work and life as Chief Creative Officer of Google CreativeLab in New York. Originally from Hong Kong, he lived in the Netherlands, learned to be an accountant in Canada, and suddenly converted to graphic design. From that moment forward, his influence on design and media has been profound. Featured projects: Robert Wong, Google CreativeLab, graphic design, bills design talks, talk, long, public program
4 Questions 4: Kevin Palmer Monday June 18, 2012Kevin Palmer, founding partner of Kin Design, recently stopped by Cooper-Hewitt for a chat. Seated in the beautiful North Reading Room of the National Design Library, we asked him four questions about starting his business, designing for the museum context, and a new definition of craftsmanship for digital designs.Kevin Palmer, Designer, Kin Design, Interaction Design, 4 Questions 4, Interview
Bill's Design Talks: Helen Walters, with Fiona Morrisson and Beth Viner Monday June 18, 2012 Helen Walters is a writer, editor, and researcher at Doblin, whose writing has garnered her a loyal following on and offline. She writes about creativity and design for numerous publications and is a contributing editor at Creative Review magazine. Her blog, Thought You Should See This, gathers "stories, moments, and ideas of interest from within the world of innovation and design." In addition to her writing, Helen speaks about the business of design at conferences around the world. Helen Walters, Writer/Editor, Thought You Should See This blog, Doblin, Fiona Morrison, Beth Viner, bills design talks, panel, talk, long, public program
Bill's Design Talks: Emily Oberman Monday June 18, 2012 Emily Oberman started the design studio, Number Seventeen, in 1993 with Bonnie Siegler and developed a flourishing practice working in print, television, and online media. Emily believes that the idea is the most important part of the design process, but also adds her unique blend of creative design and inventive panache. Join Emily and Cooper-Hewitt's Director, Bill Moggridge, as they discuss Emily's work and life as a designer and her decision to join Pentagram. Emily Oberman, Designer, Number 17, Pentagram, bills design talks, talk, long, public program
Bill's Design Talks: Annabelle Selldorf Monday June 18, 2012 Annabelle Selldorf established her practice in New York in 1988, and has acquired an international reputation for work that is sensitive to context, thoughtful in execution, and timeless. Her designs garner high praise for their subtlety and melding of Modernism with exquisite—but not precious—detail. Her current project, the Sunset Park Material Recycling Facility, is eagerly anticipated by critics and community members alike. Annabelle Selldorf, architect, Gallery and Exhibition spaces, Neue Galerie, Sunset Park Recycling Facility, bills design talks, talk, long, public program
Design [R]evolutions: False Bottoms and Secret Compartments Monday June 18, 2012In the second of the Enid and Lester Morse Historic Design lecture series, Dr. Carolyn Sargentson will be lecturing on the theme of secrecy in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Paris, looking at the role of locksmiths in protecting the affairs of the heart, the home, and of politics, and revealing some of their strategies for developing the perfect high-performance lock. Our use of keys, whether unlocking a building or a computer, is second nature, yet we rarely think about the technical challenges involved in concealing the best-kept secrets of the past.Design [R}evolutions, Lecture, Enid and Lester Historic Design Lecture series, Dr. Carolyn Sargentson, secrecy in 17th- and 18th century Paris, locks, keys, secret compartments, talk, long, public program
Graphic Design: Now in Production Monday June 18, 2012May 26, 2012 -- Sept 3, 2012 Open weekends and holiday Mondays, 10am to 6pm Building 110, Governors Island, New York. Co-organized by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and the Walker Art Center, Graphic Design—Now in Production explores some of the most vibrant sectors and genres of graphic design today. Graphic Design: Now in Production, Exhibition, Governors Island, graphic design work since 2000, Ellen Lupton, Andrew Blauvelt
Calling all teachers! Sign up today for Target: Design in the Classroom Monday June 18, 2012Target: Design in the Classroom is an innovative new program that brings the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to NYC schools. This video is for teachers interested in learning more about this program. All K-12 teachers in NYC are eligible for this free, hands-on design workshop. Teachers may register today for this exciting & free program at www.cooperhewitt.org/designK12registrationTeacher outreach, k12, NYC schools, Design in the Classroom, Target traveling workshop program, education
Bill's Design Talks: Scott Wilson Monday June 18, 2012Museum director, Bill Moggridge, in conversation with industrial designer, Scott Wilson.Scott Wilson, Industrial Designer, Industrial Design, MINIMAL, bills design talks, Chicago, talk, long, public program
Henry Muñoz III - Summer Design Institute 2006 pt.4 Monday June 18, 2012Henry Muñoz on the various cultural influences that make up the architecture and communities of Texas.Henry Muñoz III, architect, Texas, San Antonio, Architecture, Neighborhoods, education, Summer Design Institute, Texas regionalism