Do you judge books by their covers? What makes you pick up a book or magazine? A successful cover design might allude to the content within its pages, invoke feelings, or communicate a powerful message. Designers make distinct choices to create this dynamic first impression and invite people to open the book. Join us for...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum hosts this lively conversation among winners and jurors of the 2021 National Design Awards, which recognize innovation and impact and the power of design to change the world. The discussion looks at contemporary challenges and opportunities in design, including equity and climate change, as well as the role of collaboration...
Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards program honors innovation and impact in design. Since its inception in 2000, many Asian Americans have been recognized with a National Design Award. Here are 14 to know: Derek Lam 2019 Fashion Award Derek Lam is a leading designer of relaxed yet elevated American sportswear. His work is known for...
In celebration of National Design Month, October’s Object of The Week posts honor past National Design Award winners. This post was originally published on November 10, 2016. In the late 1990s, the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) in Tacoma, Washington announced its plan to relocate from the bank building that it had occupied since 1935 to...
Cooper Hewitt is proud to announce the 2020 National Design Award winners at our first-ever virtual gala, hosted by Bobby Berk, interior design expert and Emmy-nominated host of Netflix’s Queer Eye. Congratulations to all the winners! Proceeds fund National Design Month programs and Cooper Hewitt’s work to educate, inspire, and empower people through design...
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Patricia Moore | Design Mind Award + Pinar Guvenc, board member, Open Style Lab | Emerging Designer Award, talk with Cooper Hewitt Curatorial Director Cara McCarty speak on the topic “Why Inclusive Design Matters” ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK...
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Thomas Thomas Phifer | Architecture Design Award + Cristina Grajales | Cristina Grajales Gallery speak with Cooper Hewitt Deputy Director of Curatorial Matilda McQuaid on the topic “Collaborating with Clients.” ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Launched in 2006, National...
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Kate Orff, founder, SCAPE | Landscape Architecture Award Winner, talks with Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards Manager Vasso Giannopoulos speak on the topic Designer as Responsible Citizen. ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Launched in 2006, National Design Week is...
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Amy Smith, founder, MIT D-Lab | Corporate & Institutional Achievement Award Winner talks with Cooper Hewitt Director of Digital and Emerging Media Carolyn Royston on the topic Empowerment through Participatory Design. ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Launched in...
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Ivan Poupyrev | Interaction Design Award Winner, and Derek Lam | Fashion Design Award Winner talk with Andrea Lipps, Cooper Hewitt Associate Curator for Contemporary Design on the topic “Design and the Body” ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Launched...
Live from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. The 20th Annual National Design Awards is made possible by generous support from Target. Additional support is provided by Design Within Reach, Facebook, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. National Design Award trophies are created by The Corning Museum of Glass. ndagallery.cooperhewitt.org is powered by Behance, part...
In celebration of the milestone 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards, this week’s Object of The Day posts honor National Design Award winners. What does “typography” mean to you? Does the word stir up contempt for Comic Sans and Papyrus, or does it conjure a death match between Times New Roman and Helvetica? For...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum celebrates the 2018 National Design Awards in Boston with a lively conversation with National Design Award winners, including: Mikyoung Kim, Founding Principal, Mikyoung Kim Design (Landscape Architecture Award) Sunanda Sharma, researcher, The Mediated Matter Group (Interaction Design Award) Anne Whiston Spirn, landscape architect, professor, and author (Design Mind Award) Read...
Today’s Object of the Day celebrates the winners of Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards. Honoring lasting achievement in American design, the Awards take place annually during National Design Week, with festivities for all ages celebrating design creativity and innovation. Today’s blog post was originally published on March 29, 2018. As design director for her alma mater, Art Center...
Paula Scher’s identity for New York’s Public Theater has become the ne plus ultra of graphic design. When it was created in 1994, no one had ever seen anything quite like it. With its bold red and black typography, the logo combined letters of different sizes, weights, and spacing, running vertically down the side of...
