Ellen Lupton
Ellen Lupton
Ellen Luptonis a graphic designer, writer, curator, and educator. Well known for her fascination and study within typography, Lupton decided to expand her love for design and took on the graphic design world. Lupton is the curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City and is the director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Artin Baltimore...
design spacing graphic-artist
Design is as much an act of spacing as an act of marking.
art interesting-situations design
Design is an art of situations. Designers respond to a need, a problem, a circumstance, that arises in the world. The best work is produced in relation to interesting situations - an open-minded client, a good cause, or great content.
people design get-better
It is easier to talk than to listen. Pay attention to your clients, your users, your readers, and your friends. Your design will get better as you listen to other people.
hipster looks language
Typography is what language looks like.
art people design
Design is art that people use,
thinking design
Think more design less
media use language
To say a grid is limiting is to say that language is limiting, or typography is limiting. It is up to us to use these media critically or passively.