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Muriel Cooper

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WHO WAS MURIEL COOPER?

1925-1994

MORE THAN JUST A WOMAN IN A MALE DOMINANT FIELD

  • Award winning book designer
  • Cofounder of VLW
  • Known for her willingness to evolve with technology and design

BOOK DESIGNER

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  • Designed 500+ books
  • 150 of which won awards
  • Art Directors Club of New York Hall of Fame-2004

VISUAL LANGUAGE WORKSHOP

CO FOUNDER- AT MIT

VLW

  • Book artwork
  • Testing different printing techniques
  • First school to teach design on computers
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CHANGING DESIGN

BECOMING ACCUSTOMED TO COMPUTERS
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COMPUTERS

  • The 80's were difficult for classically trained designers
  • Muriel was trained before computers
  • Learned the new technology as an already accomplished designer
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MURIEL COOPER

MORE THAN JUST A FEMALE DESIGNER