Design Your Life

12.02, 12.03, 12.16.09 Bauhaus Totes at MoMA

2009-11-25T11:52:14Z

Come make tote bags inspired by Bauhaus themes and typographic principles. Use geometry, patterning, imagery, and lettering to create simple, direct graphics that reflect the Bauhaus’s aesthetic message of clarity and boldness, and learn basic techniques that you can apply to future projects. All supplies, including paints, paint pens, and basic canvas bags, are provided; you may also bring your own canvas tote bag or shoes to decorate.

Free; first-come on a drop-in basis. More info at http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/7631

10.29.09 Designer As Author / Cal Arts, Valencia CA

2009-10-14T12:00:11Z

Ellen Lupton will talk about authorship with students at CalArts, 7:30pm. Workshop to follow on Friday morning.

11.09.09 The Type Is Right / AIGA New York

2009-10-14T11:54:51Z

Ellen Lupton is emcee for three rounds of typographic trivia. Three teams of top designers will battle to the death over questions concerning typographic fact (and fiction.)

Monday 9 November 2009
6:30–8:30PM
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street
in DUMBO, Brooklyn

6:30PM Check-in
7:00-8:30 Game show

More at www.aigany.org/events/details/10TR/

Design Your Life: The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things

2009-10-02T12:23:35Z

BUY THE BOOK on Amazon. Also available at Barnes and Noble, Borders, Powell’s, and independent bookstores everywhere.

Cover designed by Chip Kidd; illustration by Ellen Lupton.
> download hi-res cover art

Design Your Life, by Ellen and Julia Lupton, is a series of irreverent snapshots about design and everyday life. Design Your Life casts a sharp eye on everything from roller bags, bras, porches, and stuffed animals to parenting, piles, and potted plants. The book is illustrated throughout with original paintings of objects both ordinary and odd.

> Download Sample Chapters

Book review on The Curated Object

2009-09-23T10:04:45Z

Thoughtful analysis by Joanne Molina, creator of the web site The Curated Object. … read more …