Muriel Cooper
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Muriel Cooper (1925 – May 26, 1994) was a pioneering book designer, digital designer, researcher, and educator.[1] She was the first design director of the MIT Press, instilling a Bauhaus-influenced design style into its many publications. She moved on to become founder of MIT's Visible Language Workshop, and later became a co-founder of the MIT Media Lab.[1][2] In 2007, a New York Times article called her "the design heroine you've probably never heard of".[3]
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Born | Muriel Ruth Cooper 1925 (1925) |
Died | May 26, 1994(1994-05-26) (aged 68–69) |
Education | Massachusetts College of Art and Design (BFA 1948, BSEd 1951) Ohio State University (BA 1944) |
Known for | Graphic design |
Notable work | Bauhaus (book design), Learning from Las Vegas (book design) |
Movement | Modernist |
Awards | 1994 AIGA Medal |
Patron(s) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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