The Cranbrook Graduate Program in Design, Michigan
Poster
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
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| Place of origin |
This poster, designed by Katherine McCoy, advertises the graduate program in design at the Cranbrook Institute of Art in Michigan, USA, where McCoy was formerly chairperson. It is from the early 1990s and was donated to the V&A's poster collection by the Design Museum in London. It is a good example of how education, and specifically design education, can be promoted.
Text is printed on top of a collage of images. Words are paired into couples such as ‘art / science’, ‘language / thought’ and ‘global / local’. The word couplings operate both as information and as design elements. The poster design communicates its message effectively, both in word and image.
Text is printed on top of a collage of images. Words are paired into couples such as ‘art / science’, ‘language / thought’ and ‘global / local’. The word couplings operate both as information and as design elements. The poster design communicates its message effectively, both in word and image.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Cranbrook Graduate Program in Design, Michigan (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Off-set lithograph on card |
| Brief description | Poster advertising The Cranbrook Graduate Program in Design, Michigan, designed by Katherine McCoy, US, early 1990s |
| Physical description | Poster with black lettering at the centre, with blue and purple printed images underneath, with horizontal and vertical perforated lines |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Cranbrook Graduate Program in Design |
| Credit line | Given by the Design Museum |
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| Summary | This poster, designed by Katherine McCoy, advertises the graduate program in design at the Cranbrook Institute of Art in Michigan, USA, where McCoy was formerly chairperson. It is from the early 1990s and was donated to the V&A's poster collection by the Design Museum in London. It is a good example of how education, and specifically design education, can be promoted. Text is printed on top of a collage of images. Words are paired into couples such as ‘art / science’, ‘language / thought’ and ‘global / local’. The word couplings operate both as information and as design elements. The poster design communicates its message effectively, both in word and image. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.599-1998 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2006 |
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