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Ellen Lupton is a graphic designer, writer, curator, and educator.

Lupton described the evolution of her own career like this:
"I studied design and art in the early 1980s at The Cooper Union in New York City. When I graduated, I was invited to run a small design gallery inside the school. I did that for seven years. I was a do-it-yourself curator, hanging my own shows, keeping the windows clean, trimming the labels. At the same time, I was publishing a lot, building a reputation as a writer and critic. In 1992, I was offered a ‘real job’ at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, also in New York City. Now, I had the opportunity to create much larger exhibitions for a bigger public. Each exhibition has been accompanied by a sturdy exhibition catalogue and ambitious public programming."


Her exhibitions have included: Mechanical Brides in 1993; Mixing Messages in 1996; Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age in 1999; Cooper-Hewitt National Design Triennial in 2000, 2003 and 2006; Skin: Surface, Substance + Design in 2002; Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table in 2006; and Solos: New Design from Israel in 2006.

Since 1997 Lupton has also been the director of the Master of Fine Art program in graphic design at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA): "In 1997, I was invited to run the graphic design program at Maryland Institute College of Art, in Baltimore, a big, tough city that is two hours by train from New York. Baltimore is my hometown, and a fun place to live. Cooper-Hewitt has allowed me to live in Baltimore for the past ten years and continue as a part-time curator."

Lupton is married to J. Abbott Miller, a partner in the New York office of the international design firm Pentagram. Together Ellen and Abbott live in Baltimore and have two children, Jay and Ruby.

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Total Books: 53
Health Design Thinking second edition Creating Products and Services for Better Health
Extra Bold A Feminist Inclusive Antiracist Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers
Health Design Thinking Creating Products and Services for Better Health
Design is Storytelling
2017 - Design Is Storytelling (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781942303190
ISBN-10: 194230319X
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Bauhaus 19191933 Workshops for Modernity
2017 - Bauhaus 19191933 Workshops for Modernity (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781942884194
ISBN-10: 1942884192
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Graphic Design The New Basics The New Basics
2015 - Graphic Design the New Basics the New Basics [Bestselling Introduction to Graphic Design Book] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781616893255
ISBN-10: 1616893257
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Graphic Design The New Basics Second Edition Revised and Expanded
2015 - Graphic Design the New Basics Second Edition Revised and Expanded (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781616893323
ISBN-10: 161689332X
Genre: Arts & Photography
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How Posters Work
2015 - How Posters Work (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780910503822
ISBN-10: 0910503826
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Typorama The Graphic Work of Philippe Apeloig
2014 - Typorama the Graphic Work of Philippe Apeloig (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780500517222
ISBN-10: 0500517223
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Graphic Design Thinking
2011 - Graphic Design Thinking [Design Briefs] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568989792
ISBN-10: 1568989792
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Graphic Design Worlds / Words
2011 - Graphic Design Worlds / Words (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788837085117
ISBN-10: 8837085117
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Thinking with Type A Critical Guide for Designers Writers Editors  Students
2010 - Thinking with Type a Critical Guide for Designers Writers Editors Students [2nd Revised and Expanded Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568989693
ISBN-10: 1568989695
Genre: Arts & Photography
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Why Design Now National Design Triennial
2010 - Why Design Now National Design Triennial (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780910503877
ISBN-10: 0910503877
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Exploring Materials Creative Design for Everyday Objects
2010 - Exploring Materials Creative Design for Everyday Objects (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568987682
ISBN-10: 1568987684
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DIY Kids Kreative Ideen fur Kinder
2009 - Diy Kids Kreative Ideen Fur Kinder [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568988672
ISBN-10: 1568988672
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Design Your Life The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things
2009 - Design Your Life the Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312532734
ISBN-10: 0312532733
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Indie Publishing How to Design and Publish Your Own Book
2008 - Indie Publishing How to Design and Publish Your Own Book [Design Brief] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568987606
ISBN-10: 1568987609
Genres: Arts & Photography, Reference
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Graphic Design The New Basics
2008 - Graphic Design the New Basics (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781568987705
ISBN-10: 1568987706
Genre: Arts & Photography
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DIY Design It Yourself
2008 - Diy Design It Yourself [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568987507
ISBN-10: 1568987501
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Rococo The Continuing Curve 17302008
2008 - Rococo the Continuing Curve 17302008 (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780910503914
ISBN-10: 0910503915
Genre: Arts & Photography
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DIY Kids
2007 - Diy Kids (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781568987071
ISBN-10: 1568987072
Genres: Children's Books, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Comics & Graphic Novels
  • Currently 1.7/5 Stars.
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2007 - Diy Design It Yourself [Design Handbooks] (Paperback)
Eu Que Fiz [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)