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Commercial Art
3rd Period
Graphic Design Report
Muriel Cooper
from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Ohio State University, getting her BA
(Bachelor of Art) and BFA (Bachelor in Fine Arts) in design and BS form Massachusetts College
of Art.
Muriel was a well rounded person, being an author of the book The Legacy of Raymond
Lab, and created the MIT logo. She was also awarded AIGA
spotlight was the time when the world was still dominated by
males. A woman with her success was rare at this time, which
didnt know how, but could still see how programing could
took the opportunity that she saw and moved forward into
Coopers artwork has a Bauhaus influenced style. Bauhaus is a style of art created by
Walter Gropius, which was the idea that all art was to be combined together (architecture, design,
etc.)
Cooper died three weeks after she received her AIGA Award on May 26, 1994 from a
of 64 in Boston Massachusetts.
above.
underwhelmed. The shades of blue seem to give this piece a feeling of reality. A slight
pessimistic view on reality, which is similar to my own view of the world. I can relate to this
image. I also feel like Cooper is trying to show her advances that she has made in the designing
field, she is trying new things, and enjoying every bit of it.
I dont know what the opaque black strip is in the middle of the picture, but it works. The
stripe is almost saying Im not perfect. Its a flaw that ties the entire piece together with a sense
of humbleness and relativeness. This picture is my favorite piece by Muriel Cooper, granted I
have not seen all, but I can relate to the shades of blue, imperfect stripe, and determined look on
Coopers face.
Anna Mancera
Commercial Art
3rd Period
Graphic Design Report