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Pictured: President George Campbell Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Ron Drucker & CUAA Carmi Bee AR'67 at the Wreath Laying Ceremony
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The Cooper Union launched its yearlong 150th Anniversary celebration at the annual Wreath Laying Ceremony in Peter Cooper Park. To usher in the next 150 years, Cooper also unveiled a new graphic identity designed by alumnus Stephen Doyle A'78. Doyle designed the logo as a pro bono service to his alma mater, and we're extremely grateful. In gathering information at the outset of the design process, Stephen was inspired by fellow alumnus and mentor Milton Glaser A'51 who thought that a Cooper Union identity should be "provocative," and by President George Campbell's request that the logo transcend tradition, history and culture while embracing the future. Other notions put forward by a panel of deans, faculty, students, administration and alumni suggested that the logo convey light and motion, pushed boundaries, the quirkiness of Cooper Union (its Cooperesqueness), transparency, creativity and imagination. Stephen had some ideas he wanted to address as well: he wanted to express the dynamic symbiosis of Art and Science, the two sides of the brain, two sides of the world, two halves make a whole... and he felt that visually, it should be memorable, modern, vivid, surprising and delightful.
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To see a very short animation of how these ideas came together in the new logo, go to www.cooper.edu to see our new splash page.
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About Stephen Doyle A'78: Stephen Doyle is principal and creative director at Doyle Partners, a New York-based design studio known for its expertise in graphic design, communications, and marketing that he founded in 1985. I.D. magazine reports that he "rejects fashionable styles in favor of solid, functional approaches rooted in concept, not adornment...all without losing his sense of humor." Notable projects include branding, packaging and in-store presentation of Martha Stewart Everyday in Kmart ; a new identity program for Barnes & Noble, including store design, website design, marketing materials and collateral; and overhauling the identity for the global real estate firm Tishman Speyer. He's also produced work for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the U.S. Green Building Council, MoMA, the Guggenheim and the American Center for Design. Doyle often cites projects from the world of fine art as inspirations as he tries to infuse his design with a sense of humanity and personal engagement.
The work of Doyle Partners has been highly awarded within the industry, notably with medals and awards from The Art Directors Club (NY); AIGA; the Society of Environmental Graphic Designers; D&AD (UK); I.D. Magazine, the American Center for Design, the Type Directors Club; and the Society of Publication Designers.
In 1999, he was awarded the prestigious Augustus Saint Gaudens Award from, The Cooper Union. His teaching posts have included the graduate programs at The School of Visual Arts and Yale, as well as The Cooper Union and NYU. He lives in Greenwich Village with his wife, Gael Towey, and their two children.
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:: 150th Celebration Schedule
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February 2009 Opening Event
2/12 Peter Cooper's 218th Birthday
150th Anniversary Launch | Wreath Laying Ceremony
First look at 41 Cooper Square
March
3/3 Rededication of The Great Hall
Inaugural Lecture The Institute of Sustainable Design
3/16 Phonathon begins;
150th Anniversary Annual Fund Challenge
3/31 Albert Nerken School of Engineering
150th Anniversary Lecture
The Promise of Nanotechnology: A Revolution in Medicine
April
4/17 150th Anniversary Founder's Day Dinner Dance
Alumni Hall of Fame Dedication
4/21 Great Evening in The Great Hall | Abolition and Civil Rights (first in a series of eight)
May
5/1 William J. Shanahan Lecture
5/8 150th Anniversary Golden Legion Celebration
5/19 Great Evening in The Great Hall | Electoral Politics
5/26 150th Anniversary Annual Student Exhibition Opens
5/27 150th Anniversary Commencement
TBA Dedication of The Great Hall Exhibition
June
9/12 Alumni Roof Terrace Dedication | 41 Cooper Square
September
9/15 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | 41 Cooper Square
9/17 Great Evening in The Great Hall | Workers Rights
TBA 150th Anniversary Art Exhibition | 41 Cooper Square Gallery
School of Art Convocation
TBA 150th Anniversary Architecture Exhibition, Houghton Gallery
Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Convocation
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October
10/15 Great Evening in The Great Hall | Science and Technology
TBA Homecoming Day at 41 Cooper Square
November
11/19 Great Evening in The Great Hall | Women's Suffrage
December
12/17 Great Evening in The Great Hall | Art and Literature
January 2010
1/21 Great Evening in The Great Hall | Radical Politics
February
2/25 150th Anniversary Closing Event
Final Great Evening in The Great Hall | Abraham Lincoln's
"Right Makes Might" on the 150th Anniversary
of the Speech
Events to Watch For
150th Anniversary Urban Visionaries
Award Dinner and Silent Auction
Sesquicentennial Distinguished Lectures
Benjamin Menschel | Rudin/Schaffner
Dedication Ceremonies Rose Auditorium | Menschel Board Room Gelman Exhibition Foyer | Weiler/Moore Home Court Chairmen's Lounge | Classrooms, Laboratories, Studios, Offices John Hejduk Studios | Foundation Building Spaces
Other Events Engineering Symposium | Humanities and Social Sciences Symposium | A Day at Cooper Union?Classes for Alumni and Friends | Alumni Film Screenings | As of 2/5/09
For further information, www.cooper.edu or 212.353.4100
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