Katherine McCoy (born 1945) is an American graphic designer and educator, primarily known as a co-founder of the graduate design program at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Katherine McCoy (born 1945) is an American graphic designer and educator, primarily known as a co-founder of the graduate design program at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
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Together with her husband, Michael McCoy, she raised a generation of prominent designers using informal and inventive teaching methods.
Together with her husband, Michael McCoy, she raised a generation of prominent designers using informal and inventive teaching methods.
The Cranbrook Graduate Program in Design poster by Katherine McCoy, 1989.
The Cranbrook Graduate Program in Design poster by Katherine McCoy, 1989.
In 1971–1995 McCoy co-chaired the Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate design program. By the 1980s, this program had established itself as one of the most innovative in American design education. Katherine and Michael McCoys revised the design program at the Cranbrook Academy of Art: instead of deadlines and conventional exams, they offered experimentation, self-evaluation, and weekly critiques. In 1980s, an exhibition on Cranbrook and its major impact on American design began to tour across USA and European museums, with a catalogue co-authored by Detroit Institute of Art and the Met.
In 1971–1995 McCoy co-chaired the Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate design program. By the 1980s, this program had established itself as one of the most innovative in American design education. Katherine and Michael McCoys revised the design program at the Cranbrook Academy of Art: instead of deadlines and conventional exams, they offered experimentation, self-evaluation, and weekly critiques. In 1980s, an exhibition on Cranbrook and its major impact on American design began to tour across USA and European museums, with a catalogue co-authored by Detroit Institute of Art and the Met.
Cranbrook Architecture poster by Catherine McCoy, circa 1980–81.
Cranbrook Architecture poster by Catherine McCoy, circa 1980–81.
Cranbrook Design/The New poster by Katherine McCoy, 1991. Via Smithsonian Design Museum.
Cranbrook Design/The New poster by Katherine McCoy, 1991. Via Smithsonian Design Museum.