Ellen Lupton

Ellen Lupton is a New York-based writer, curator, educator, and designer. Hoping to find a job that combined her childhood love of reading, writing, and drawing, she went to the Cooper Union art school, where she found the perfect fit in graphic design. It was there that she also developed her passion for typography, which allows her to craft compelling stories through a unique blend of words, images, colors, and textures.

Throughout her career, Ellen has written dozens of books on design, including the international bestsellers Design is Storytelling and Thinking with Type. She also serves as the Design Chair at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and was named Curator Emerita at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum following a 30-year tenure. Her work and contribution to the industry has been recognized with numerous awards, most notably, an AIGA Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in 2007.