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at printmag.org
As part of the research for my MFA thesis on dimensional typography way back in 1997, I’d interviewed P. Scott Makela, who was one of my mentors and teachers at Cranbrook Academy of Art. I recently found the transcript of our conversation and what Scott had to say still struck me as lively and relevant.…
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at letterformarchive.org
My article “From the Collection: The Women of Photo-Lettering” just posted to Letterform Archive’s website! When Briar Levit and I presented “Not Typecast: Two Women and Their Typography at Mid-Century,” an online Type Directors Club Salon way back in October 2021, Stephen Coles invited me to contribute what—after a bit more than a year and…
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reading
I find myself hungry to slow way down, read deliberately, think through what I’m reading. I’ve always been a fast “recognizer” of letterforms, responding to subtitles at the cinema a beat or two before anyone else. But this hasn’t helped my comprehension or deep knowledge at all. I’ve been taking the BIPOC Design History class…
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is it ok to write about food?
We all eat, right? It’s an overcast, chilly Sunday in upstate New York. I need something tasty and filling and quick. This almost-bibimbop (no banchan) is fast and yummy. Serves 2 Ingredients: Assembly: Scoop rice into your bowl. Veggies on next. Fried egg on top. Kimchee on the side. A dollop of gochujang. Stir. Eat.…
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ISDi
A 2018‑19 Winter Intersesssion collaboration of SUNY New Paltz and Instituto Superior de Diseño (ISDi) students in Havana, Cuba During January 2019, after six months of planning travel and curriculum, I traveled to Cuba with 10 design students to undertake the first collaborative project between SUNY New Paltz design students (10) and design students (12)…
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at medium.com
An informal and infrequent platform begun during covid: https://algalperin.medium.com
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some portfolio highlights
For several years I designed books, most cover-to-cover, as well as some cd packaging, and ephemera for museums. Here’s a sampling of print works. Pit’s Letter, an illustration-driven anti-vivisection story, is absolutely heartbreaking. Sue Coe was one of my favorite authors to work with: she was unremittingly upbeat, genuine, generous. And unafraid to confront very…
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collective consciousness
Two pieces of my work were exhibited as part of the SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty show Collective Consciousness, February 6-April 11, 2021. In What are my rights? [2019], the augmented hoodie above, a functional needlepoint QR code links to the site articulating reforms to data protection rules for citizens of the EU. In Not…
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baseline shift
I just finished the final edit on my essay “Betti Broadwater Haft: ‘Letterforms Are Sacred to Me,’” included in the upcoming (Fall 2021) Princeton Architectural Press book Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History. It’s Haft’s hand pictured above, holding examples from her portfolio. Here’s the essay opening: I came to know…
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SHOT 2019: Milan, Italy!
I’ve been interested in functional wearables for about three years now, learning about the field and teaching myself how to make simple garments. As my knowledge base grows it’s commensurately challenging to grasp relationships between and across artifacts. I was curious to see if sorting a selection of garments and accessories visually and by time…
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FORMA 2019: Havana, Cuba
In June 2019 I was fortunate to return to Havana for a second time this year to present with Alfredo Rodriguez, my dear ISDi colleague, our January 2019 design student and faculty collaborative at FORMA. Alfredo and I took turns presenting in Spanish and English. We went just a bit over our allotted ten minutes…
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[ pre-2019 ] presentations
These conference presentations mostly followed competitive peer-review of an abstract. They may be hard to follow out of their original contexts, but I’m happy to discuss the ideas they encapsulate. 2018 DECIPHER: 2018 Design Educators Research Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. My peer-reviewed poster and paper described ARS329 Design Research, a course I…