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What was the technique used by Elaine to create the 'blur' effect in the image before design software became available?
What was the technique used by Elaine to create the 'blur' effect in the image before design software became available?
- Photocopying the image multiple times
- Pasting individual letterforms in a semicircle on white paper (correct)
- Using a special blur brush in design software
- Adding overlays of blue and red to the image
How did Elaine create the cover for the book 'The Noble Savage'?
How did Elaine create the cover for the book 'The Noble Savage'?
- Using overlays of blue and red with whimsical type
- Photographing a picture frame and adding a calling card
- Using an image of a famous villa in Ravello, Italy (correct)
- Photocopying images from books and objects from around the house
What was the visual stand-in for the idea of a person taking notes in 'Memoirs of a Revolutionist'?
What was the visual stand-in for the idea of a person taking notes in 'Memoirs of a Revolutionist'?
- A calling card
- An antique spike file (correct)
- A picture frame
- A famous villa image
Which type of images did Elaine photograph for her book covers?
Which type of images did Elaine photograph for her book covers?
How did Elaine create depth in the two-dimensional composition for Yvor Winters’s 'On Modern Poets'?
How did Elaine create depth in the two-dimensional composition for Yvor Winters’s 'On Modern Poets'?
What role did color play in Elaine's design for 'God and the Ways of Knowing'?
What role did color play in Elaine's design for 'God and the Ways of Knowing'?
Who instilled the idea that being a woman wasn't a limitation for Elaine?
Who instilled the idea that being a woman wasn't a limitation for Elaine?
What did Elaine Lustig eventually learn to do at Alvin's office?
What did Elaine Lustig eventually learn to do at Alvin's office?
'None of the people in the office did anything original' refers to:
'None of the people in the office did anything original' refers to:
Where did Elaine's mother initially move to after marrying Elaine’s father?
Where did Elaine's mother initially move to after marrying Elaine’s father?
What was Alvin Lustig hired to create for Look magazine?
What was Alvin Lustig hired to create for Look magazine?
What did Elaine Lustig Cohen primarily focus on in her career?
What did Elaine Lustig Cohen primarily focus on in her career?
How did Elaine Lustig Cohen stand out in the field of design during the 1950s and 1960s?
How did Elaine Lustig Cohen stand out in the field of design during the 1950s and 1960s?
What influenced Elaine Lustig Cohen's body of design work?
What influenced Elaine Lustig Cohen's body of design work?
What is the main reason Elaine's career in design was cut short?
What is the main reason Elaine's career in design was cut short?
What was Elaine's approach to creating her designs?
What was Elaine's approach to creating her designs?
What did Elaine Lustig Cohen consider the most rewarding aspect of creating art?
What did Elaine Lustig Cohen consider the most rewarding aspect of creating art?
What was one of the main reasons Elaine Lustig Cohen was honored with an AIGA Medal in 2011?
What was one of the main reasons Elaine Lustig Cohen was honored with an AIGA Medal in 2011?
What role did Ex Libris play in Elaine Lustig Cohen's career?
What role did Ex Libris play in Elaine Lustig Cohen's career?
How does Steven Heller describe Elaine Lustig Cohen's influence on design?
How does Steven Heller describe Elaine Lustig Cohen's influence on design?
What does the author mainly appreciate about Elaine Lustig Cohen?
What does the author mainly appreciate about Elaine Lustig Cohen?
What did Elaine mainly achieve through her collaboration with Philip Johnson and Eero Saarinen?
What did Elaine mainly achieve through her collaboration with Philip Johnson and Eero Saarinen?
What was the impetus for Elaine to become a practicing designer?
What was the impetus for Elaine to become a practicing designer?
In addition to offering her work, what else did Meridian Publisher Arthur Cohen do for Elaine?
In addition to offering her work, what else did Meridian Publisher Arthur Cohen do for Elaine?
What type of books did Arthur Cohen's publishing company, Meridian Books, specialize in?
What type of books did Arthur Cohen's publishing company, Meridian Books, specialize in?
What was one of Elaine's two best clients as a designer?
What was one of Elaine's two best clients as a designer?
How did Elaine feel about the suggestion that she was hampered by her gender when working as a designer?
How did Elaine feel about the suggestion that she was hampered by her gender when working as a designer?
How did Elaine usually approach her design work?
How did Elaine usually approach her design work?
'A great book jacket never sold a dreadful book.' Who made this statement?
'A great book jacket never sold a dreadful book.' Who made this statement?
What did Elaine use to photograph burning pieces of wood for the 1958 Meridian title Witchcraft?
What did Elaine use to photograph burning pieces of wood for the 1958 Meridian title Witchcraft?
What characterized Elaine's approach to form making?
What characterized Elaine's approach to form making?
What did Elaine use to generate compositions when working as a designer?
What did Elaine use to generate compositions when working as a designer?
