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MTWTF is a graphic design studio specializing in publications, environmental graphics and identity systems.
MTWTF engages in collaborative projects with partners in other disciplines, such as architecture, industrial design, and urban planning. MTWTF was founded in 2008 and is located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York.Glen Cummings, Founder and Partner
Glen Cummings received a B.F.A. from The Art Institute of Chicago and a M.F.A. in Graphic Design from Yale University School of Art. From 2002 to 2008 he was an Art Director at 2x4 in New York City leading projects for MTV, Prada, Chanel, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, and the Muhammad Ali Center. His work has been published and recognized by the American Institute of Architects, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Interior Design Magazine, and New York Times Magazine, and it has been exhibited by the AIGA and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He was appointed lecturer in Graphic Design at Yale University School of Art in 2002, where he teaches a Masters Studio in Exhibition Design.Aliza Dzik, Art Director
Aliza Dzik received a B.A. in literature from Yale University and an M.F.A. in Graphic Design from Yale University School of Art. In 1999–2000, she was a Fulbright Scholar at Tel Aviv University. Aliza has taught typography and visual studies as an adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Queens College, and has been a visiting critic at Parsons The New School for Design, Pratt Institute, and Rutgers University. Her work has been published by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Grafik Magazine, and Chronicle Books.
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News
Safari 7 at Sao Paulo Architecture Biennale Oct 2013
details to follow.
INABA's Red Bull Music Academy NY opens APR 28
Laura Kurgan, Craig Hosang and Glen Cummings' "From Waiting Rooms to Resource Hubs"
"Collecting Architecture – Territories" exhibition at Deste Foundation in Athens, Greece / JUN 20 – OCT 31
MTWTF identity, signage and graphics for Claire Tow Theater debuts / AUG 30
INABA's SkyLight debuts in Stavenger, Norway with LED animations by MTWTF / SEP 13
GDNYC & Parsons' 2012 "From A to B and Back Again" dialogs launches / OCT 18
Glen Cummings at 2013 Bloomberg Businessweek Conference / JAN 13 - 14
"Buell Hypothesis" and "Foreclosed" win AIGA "Justified" award
MTWTF and SITU Studio's "Hava Nagila: A Song for the People" at Museum of Jewish Heritage
Safari 7 workshop in Beijing / JUN 24 - 28
The Buell Hypothesis in the New York Times
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Festival of Ideas feature info kiosks by INABA in collaboration with MTWTF / MAY 4 - 8
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AAD
communication system, 2012
MTWTF for Enrique Walker, GSAPPA communication system for 2012 – 2014 meant to facilitate trans-year dialog and institutional memory inside this one-year post-graduate program.
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ARAG
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ARAG: Panel 2: Nothing better than...
invitation, publication, graphics, 2009
MTWTF for Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery & Martin Beck
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ARAG: OE
invitation, publication, graphics, 2010
MTWTF for Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery
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ARAG: Prototype 180
invitation, publication, graphics, 2011
MTWTF for Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery
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ARAG: Sodrakull Frosakull
invitation, publication, graphics, 2011
MTWTF for Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery
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ARAG: No Longer Art
nvitation, publications, graphics, 2012
MTWTF for Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery
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ARAG: Tony Oursler, UFOs and Effigies
nvitation, publications, graphics, 2013
MTWTF for Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery
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Athos Bulcão: Surface and Plane
text and publication, 2012
Glen Cummings and Elisa Testa
A visual analysis of six Athos Bulcão surfaces within Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Brasilia, Brazil. Bulcão's graphic surfaces are discussed as functional components of the building rather than independent art works. *this research was generously funded by the Imre Halasz Foundation at MIT.
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Between Stations
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Brown Institute for Media Innovation
identity and website, 2013
MTWTF and graybitz for Mark Hansen and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation
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The Buell Hypothesis
Research publication, 2011
MTWTF and Greenblatt/Wexler for The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for The Study of American Architecture
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The Center for Humanities
collateral, 2011 (ongoing)
MTWTF for the Center for Humanities, The Graduate Center, CUNY
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City Grammar
artist's publication, 2011
MTWTF, Liz Linden and Nanna Dubois Buhl
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Civic Data Design Lab
identity, 2013
MTWTF for Sarah Williams & CDDL
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The Claire Tow Theater
identity and signage, 2012
MTWTF and Hugh Hardy Collaborative for Lincoln Center Theater -
Comments on Foreclosed
publication and web archive, 2013
MTWTF for The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for The Study of American Architecture
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Collecting Architecture Territories
exhibition graphics, publications, poster, 2012 -
MTWTF for GSAPP and Deste Foundation
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CUIP
website, 2013
MTWTF for Beth Stryker, Cluster and CUIP
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D.O.E.
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Empire
identity and website,
MTWTF for Empire
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Extremely Hungary
publication, 2009
MTWTF for the Hungarian Cultural Center
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Festival of Ideas for The New City
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Foreclosed
publication and exhibition, 2012
MTWTF for The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA Publications.
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50/50
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Fill The Lake
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GD762b '08 / Left Right Up...
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GD762b '09 / Lux et Veritas
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GD762b '10 / Off The Wall
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GD762b '11 / CATALOG
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GD762b '12 / AKA
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GD762b '13 / Show/s
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GSAPP Books
announcement, 2010
MTWTF for Craig Buckley, GSAPP Books
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Hava Nagila
exhibition, 2012
MTWTF and SITU Studio for Museum of Jewish Heritage
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GSAPP Wood Lectures
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Hazleton Public Schools
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Heritage Ball 2011
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Information Center
graphic pavillion, 2011
MTWTF and INABA for Little Tokyo Design Week,
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Landscapes of Quarantine
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Made in MIdtown?
identity, publication, website and environmental graphics, 2010
MTWTF and Adapted Studio for Design Trust for Public Space
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Mind The Gap
Invite and booklet, 2013
MTWTF for The Center for Urban Real Estate, Columbia University GSAPP, Columbia University
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Newark Riverfront Map
map, 2011 (in progress)
MTWTF in collaboration with Damon Rich for The City of Newark, NJ
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Newark Riverfront Park signage
signage, 2011
MTWTF in collaboration with Damon Rich, Trust for Public Land, and Lee Weintraub Landscape Architects for the City of Newark, New Jersey
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This Is Newark!: N-Trees
proposal, 2009
MTWTF and SCAPE for the City of NewarkN-Trees are linear tree plantings along major thouroughfares and on top of buildings at key gateway locations that act as the symbol of Newark's post-industrial revitalization and green the city.
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NYMC Homebuyer Handbook
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PBNYC
identity, ballots and collateral, 2012-
MTWTF and CUP for PBNYC
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Pidgin no. 7
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Predatory Equity
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Public Housing: A New Conversation
publication, exhibition & website, 2009
MTWTF for The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture
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Red Bull Music Academy New York
signage and environmental graphics, 2013
MTWTF, Farzin Lotfijam, Chad Silver and INABA for Red Bull Music Academy -
Safari 4
tours, booklets, exhibitions (ongoing)
MTWTF, Kate Orff and Janette Kim
Safari 4 is a self-guided tour of urban animal life along Beijing’s No. 4 train line.
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Safari 7
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SaSu Press
logotype, 2011
MTWTF for SaSu Press
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SCAPE
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2nd Av Subway
environmental graphics 2011
MTWTF for MTA-CC -
Shock Slogans, 3rd edition
publication, 2012
MTWTF for SaSu Press
Proposal for a third edition of Exitstencil Press' Shock Slogan's and Mindless Token Tantrums by Crass
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Skylight proposals
publications, 2011
MTWTF for INABA
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Skylight animations
LED animations, 2013
MTWTF for INABA -
SP1/2/3
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Studio &
identity and website, 2013
MTWTF for Mabel Wilson
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Studio-X NY Guide...
Publication, 2011 MTWTF and Gavin Browning for GSAPP Books
Publication, 2011
MTWTF and Gavin Browning for GSAPP Books
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Town Branch Commons
redevelopment proposal, 2013
SCAPE with MTWTF for the City of Lexington, Kentucky
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Urban China bootleg
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Utility
blog, 2013
MTWTF for Utility.
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What is Affordable Housing?
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WRIT Report
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