Jennifer Morla, USA (1998)
Jennifer Morla founded Morla Design in 1984 as a multi-disciplinary design firm encompassing print, interactive, and environmental design. With over 300 awards of excellence, she has been recognized by virtually...
Read full biographyJennifer Morla founded Morla Design in 1984 as a multi-disciplinary design firm encompassing print, interactive, and environmental design. With over 300 awards of excellence, she has been recognized by virtually every organization in the field of visual communication. She is the recipient of design’s most honored awards, The Cooper Hewitt / Smithsonian National Design Award and the AIGA Medal. Her work and been published extensively, most notably in Meggs’ History of Graphic Design.
Morla’s work is a part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (over 50 pieces), Los Angeles Country Art Museum (LACMA), The Denver Art Museum, The Library of Congress and The Smithsonian Museum. Morla has had solo exhibitions at SFMoMA and DDD Gallery in Japan. Her work has is featured in Megg's History of Graphic Design. In addition to teaching thesis graphic design at California College of the Arts, she lectures and judges internationally. She was elected as a member of AGI in 1998.
Publications
Morla:Design
(2019)
- Jennifer Morla
Letterform Archive
Morla:Design is a dynamic monograph spanning Jennifer Morla’s 40-year career. Recipient of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and an AIGA Medalist, the book illustrates her creative process and design philosophy, and shares the inspiration behind more than 150 projects. With an introduction by Paula Scher and prologue by Erik Spiekermann, Morla:Design vividly demonstrates why design matters.
Exhibitions
Architecture + Design
SFMOMA, San Francisco
Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Posters: American Style
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C
Architecture and Design
Denver Art Museum, Denver
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C
Jennifer Morla
SFMOMA, San Francisco
Solo Exhibition
Jennifer Morla
DDD Design Gallery, Osaka
Solo Exhibition
Jennifer Morla, California College of the Arts
Solo Exhibition
Art of Design: Selections From The Architecture and Design Collection
2004
SFMOMA, San Francisco
US Design: 1975-2000
2003
Museum of Art and Design, New York
San Francisco Graphic Design
2009
Museum of Craft + Design, San Francisco
Belles Lettres: The Art of Design
SFMOMA, San Francisco
Exhibitions" 1996-2006
1994
DDD Gallery, Tokyo
Posters American Style
1998
National Museum of American Art: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
California College of the Arts at 100: Innovation by Design
2007
SFMOMA, San Francisco
US Design: 1975-2000
2002
Denver Art Museum, Denver
Education
Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design
- Undergraduate,
- Postgraduate
1992 – today
- California College of the Arts (USA)
Lectures
Student Conference
(2008)
- Alliance Graphique Internationale, Chicago, IL | USA
Invited Speaker
(2006)
- Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY | USA
Student Conference
(2005)
- AIGA National Conference, Boston, MA | USA
Keynote Speaker
(2004)
- Adobe Design Conference, San Francisco, CA | USA
Keynote Speaker
(2003)
- El Diseño International Conference, Mexico City, Mexico
Invited Speaker
(2001)
- Oslo Grafill International Conference, Oslo, Norway
Invited Speaker
(1996)
- AGI Ideas International Design Forum, Melbourne, Australia
Invited Speaker
(1995)
- How Conference, Monterey, CA | USA
Invited Speaker
(1995)
- Envision Design Conference, Sacramento, CA | USA
Agencies
Morla Design
1984 – current
morladesign.com
Awards
2017
2010
2020, 2019...1989
2021, 2009...1989
2008, 2007...1984
2008
1995, 1994, 1993
Other Professional Activities
Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards, Judge, New York USA
2011 – 2011
Webby Awards, International Web Design Awards Judge
2002 – Present
Cleo Awards, Design Chair, USA
2012 – 2012
Spikes Asia Design Awards, Judge, Singapore
2010 – 2010
Best Graphic Designers In The World Today, Design 365
2010 – 2010
Cannes Lions Intl. Design and Advertising Festival, Judge, Cannes, France
2009 – 2009
AIGA National Board of Directors
1999 – 2001
SFMOMA Accessions Committee: Architecture and Design Forum
1999 – Present
AIGA San Francisco, President, Board of Directors
1991 – 1993
Board of Directors, Letterform Archive
2019 – Present