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All Master's Theses

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Careers In Graphic Design, Joe Drovetto Jan 1972

Careers In Graphic Design, Joe Drovetto

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This paper presents an illustrated brochure on careers in graphic design. The study includes the investigation of the number of possible professions in graphic design, definition of each specific profession, education and training necessary to qualify in each area, and a listing of further sources of information. The study also includes a series of creative visual illustrations to represent each area of graphic design.

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A Study Of Industrial Arts Teaching Problems And Course Content, Robert G. Torney May 1971

A Study Of Industrial Arts Teaching Problems And Course Content, Robert G. Torney

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It is the purpose of this study (1) to investigate industrial arts programs in the Greater Seattle area to discover existing conditions and course content, (2) to research selected national curriculum projects for specific course content which each holds important, and 3) to present conditions which can improve industrial arts and assemble course content for selected subjects in industrial arts. This study is concerned with work toward solution of two of the seven problems cited by Schmitt: "l. Keeping up with advances in technology" and "7. Acquiring and teaching modern concepts of industry."

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Designing And Production Of Original Jewelry And Micro-Sculpture, Dick W. Chandlee Nov 1970

Designing And Production Of Original Jewelry And Micro-Sculpture, Dick W. Chandlee

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It was the intent of this study to create a series of original pieces of jewelry and micro-sculpture employing new ideas with traditional methods and techniques; (1) combining common gadgets of everyday use into unusual surroundings in order to create a piece of jewelry; and (2) applying new concepts in the manufacturing of jewelry by means of experimental castings.

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Sculptural Furniture, Gary Galbraith Jul 1970

Sculptural Furniture, Gary Galbraith

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The artist should employ his sense of playful experimentation that requires the re-investigation of old manners and styles. I have attempted to apply the imagination of my senses to the furniture object in order to satisfy other human needs aside from comfort. These artistic requirements remove the piece of furniture from the realm of neutrality and tastefulness and expect the viewer - user to experience visual communication.

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A Study Of The Influence Of The Lyrical Prose Novels Of Virginia Woolf And Hermann Hesse On The Creative Process In Intaglio Printmaking, Kathleen Heather Embree Jul 1970

A Study Of The Influence Of The Lyrical Prose Novels Of Virginia Woolf And Hermann Hesse On The Creative Process In Intaglio Printmaking, Kathleen Heather Embree

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It is the purpose of this study (1) to emphasize the complementary union between literature and the visual arts; (2) to limit the exploration to those specific lyrical prose writers: Hermann Hesse and Virginia Woolf; (3) to create prints utilizing the novel as a source of image-gathering but which do not retain this identity in the finished work; (4) I to experiment with the division of the plates, as well as cutouts for the effect of creating spatial illusion or imaginary space.

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Utilization Of The Frame Loom For Weaving In The Secondary School, Bonnie Jean Powell Jan 1970

Utilization Of The Frame Loom For Weaving In The Secondary School, Bonnie Jean Powell

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Creating weavings on the frame loom is an important method to be investigated in that it is possible to create complex and creative forms without using the intricate process of the harness loom. Because frame loom weaving has so many advantages for secondary art students, it should be investigated and explained so that future teachers, who have had little or no experience with it, could see its value and teach it to their own students.

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The Use Of Automatism In Mixed Media Watercolor Painting, Russell A. Hepler Jul 1969

The Use Of Automatism In Mixed Media Watercolor Painting, Russell A. Hepler

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The purpose of this study is (1) to investigate the principles of automatism, (2) to apply these principles and means in developing a series of original mixed-media watercolor paintings, and (3) to draw conclusions relevant to the process.

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