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Typeforming: The Evolution Of Typefaces, Sheridan Library And Learning Services, Sheridan Faculty Of Animation, Arts & Design
Typeforming: The Evolution Of Typefaces, Sheridan Library And Learning Services, Sheridan Faculty Of Animation, Arts & Design
2015 Creative Campus Series
An international panel of type and design experts gathered at Sheridan on September 21, 2015 to talk about the form of typography and how its history contributes to its future. The panelists were Matthew Carter, Rod McDonald, Allan Haley and Charles Nix of Monotype.
The discussion followed an exhibition and world premiere screening of a digitized and expanded film by Carl Dair, who designed Cartier – Canada's first Latin typeface.The film, Carl Dair at Enschedé: The Last Days of Metal Type features a digitized version of the 1957 silent film shot by Dair while studying in Holland with one of …
Sustainability Through A Systems-Based Design Process, Todd Barsanti
Sustainability Through A Systems-Based Design Process, Todd Barsanti
Faculty Publications and Scholarship
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Design As Choreography: Information In Action, Heidi Overhill
Design As Choreography: Information In Action, Heidi Overhill
Faculty Publications and Scholarship
Museum exhibitions are conventionally understood to be educational, meaning that they convey information to visitors. The content of this information is understood to include visual, auditory, and written media, as well as content from tactile, spatial, and social encounters. This article asserts that visitors also gain knowledge through bodily kinesthetic experiences while in the exhibition setting. Emerging research in other areas has revealed connections between physical posture and cognitive issues, such as emotion and attitude, but this has not yet been applied to museum practice. This article suggests that exhibition planning could exploit bodily experience more explicitly as a form …
Evidence That Viewers Prefer Higher Frame Rate Film, Laurie M. Wilcox, Robert S. Allison, John Helliker, Bert Dunk, Roy C. Anthony
Evidence That Viewers Prefer Higher Frame Rate Film, Laurie M. Wilcox, Robert S. Allison, John Helliker, Bert Dunk, Roy C. Anthony
Screen Industries Research and Training Centre Works
High frame rate (HFR) movie-making refers to the capture and projection of movies at frame rates several times higher than the traditional 24 frames per second. This higher frame rate theoretically improves the quality of motion portrayed in movies, and helps avoid motion blur, judder and other undesirable artefacts. However, there is considerable debate in the cinema industry regarding the acceptance of HFR content given anecdotal reports of hyper-realistic imagery that reveals too much set and costume detail. Despite the potential theoretical advantages, there has been little empirical investigation of the impact of high-frame rate techniques on the viewer experience. …