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Raising Consciousness: Challenging Diversity In Christian Publishing, Michael Omari Johnson

Masters Theses

The Christian publishing industry has overlooked the importance of diversity, particularly its impact on black American audiences. While studies show that diversity and inclusion can lead to more innovation through problem-solving, there persists a paradox where a lack of opportunities, disparities in wealth and employment and systemic prejudices can play a role in the ethnic and racial homogeneity of the Christian publishing industry. Thus, there are many barriers preventing people of color from emerging to the market, reflecting in the storytelling, content creation and audience of African-descent followers.

Learn The Terms: A Visual Glossary, 2020 Edition, Gayle Schaub, Vinicius Lima, Jessica Jerue, Claire Mooney

Open Teaching Tools

Understanding a discipline requires a fundamental understanding of its concepts, theories, and terminology. Critical to academic success, these are often assumed to be widely understood by students.

The students of Graphic Design V, fall 2020, created a poster to help students understand one of the ACRL Framework’s concepts, searching as strategic exploration. The bold, eye-catching informational poster, used both in and outside of the Library, promotes learning through an innovative design created by students for students.

Designing Clarity: Utilizing Graphic Design To Enhance Media Functionality For The Visually Impaired, Jeremy Curtis Ellison

Masters Theses

The designed purpose of this research is to help to bridge the gap between graphic design and those who suffer from color-blindness. By not only coming to a better understanding of color deficiencies but also rethinking how we approach our use of color within our designs, we may begin to create more inclusive designs, thus communicating more efficiently.

Modern Myths: Adding To America's Cultural Heritage, Kathryne E. Wood

Masters Theses

As children, we believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny. We cower in fear when our friends talk about the Boogeyman, or how they'll summon Bloody Mary in the mirror. We check our closets, in hopes of finding an entrance to Narnia at the back of them. The world is a mysterious place in which anything can happen, anything can exist. What makes these types of stories so special? How do they generate true belief? What propels a narrative from entertaining story to the status of myth, legend, or folktale? This thesis explores the enduring qualities …

Lettering Design: Using Handwritten And Illustrative Techniques To Improve Memorization, Kathryn Will

Senior Honors Theses

Graphic designers have many choices when designing and communicating with words which can be seen throughout history. Hand lettering techniques have been used for centuries to record information. Then with the development of moveable type came the mass production of reading materials and the introduction of typefaces. Today, much written communication is viewed through a digitized typeface on a screen. However, there has recently been a noticeable increase in hand lettered type, one of these reasons being that hand lettered type can be easier for people to remember. This paper and the visual application of the research examines how hand …

Almost Home Humane Society: From Creating A Marketing Tool To Adopting A Dog, Jan Alyssa Gayle Agaton

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

This article will consist of a reflection upon my community engagement experience with Almost Home Humane Society. For the Multimedia Writing course offered at Purdue, I chose to single-handedly take on a project in which I created a magazine to be individually mailed to past donors, serving as personalized appreciation for their help, as well as a request for future donations in an entertaining format. I personally pitched the idea to Almost Home Humane Society’s marketing manager, Justin Henry, and I worked alongside him to gather the information necessary to make the magazine successful and visually appealing to the target …

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Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas

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Introduction To Volume Xiii, Laura Golobish, Andrea Quijada, Amy C. Hulshoff, Eleanor Kane, Breanna Reiss, Jeannette Martinez

Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas

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Disciplinary Frontier(S) Between The “Americas”, Helen B. K. Marodin

Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas

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Severing Union: The Queer Performance Of Steven Paul Judd’S “Stop The Dapl”, Matthew Irwin

Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas

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Colleen Glavic: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Colleen Glavic

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital collage
• 18 x 24 inches, vertical

Nicolette Engelmeier: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Nicolette Engelmeier

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital collage
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high

Reilly Waldoch: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Reilly Waldoch

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• 18 x 24 inches, vertical
• Mixed-media digital collage

Laura Cahill: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Laura Cahill

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital collage
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high

Mia Gaskey: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Mia Gaskey

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital collage
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high

Jason Sullivan: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Jason Sullivan

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital collage
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high

Megan Emery: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Megan Emery

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital collage
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high

Ellie Westerheide: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Ellie Westerheide

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• 19 inches high, 20 inches wide
• Mixed-media digital collage

Ekua Bransah: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Ekua Bransah

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital collage
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high

Macaira Pucci: 1918 & 2020 Pandemic Poster, Macaira Pucci

COVID-19 Graphic Design: Posters

• Mixed-media digital design
• 18 inches wide, 24 inches high