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Unbound, Jessica Peterson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. Cover title. Limited edition of 100 numbered copies. "'Unbound' was designed and produced in a single month. The typefaces are Sabon and Scala Sans. The text is letterpress-printed on handmade cotton and abaca paper."--colophon. "Unbound is a limited edition artists' book which honors the veterans of Prince Edward County's 1959 school lock out ... The book was conceived and designed by artist Jessica Peterson and recounts the closing of the public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, from 1959 to 1964. Unbound tells this story of these events with timelines, archival evidence, and collected …

Instant Books, Purgatory Pie Press, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

5 pamphlets : illustrations. Collection title from slipcase. A collection of five previously published "instabook" pamphlets. Each pamphlet autographed/ individually numbered in a limited edition. High anxiety/Team evil (2004) -- Brains & spines (2005) -- Enclosure exposure: data protection patterning (2007) -- Box (2008) -- Join the art party of the U.S.A. (2011). Library has Instant Books No 36.

Whipstock, A.B. Gorham, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

36 pages : color illustrations Cover title. Limited edition of 40 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. " ... written, designed & letterpress printed by AB Gorham at Small Craft Advisory Press, Tallahassee, FL, for the MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama. Typeset in Scala & printed on a Vandercook 15-21 with photopolymer plates & linoleum block on handmade cotton/abaca paper"--Colophon. "Laid in a Japanese two-flap hard cover with title (once incised, once printed) on two flaps ... Laid out in a shifting grid, Gorham's poetic text and the book's simple but elaborate structure reinforce the …

Ni Queue Ni Tête, Vera Molnar, Jean-Yves Bosseur, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 folded sheet (46 unnumbered pages) : illustrations Issued in a clamshell box with paper cover label and compact disc mounted inside front cover. Includes a pamphlet with text by Jean-Yves Bosseur. Edition of 100 copies. Inkjet print on paper. Accordion book. In French. Library has copy no. 46. Purchased for Fleet Library at RISD through the Anne (MFA 92), Michael, and Amelia Spalter Fund. SEI

Channel & Flow, Sarah Mcdermott, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

36 unnumbered pages (some folded) : color illustrations. Issued in an edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. Bound in a modified long-stitch format. Letterpress printed and screenprinted with hand-made paper covers. Binding structure: Codex. "Channel and Flow was published by the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY.. The Kidney Press is Sarah McDermott. She made this book in the spring of 2014. The images are letterpress printed and screenprinted on Shikoku paper. The typeface is Avenir, letterpress printed from polymer plates. The cover is handmade paper from milkweed collected and retted at Ruocco Family Farm in Sandgate, VT, mixed …

The Square, Islam Aly, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

Red oak wooden covers, laser cut, fore-edge laser etching, coptic binding, orange linen thread. "Tahrir Square in Cairo became the focal point and the most effective symbol of the protests in January and February 2011. For 18 days Egyptians repeated the slogan: The People Want to Bring down the Regime (al-sha'b yurid isqat al-nizam) until the regime stepped down on the 11th of February 2011. This book focuses on the revolution slogan. Using Arabic Kufic script the words of the slogan are repeated in an ascending sequence. Section 19 contains the English translation for the slogan The People Want to …

And The Road Will Take You There: What The Cartographer Said, Cassandra Sharri Labairon

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This thesis of mixed-media pieces, The Cartographer series, combines, with stitches and rough lace work, miniature acrylic paintings, weavings, and various other elements. The materials come from three different spheres: traditional fine art materials, such as canvas and paint; handiwork materials, such as cross-stitch or needlepoint; reclaimed materials, such as burlap, wire, or string. Thread is used to both draw and connect. Stitches not only lock each element in place, they create links and relationships between painted pieces, thread, and empty space.

The mixed-media pieces were made in conjunction with chapbook of poetry titled, _And the Road Will Take You …

Digital Interactive Games For Assessment: A Study Of The Effectiveness Of A Digital Game As A Measure Of Students' Understanding Of Boolean Logic, Mohammad Ali Haji

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Digital games have been used mostly for entertainment but recently researchers have started to use digital games in other areas such as education and training. Researchers have shown that digital games can provide a compelling, creative, and collaborative environment for learning. However, the popularity of computers and the Internet brings this question to mind: Are the assessment methods falling behind and remaining traditional? Will the traditional methods of learning and knowledge assessment be sufficient for this new generation who are starving for new technology? This study investigates the effectiveness of using a digital interactive game as an assessments method - …

Financial Forest, Karen Carlson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Regular savings behavior is critical for low-income Americans to achieve financial mobility. New technology tools are being used to improve personal awareness and attention to financial goals. This thesis reviews mobile learning (mLearning) research and leading commercial personal finance smartphone apps, both of which inform the design of Financial Forest, a savings app. Participants in the 4-week Financial Forest savings study are found to have a statistically significant improved perception of the difficulty of building an emergency fund.

Gayme: The Development, Design And Testing Of An Auto-Ethnographic, Documentary Game About Quarely Wandering Urban/Suburban Spaces In Central Florida., David Moran

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

GAYME is a transmedia story-telling world that I have created to conceptually explore the dynamics of queering game design through the development of varying game prototypes. The final iteration of GAYME is @deadquarewalking'. It is a documentary game and a performance art installation that documents a carless, gay/queer/quare man's journey on Halloween to get to and from one of Orlando's most well-known gay clubs - the Parliament House Resort. "The art of cruising" city streets to seek out queer/quare companionship particularly amongst gay, male culture(s) is well-documented in densely, populated cities like New York, San Francisco and London, but not …

Microcosm: Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Painting, Lauren Banquer

Honors Theses

Microcosm is the amalgamation of my interests in biology, chemistry, and art. I am inspired by my collection of objects from nature, particularly my entomological collection, and use the inherent shapes and patterns to create abstracted images drawing exclusively from life renderings, observations, and scientific research. Using a variety of different textures and techniques, mainly encaustic medium, I explore different applications of this medium to represent a sense of the object that I observe while painting. By painting on small wooden panels, I hope to recreate a sense of my small, intimate objects while also keeping a natural feel. Each …

The Fabric Dock: Reeling In The Right Brand For A Sea-Inspired Sewing Shop, Katie Elaine Lee

Honors Theses

Creating a brand for a company can require much time, research, and ingenuity. When The Fabric Dock in Wiggins, Mississippi, opened in April 2013, I began work as their graphic designer and gained valuable experience that has taught me everything from learning to gather strong research for color and typefaces to being able to communicate with the people on the production end. Since I was dealing with a new business, I was able to start from nothing to create exactly what I felt would be the perfect fit for this sea- inspired sewing shop. I spent days conversing with the …

Teaching Strategies: How To Explain The History And Themes Of Abstract Expressionism To High School Students Using The Integrative Model, Kirk Maynard

Honors Theses

The purpose of my thesis is to create a guideline for teachers to explain art history to students in an efficient way without many blueprints and precedence to guide them. I have to focus my topic on Abstract Expressionism and the model that I will be using to present the concept of Abstract Expressionism will be the integrated model instructional strategy. The integrated model will serve as the guilde to creating well crafted art history lessons in the classroom. This integrated model will also be laid out and summarized in a lesson plan designed to give the teacher direction in …

Teaching With Art21 And Contemporary Artists: Mark Bradford And The Use Of Improvisation, Layering, And Text, Mark Graham, Jessica Hamlin

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Risd Fleet Library 2013-2014, Fleet Library, Carol Terry

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Alternate-Line Shading On Visual Search In Grid-Based Graphic Designs, Michael P. Lee

Theses and Dissertations--Psychology

Objective: The goal of this research was to determine whether alternate-line shading (zebra-striping) of grid-based displays affects the strategy (i.e., “visual flow”) and efficiency of serial search. Background: Grids, matrices, and tables are commonly used to organize information. A number of design techniques and psychological principles are relevant to how viewers’ eyes can be guided through such visual works. One common technique for grids, “zebra-striping,” is intended to guide eyes through the design, or “create visual flow” by alternating shaded and unshaded rows or columns. Method: 13 participants completed a visual serial search task. The target was embedded in a …

Risd Fact Book 2014, Institutional Research

RISD Fact Books

The Office of Institutional Research is pleased to present the Rhode Island School of Design Fact Book 2014. The Fact Book is a summary of institutional data gathered from many areas of the College, compiled to capture the 2013 Fiscal and Academic Year, as well as the beginning of Academic Year 2013-14. Where appropriate, multiple years of data are provided for historical perspective. While not all-encompassing, the Fact Book provides pertinent facts and figures and is made available as a reference to administrators, faculty, staff and students.

Envisioning A Better Body, Samantha Dempsey 13 Il, Risd Xyz

RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2014/2015: The Body

Virgil Wong 05 IL is building on a lifelong fascination with the human body to develop apps that help us manage our own health.

Exposed, Liisa Silander, Risd Xyz

RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2014/2015: The Body

In photographing his own body over the course of decades, Arno Minkkinen MFA 74 PH surfaces timeless truths about the nature of being.

2014 Yearbook, Risd Archives, Center For Student Involvement (Csi)

RISD Yearbooks

No abstract provided.