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That’S The Beauty Of It, Or, Why John Ashbery Is Not A Painter, Clark Lunberry

English Faculty Research and Scholarship

The poet John Ashbery lived in Paris from roughly 1955 to 1965. It was during this period that Ashbery began writing art reviews, often examining the work of various Americans also living in Paris at this time. Among the many painters Ashbery was to review and publish about, one was the Chicago-born, Paris-based abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell and an exhibition of hers at a Paris gallery in 1964. In this essay I examine the early, more ““abstract”” poetry that Ashbery was developing during this period, thinking about it alongside the paintings of Mitchell (and, in particular, his writings about them). …

Contrast, Heidi Stachulak

All Student Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will discuss the importance of contrast within a piece of artwork as well as a history and explanation of the other elements and principles of art. It is important for artists to understand the elements and principles to have a good base in creating artwork. This thesis will explore the history of the elements and principles, review other artists using these principles within their artwork as well as the significance of these elements and principles within my own artwork. Through this exploration an artist will be able to understand as well as utilize these elements and principles within …

Don't Shoot The Messenger, Wayon C. Collins

All Student Theses and Dissertations

My hope is to inform people through my art, thus creating a spark that might motivate people to bring about a change in how corporations do business. My art touches mainly on the issues of corporations polluting the environment, massive layoffs, breaking up unions, controlling the media output and sometimes creating situations that harm people, with no accountability.

Teaching Evidence-Based Design To The Beginning Design Student: Educator Perceptions About Incorporating Research In Beginning Design Education, Deborah Rushen Dunlap

Interior Design Program: Student Creative Activity

Educators’ perceptions influence academic protocols regarding the level at which evidence-based design is introduced to design students. Evidence-based design, a research methodology based on quantitative and qualitative inquiry that informs design decisions, permeated healthcare design to the point that the two are almost synonymous (Hamilton and Watkins, 2009; Nussbaumer, 2009). As this research based approach spreads throughout the profession, multiple specialty areas in architecture and interior design adopt evidence-based design into their methodologies (Hamilton and Watkins, 2009). These “developments in design practice now impinge directly upon education” (Zuo, Leonard, and MaloneBeach, 2010, p. 269). Teaching evidence-based design to design students …

Queering Art Before, After And During The Sexual Revolution (1960-1980): A Study Of Aesthetics And Subversion, Gary C. Kilian Mr.

The Macalester Review

Works produced by the queer artists in 1970s America is oftentimes not considered to be an integral part of the sexual revolution’s narrative. Not only is this problematic in that it demonstrates the heteronormative discourse that permeated liberatory pro-sex rhetoric of the time, but this exclusion also makes the LGBTQ struggle for visibility ahistorical. In this paper, I argue that notable artists who self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer created art that fostered gradual acceptance of the queer community before, during and after the sexual revolution, explaining that resistance to dominant paradigms were rendered unseen due to the …

Implications Of Thermochromic Ink, Amanda Sarley

Graphic Communication

In a global economy the packaging industry has explored the usage of thermochromic ink to create a visual impact. The purpose of this study was to measure the color intensity of Matsui Chromicolor screen printing ink. The appearance of a product has the ability to attract attention from potential consumers.

For this study both the scientific method and elite and specialized interviews were used to determine the reliability of Matsui Chromicolor ink. Samples of both Brilliant Green Type 27 and Fast Yellow Type 27 ink were heated in a scientific oven according to Matsui specifications. The results indicate that Matsui …

The Impact Of The Internet On Wedding Invitation Ordering, Danielle Dimercurio

Graphic Communication

The purpose of study was to analyze and determine the current trends of wedding invitation ordering based on the priorities of marrying couples and the advancement of technology. Traditionally, wedding invitations were ordered in-person from local, artisan stationers. With the advancement of technology and the Internet Revolution in the last 20 years, modern methods have been introduced, including ordering from online retailers and sending electronic invitations, through e-mail.

This study began by interviewing three professionals in different segments of the wedding industry – a wedding planner, stationer, and online marketing manager. Each provided their expert opinion based on their experience …

Ink Painting Of Orchids Among The Literati In The Qing And Choson Dynasties, Herin Jung

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

Genres of cultural products have flowed in and out between China and Korea for thousands of years. It is well known that among these genres, the orchid was one of the most elegant subjects in ink painting. Although research has shown which types and how many works have been exchanged between the two countries, the ideas beneath the works deserve greater attention. The works of Kim Chong-hui (1786-1856) in the late Choson Dynasty are particularly valuable. Well known as a great calligrapher and erudite scholar, Kim profoundly explored art history and theory and was especially knowledgeable about successive painters of …

Website Accessibility For Activity4all, Duyen My Pham

Graphic Communication

The purpose of this study was to create an accessible website for a non-profit
organization called Activity4All. This study was done in collaboration with Professor Kevin Taylor and two students from the Kinesiology department.

The website has physiology and nutritional information for individuals with
disabilities including: Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Dysautonomia, and Joint Hypermobility Syndrome. It also includes instructional workout videos that individuals can do at home.

This study includes research about website accessibility and guidelines provided by the World Wide Web Consortium. Checklists were created from research and interviews in order to determine whether or not the website is …

A Taste Of Design: Incorporating Semiotics Into Flavor Of Slo 2011, Michael B. Leibovich

Communication Studies

This paper explores the use of semiotics in designing a logo, brand, and website for Flavor of SLO 2011: a non-profit food, wine, and beer tasting event benefiting United Way of San Luis Obispo County.

Creative Consciousness: Becoming A Reflective Designer, Renessa Ciampa Brewer

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

As a graphic designer, I was drawn to the CCT Program in part because I desired to strengthen my thinking skills as a creative professional. Through being reflective, I aimed to “get more in touch” with my process to better understand it and see how I might improve my approaches. Scholarship on reflective practice in design education and design practice is a growing body of literature, which inspired this synthesis project. This paper looks at Schön’s theories of reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action, models for reflection in the design process provided by Ellmers, Brown, and Bennett, and Reymen, and various reflective practice …

New Grounds, New Challenges? Exploring Stakeholder Research In Service Design, Fabian Segelström

Nordes Conference Series

This is a submission for the doctoral consortium at NorDes 2011. The research described herein focuses on how existing design tools and techniques need to be appropriated when used in a new context – in this case service design. It is argued that the nature of services poses new challenges for designers. A theoretical introduction to these challenges is given, presenting a view of service design as the intersection between the user-centred design tradition and thoughts on service from marketing and management. The specific challenges in conducting stakeholder research for service design are introduced. The research objectives of the PhD …

Cultural Variables And Their Impact On Furniture Design Process In Globalization Era, Ahmed Mohammed Abdelrazik

Nordes Conference Series

It's known that human is a product of his environment. His thoughts, desires and needs formed according to his cultural trends which related to his society. These cultural trends differ from one country to another and depending on

Le Corbusier’S ‘Équipement’ As Pattern For Design Language, Liliana Soares, Ermanno Aparo, Fátima Pombo, Dante Donegani

Nordes Conference Series

This article highlights the autonomy of design language to appropriate concepts such as ‘équipement’ (essential elements for space equipment) by Le Corbusier (1920, L’Esprit Nouveau), interpreted as pattern (subsystems) by Alexander (1963, A Pattern Language). This discussion is involved in a current PhD Research Project in Design, proposing new configurational possibilities for building surfaces in the 21st century. Interpreting the ‘équipement’ rationale, the ‘patterns’ system is presented as design’s response to decline the industrialized city proposal in favour of the liquid modernity (Bauman). As interpretation model we present an analogy between the project 'The Philips Pavilion' (1958) by Le Corbusier, …

Relationships Other Than Use, Janet Kelly

Nordes Conference Series

The people who use a designed artefact are not the only ones who will experience or be affected by it, yet design discourse and practice are dominated by the concept of the user. This article introduces the notion of relationships other than use as an important consideration for design, in addition to relationships between users and artefacts. It identifies some related issues in design discourse with regard to the concept of use and discusses how the concept has emerged in design practice and discourse, with particular regard to participatory design. Different kinds of design relevant relationships other than use are …

Building The Design Laboratory In A Public Cultural Organisation, Sissel Olander

Nordes Conference Series

This article presents the research objectives of a design research Ph.D project in the Municipality of Copenhagen. The aim of the project is to explore and develop an open platform of participatory inquiry and dialogue, within the organizational setting of three local cultural administration units (LCAU), consisting of public libraries and cultural centers at three different local sites in Copenhagen. The focus of the research project is to build a design laboratory, that will suit the organizational setting of the LCAUs, in such a way that the lab, and the methods that will be adapted and explored in the lab, …

Design Practice As A Discursive And Interrogating Performance, Li Jönsson

Nordes Conference Series

This PhD is focused on how design can play a role in engaging people in potential serious issues, or producing forms of knowledge that are still unstable, or controversial. The research objective is two-fold. At first, to engage my practical skills as a designer to further develop the notion of discursive design, this will be done through a series of hands-on explorations that in different ways aim to mediate and visualise the issue of concern. My role as a designer is meant to reveal new experiences, tell new stories by assuming design is about linking the imagination to material forms. …

Regarding Design As A Constituting Practice Matters, Bo Westerlund

Nordes Conference Series

This article explores the use of the two concepts representing and constituting in relation to design practice. Representing and representation are often used to describe the relation a model or prototype has to the end result. In this exploratory article we intend to investigate what impact a change from represent to constitute could have. One inspiration is the writing of John Stewart on the post-semiotic approach to communication. The examples used in the article are from practice rooted both in traditional industrial design as well as co-design. This article argues the importance to see design work as a constituting practice …

Navigating In The World Of Services: Visualizing A System Of Systems, Johanna Nieminen, Tuuli Mattelmäki

Nordes Conference Series

Service design is a growing practice. Designers need new tools and frameworks for making sense the intangible and tangible qualities of services. Customer journeys and service blueprints are among those tools. However, they typically address a specific service or a service package and lack of illustrating services as complex and relational systems. The challenge is to understand what kind of combinations services do and can create. This exploratory article attempts to shed light on this challenge by first explaining the current frameworks, then introducing a case in which these combinations were studied and finally presenting a system experience map that …

Initial Findings On Design And Product Category Expertise In Aesthetic Evaluation, Oscar Person, Dirk Snelders

Nordes Conference Series

What appeals to designers does not always appeal to consumers. Still, surprisingly few studies have set out to investigate why designers sometimes favour other designs than consumers. Through an exploratory study on small-sized cars, we found that an effect of design expertise on evaluations of aesthetic appeal was quite different given an individual’s product category expertise. In short, when people knew little about the product category, design expertise demonstrated a positive influence on aesthetic appeal (design experts rating small-sized cars as more beautiful than laymen). However, when people knew a lot about the category, design expertise showed a negative influence …