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Visual Design Systems For Music Education, Andrew D. Baker Jan 2004

Visual Design Systems For Music Education, Andrew D. Baker

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Delivering A Graphic Design Course Online: Simulating A Real Classroom Situation And Speculating What Technologies Can Ideally Offer In This Virtual Situation, Uttam Kokil Jan 2004

Delivering A Graphic Design Course Online: Simulating A Real Classroom Situation And Speculating What Technologies Can Ideally Offer In This Virtual Situation, Uttam Kokil

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This thesis examines a new way to simplify online education and to simulate a real classroom situation. It explores how a graphic design class can be conducted online where the students from different geographical locations and faculty can interact instantaneously with the aid of video, chat and whiteboard. For the most part, the potential for Macromedia Flash Communication Server to deliver chat, whiteboard and video functionality are assessed. It is speculated that video images are slightly jerky among Modem users whereas sharp video images are obtained with high-speed Internet connection. The survey findings among the design students and faculty at …


Resource For Social Cause Design, Hang Lian Jan 2004

Resource For Social Cause Design, Hang Lian

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The goal of this project is to compile a working resource to help graphic designers develop effective solutions for social cause design problems. The intent is to provide a starting place for designers rather than to create a comprehensive resource that covers every aspect of social cause design.


Design Literacy For Children, John L. O'Neill Jan 2004

Design Literacy For Children, John L. O'Neill

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The goals of this thesis are to propose specific graphic design methods that can be used as a supplement to enhance the 8th grade English Language Arts Learning Standards of the New York State Department of Education. The thesis includes a guidebook for educators.


Teaching Color Strategies, Carol Fillip Jan 2004

Teaching Color Strategies, Carol Fillip

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The purpose of this thesis is to improve graphic design education through the addition of an effective series of instructional exercises for teaching color strategies.


Multi-Timeline Randomized Story Based Web Animation, Jonathan Fahnestock Jan 2004

Multi-Timeline Randomized Story Based Web Animation, Jonathan Fahnestock

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Multi-Timeline Randomized Story Based Web Animation is the investigation of the use of randomness as a creative element and production tool for animations produced for the internet using Macromedia FlashTM. It discusses the process of utilizing Actionscript to create animations more efficiently, production techniques for animating with Flash, writing for randomized animations, directing voice talent, optimization for web output, and advantages and limitations of the application. The application discussed, titled "Random Life," is an animation which incorporates randomness while remaining coherent by adhering to a traditional story line format.


Designing Risk Messages In Response To Human-Caused Disasters, Michael E. Hellinger Jan 2004

Designing Risk Messages In Response To Human-Caused Disasters, Michael E. Hellinger

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Ntid Research Bulletin Fall 2003, Ntid Department Of Research And Teacher Education Oct 2003

Ntid Research Bulletin Fall 2003, Ntid Department Of Research And Teacher Education

National Technical Institute for the Deaf Papers

No abstract provided.


Environmental Graphic Design Program For The 220th Anniversary Of Rochester, New York, Nataya Brahmacupta May 2003

Environmental Graphic Design Program For The 220th Anniversary Of Rochester, New York, Nataya Brahmacupta

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Stuttering Awareness, Joshua Bodman May 2003

Stuttering Awareness, Joshua Bodman

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This thesis project will provide information about stuttering and attempt to eliminate some of the stigmas attached to the disorder. By increasing awareness, more light will be cast on stuttering, eliminating some of the burden of disfluency. The disorder will no longer be a mystery if people understand that stuttering is composed of concrete thoughts, feelings and actions. A publicized campaign will dispel some of the negative views of this disorder and reduce the pressures that are created in different speaking situations. These stuttering awareness goals will be disseminated through a collection of design applications. The awareness campaign as presented …


R.I.T. News & Events - May 16, 2003, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology May 2003

R.I.T. News & Events - May 16, 2003, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Introducing RITs Class of 2003; Sen.Chuck Schumer to deliver RIT commencement address; RIT bids for presidential debate; 2 0 0 3 C o l l e g e D e l e g a t e s; RIT community formally dedicates nations largest computing college;Paley art installed this summer; Dedication celebrates web press lab; RIT leaders enthusiastic about arrival of Paley sculpture; Three RIT grads celebrate their love of country and education; Earth Day activities include waste audit; Interpreting grad continues to achieve lofty goals; Alumnus named deputy public printer; North Star, Xerox partner in series for AALANA students; Mother …


Design For Sensitive Topics: Empowering The Teen, Alison Fichter May 2003

Design For Sensitive Topics: Empowering The Teen, Alison Fichter

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None provided.


Environmental Information Design; The Traveler's Wayfinding Experience, Lyndsay Beauchamp May 2003

Environmental Information Design; The Traveler's Wayfinding Experience, Lyndsay Beauchamp

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"This thesis is a demonstration project about environmental information design and wayfinding, focusing specifically on Toronto, Canada's subway system"--p.1


R.I.T. News & Events - March 27, 2003, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology Mar 2003

R.I.T. News & Events - March 27, 2003, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

RIT helps develop ready-to-eat technology for troops; RIT announces tuition changes; Web site details RIT emergency plan; Web partnership created to design university-wide Internet projects; RITs famous Big Shot to focus on Swedish palace; Photo student wins coveted Alexia Award; Opportunities for helping abound at Student Volunteer Center; Mangia, mangia at the Center for Religious Life; CIMS gives students practical work experience through co-op opportunities; RIT photo student wins Alexia Award; COB lines up speakers for April 9 NPD forum; RITs United Way campaign kicks off with a myriad of events;


R.I.T. News & Events - March 13, 2003, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology Mar 2003

R.I.T. News & Events - March 13, 2003, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

FIC program joins faculty, staff, industry; Congress invests in RIT programs; RIT alumni create wild, wacky animals; RIT researcher strives for clean air,water; RIT students help youngsters channel their creative energies; RIT alumni create a menagerie of wild,wacky animals; Entries wanted for student writing contest; Fitness spotlight focuses on faculty, staff; Chamber music to fill Ingle Auditorium,March 28; Lecture to shed light on credit debt; Conference to study visual images,technology; Attention all bookworms: book clubs at Wallace; COB students to offer free tax preparation; RIT athletes make the grade in Empire 8;


An Investigation Into Printing Industry Demographics, Frank Romano, Marnie Soom Jan 2003

An Investigation Into Printing Industry Demographics, Frank Romano, Marnie Soom

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What is the printing industry? The goal of this study is to define the printing industry universe. There are about a dozen major sources of information about the printing industry, only one of which is the Federal Government. Although printing is one of the most documented industries in the United States, each of these sources arrives at a different view for the size and scope of the industry. This report investigates the challenges in developing a meaningful set of criteria for defining and quantifying the printing industry. Using the criteria from 15 points of definition, a database of just under …


Cultural Sensitivity In Visual Communication, Yih-Chi Wang Jan 2003

Cultural Sensitivity In Visual Communication, Yih-Chi Wang

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Structure Of Visual Storytelling And Graphic Design, Didon Danisworo May 2002

Structure Of Visual Storytelling And Graphic Design, Didon Danisworo

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None provided.


Experiencing Discovery: Designing For Visual Delight, Sandy Knight May 2002

Experiencing Discovery: Designing For Visual Delight, Sandy Knight

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None provided.


Present Absence: The Visible And Invisible In Graphic Design, Michelle Carfagno May 2002

Present Absence: The Visible And Invisible In Graphic Design, Michelle Carfagno

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Reporter - May 10th 2002, Rit Reporter Staff May 2002

Reporter - May 10th 2002, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.


Visual Propaganda In Editorial Design, Jarrod Gahr May 2002

Visual Propaganda In Editorial Design, Jarrod Gahr

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The focus of this investigation is to determine how graphic design decision making can influence the understanding of information in news magazine articles ... this thesis will identify specific visual elements and show how the treatment of those elements can amplify or diffuse content bias.


Interplay: Dialogue Of The Systematic And Intuitive, Amy Fox May 2002

Interplay: Dialogue Of The Systematic And Intuitive, Amy Fox

Theses

This thesis focuses on the congnitive activity of graphic designers, and the aim is to help the designer think about their thought developments that formulate their actions.


Images With Meaning: A Critical Study Of The Polish Poster Collection At The Rochester Institute Of Technology Archives And Special Collections, Kristin O'Loughlin May 2002

Images With Meaning: A Critical Study Of The Polish Poster Collection At The Rochester Institute Of Technology Archives And Special Collections, Kristin O'Loughlin

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None provided.


Medical Information Design: Empowering The Patient, Jon Benjamin-Rupp May 2002

Medical Information Design: Empowering The Patient, Jon Benjamin-Rupp

Theses

The goals of this project revolve aound the development of a cancer information source book that will provide an accessible resource for cancer patients upon or soon after diagnosis.


R.I.T. News & Events - January 17, 2002, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology Jan 2002

R.I.T. News & Events - January 17, 2002, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

No abstract provided.


Rit Dividends Fall 2001 Oct 2001

Rit Dividends Fall 2001

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.


Ntid Focus Fall 2001, Ntid Marketing And Communications Sep 2001

Ntid Focus Fall 2001, Ntid Marketing And Communications

National Technical Institute for the Deaf Papers

Bob's Bulletin: Pausing to Celebrate and Reflect||NTID Center on Employment: Making Connections that Work||“Go Tech!” RIT's Deaf Athletes||Age-Related Hearing Loss: Researching a Cure||Alumni Profile: Caroline K. Koo||Celebrating Creativity, Community and Culture The Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center||Alumni Profile: William Timmers||Profiles in College||Big Shot Builds Community||The NTID Foundation: Mary Jane Hellyar||The NTID Foundation: George Webb||NTID National Advisory Group: Jane Ratcliffe Pulver||NTID National Advisory Group: Paul Ogden


Ntid Focus Fall 2001, Ntid Marketing And Communications Sep 2001

Ntid Focus Fall 2001, Ntid Marketing And Communications

National Technical Institute for the Deaf Papers

No abstract provided.


Design For Public Service, Cristine Beckley May 2001

Design For Public Service, Cristine Beckley

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This thesis is aimed to use graphic design to increase volunteerism and aid in the alleviation of homelessness in Rochester, N.Y.