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The Design And Implementation Of A Virtual Type Specimen, Keli Mccreadie

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Typesetting and typography have become misunderstood terms, if not obsolete, due to the proliferation of computers. Since every computer user has access to a myriad of typefaces and the ability to modify type through software, the true qualities of many typefaces have become unrecognizable. Therefore, it is incumbent upon people to seek out the information necessary to be competent in the area of design and typography. A well-designed type specimen is the first place to start for a user to reference typographic terminology and rules. Technical characteristics of typefaces such as tracking, font metrics, leading and unique recognizable characters could …

Hieroglyphs For The Information Age: Images As A Replacement For Characters For Languages Not Written In The Latin-1 Alphabet, Akira Hasegawa

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One of the biggest existing problems for international users and international companies is the difficulty of displaying web pages written in multiple languages. This thesis project demonstrates a solution in which the problems of text encoding are eliminated by representing all of the text on a page as a series of image files. The Japanese text on several Japanese web pages was converted into glyphs, which were defined as image files containing images of text. The glyphs were arranged on new web pages, so that the same Japanese text can be read by any web surfer, regardless of the operating …

A File Preparation Tutorial To Digital Printing For Graphic Designers, Jose Talhami

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Background and Significance New technologies within the printing industry open new challenges, enable innovative ways of reaching prospective clients and bring ever more stringent demands to both graphic designers and printers. Printers must implement the emerging technologies that best suit their customers and the evolving needs of the marketplace; designers must acquaint themselves with new technologies and learn to design with respect to the output device to make best use of the equipment. A short step beyond desktop technology are digital printing systems, "the culmination of many technologies that have been in various stages of development for over 20 years …

Outdone, Daniel Pejril

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Discusses all the elements needed to create the film "Outdone," from pre-production to post-production. The film is a "warped version of the Three Little Pigs meets Red Hot Riding Hood."

Philosophy Made Visual, Kirk Gustafson

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Focuses on how graphic design can be implemented as an educational tool to help visually-oriented college-aged students learn a particular philosophical concept. Plato's Divided Line and Allegory of the Cave were chosen as the content for the thesis study

Graphic Design And Architecture At Their Intersection, Kathleen Kaminski

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This thesis will explore the increasingly important role played by graphic design in architecture. Traditionally thought of as a two-dimensional applied art, graphic design has relevant applications in the design of places. This is sometimes known as environmental graphic design. The premise of this investigation is that by extending graphic design into the world of architecture, both disciplines are strengthened. Graphic design in an architectural context benefits from a more long-lasting medium, in material and duration, than its more common forms in print, film or digital media. Architecture, in its turn, gains another way to communicate to an audience, one …

The Goddess Sells: The Impact Of Archetypes In Visual Communications, Martha M. Torres Donovan

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Graphic design is the process of connecting with an audience by creating visual communication that appeals to a audience's intellect and aesthetic sensibility. the use of archetypes as a form of connection is a familiar process. This thesis explores the use of the goddess archetype in visual communications, specifically in advertising.

Server Selection For Mobile Agent Migration, Wayne Caro

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The purpose of this thesis is to develop, test, and simulate an algorithm that mobile software agents can use to select a server to which the agents can migrate. Software agents are autonomous software entities that perform tasks on behalf of other agents or humans, and that have some degree of intelligence. In particular, a mobile software agent is capable of migrating from one computer system (agent server) to another during the course of performing its tasks. Most current implementations of mobile software agents (simply referred to as agents) have simple forms of server selection. The algorithm discussed in this …

A Program Review Of Lindenwood University's Professional And School Counseling Master Programs, Voann J. Wade

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As the 21 st century approaches, there is increasing interest in the accountability of higher education. Accreditation provides one vehicle for accountability. Lindenwood University is in the process of evaluating the Professional and School Counseling Programs for Accreditation (CACREP). Part of Lindenwood University's evaluation effort is reflected in alumni input. This study reflects the responses of 112 surveyed alumni of the 1995-1998 Professional and School Counseling Programs.

Sex-Role In Heterosexual And Gay Males, David L. Slinkard

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Sex-role traits of masculinity, femininity, and androgyny were analyzed to study the differences between heterosexual and homosexual males. The Bern Sex-Role Inventory was used to assess each group's sex-role traits. Demographic information was gathered to determine if the homogeneity of the two groups differed on age, ethnicity, education and sexual orientation. Sex-role traits were compared within the groups using independent samples two-tailed t test. The two groups were similar in distribution except for a difference on femininity. There was no significant difference between the groups on masculinity. Homosexual males were significantly different on femininity. Chi-square results for androgyny, masculinity, femininity …

A Study Of Factors Related To Children's Interest In Television Violence, Stacy Melinda Renfrow

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Since television is so pervasive in our lives , many researchers have come to study the connection of television on children's development. Research to date strongly indicates associations between aggressive behavior and viewing violent material on television . The present study looked, from the parent's perspective , at the relationship of television on their child' s behavior at home. The study examined the amount of television programming children are watching, the kinds of programming children are watching , how they react to what they see , whether forbidding certain violent programming had an effect on children' s interest in a …

Asynchronous Circuit Simulation And Design Methodologies, Michael Hevery

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The purpose of this thesis is to examine asynchronous design as a possible alternative to synchronous design. Asynchronous design promises better power consumption and higher performance. In this thesis an asynchronous simulator capable of predicting asynchronous system performance is designed. The simulator is based on a probabilistic event driven model of asynchronous elements. The simulator is performance oriented only, and thus is not capable of functional simulation or verification. It provides a highly abstract view of the system. Using the simulator several design methodologies were inspected and simulated for their performance. Particular attention is paid to differences between synchronous and …

Paramaterized Beams As Effective Human Lip Models, Ron Dufort

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There are numerous mathematical equations used by animators and modelers to describe the curves of the human face and, specifically, the human lip. Physically-based polynomial models, b-splines, and other arbitrarily parameterized equations are used to describe facial and lip contours, though with varied degrees of complexity and resolution. This study examined the constraints and conditions necessary to utilize a standard Euler-Bernoulli beam as an effective model for the human lip. Through this analysis it was determined that general beam theories are flexible enough to create models that can generate curves comparable to actual lip shapes, though no single model studied …

Typography On The Web: Direct Movement As An Element Of Information Structuring, Yueh-Fang Wu

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The Impact Of Graphic Design On The Target Audience: Designing An Effective Social Marketing Campaign, Cynthia Childs

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The goal of this thesis is to determine how to best design visual communications within the context of a social marketing campaign in order to most effectively reach the target audience. This study uses the promotion of breast feeding as content for a social marketing campaign.

Cross-Cultural Visual Communication, Chia-Wen Tsao

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Explores how visual elements, such as ancient symbols and characters, have been used in visual communication across both Chinese and Western cultures. Analyzes existing cross-cultural packaging design examples. Compares packaging from a USA-based food company with a Taiwan-based food company in order to explore whether or not the design decisions communicate with ethnic audiences who are not familiar with these food products.

A Cruel Nature, Dylan Gottlieb

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Discusses the artist's animated film.

Typeface Design For A Thai Context: An English Typface With Thai Stylistic Considerations, Napawan Sawasdichai

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This thesis involves the design of a new English typeface which reflects the aesthetic values of Thai culture. It incorporates Thai stylistic considerations, including the unique appearances and forms of Thai artifacts, into the design of English letterforms. A primary purpose of this new typeface would be for use as a display typeface in printed or digital applications regarding Thai subjects, which are distributed inside and outside Thailand.

A Comparison Study Of Input Scanning Resolution Requirements For Am And Fm Screening, Kenneth Elsman

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The advent of computers and their impact on the graphic arts and printing industry has, and will continue to, change the methodology of working and workflow in prepress operations. The conversion of analog materials (prints, artwork, transparencies, studio work) into a digital format requires the use of scanners or digital cameras, coupled with the knowledge of output requirements as related to client expectations. The chosen input sampling ratio (sampling rate in relation to halftone screening) impacts output quality, as well as many aspects of prepress workflow efficiency. The ability to predict printed results begins with the correct conversion of originals …

Using Product Architecture To Maximize Environmental Performance, Jeffrey Sciortino

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A Directorial Approach: Tom Stoddard's Rosencrantz And Guidenstern Are Dead, Jason A. Stahr

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This thesis presents a detailed directing journal and production analysis of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard, staged at Lindenwood University in 1999 as part of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts in Theatre. The study explores the creative and practical processes of directing an absurdist play, with particular attention to Stoppard’s blending of existential themes, Shakespearean intertextuality, and metatheatrical devices.

The work follows Francis Hodge’s “Play Directing: Analysis, Communication, and Style” as the primary methodological framework, guiding the director from textual interpretation through rehearsals to performance. Key challenges addressed include balancing Stoppard’s humor with the …

Parental Attachment And Schizophrenia: Is There A Relationship?, Madonna Marie Terbock

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Although current research has studied the relationship between parental attachment and mental disorders, the results have been inconclusive. This study attempted to further previous research and focus on the relationship between parental attachment and schizophrenia in specific. The subjects consisted of two groups, adults that have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and adults that are mentally healthy. Subjects from both groups completed Parker's Parental Bonding Instrument (1979). The two groups' scores were compared in an attempt to establish a relationship between parental attachment and schizophrenia. The schizophrenic group reported significantly less care than the normal group. There was no significant difference …

Reassembly, George Stankevich

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Discusses the artist's animated film.

Fine Arts Printmaking Using Modern Technology, Priscilla Clay

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Interior Design And Multipurpose Furniture For The Collegiate Apartment At Rit, Woranooch Leelapattanaputi

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Pov: The Development Of A Vision, John Yung

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Rhetorical Analysis Of Sunoco, Inc. Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Address To The World Fuels Conference : Requirements For Economic And Environmental Competitiveness In The 21st Century, Arleny C. Barrios

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The present thesis examines the rhetorical dimensions of the speech presented by Sunoco, inc. Chairman and Executive Officer before the World Fuels Conference held in Washington DC, October 23, 1997. The focus of the thesis is to examine the effectiveness of the speech. Principles of rhetoric were explained and applied to evaluate the effectiveness of the speech as a means of persuasion. The rhetorical analysis of the speech illustrates how language can be used as a symbolic means of inducing cooperation from individuals.

Iceberg Database System For The Graduate Advisors Of Computer And Information Science Department Of New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Tao Lin

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Iceberg system is a departmental database system. It is built for the graduate advisors of the CIS department. It stores the graduate student's information, such as background, bridge requirement and transcript. The graduate advisors can process the student's records using the graphic user interface of Iceberg system.

Iceberg system is an example of the powerful Java language. We use the latest Java technologies to build a flexible system, which is easily extended. The system consists of Iceberg client, Iceberg server and Oracle data source. The Iceberg client is a web-based applet, which can be easily accessed using a browser. The …

Comparison Of Dcom And Corba Distributed Computing, Reginald J. Reynolds

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The movement of distributed applications from 2-tier to n-tier architectures have enabled systems to be scaled to meet the demands of an ever increasing population of users. Two middleware architectures have come to the forefront: Microsoft's DCOM and the OMG's CORBA. These are not the only possible architectures for n-tier distributed applications, but they are currently the only two which offer a degree of platform independence and the flexibility of using different programming languages for development.

CORBA provides platform independence because it provides a middle layer between the client and the server and services client requests using its internal naming …

Design, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Shared-Memory Parellel Processing System (Smpps), Eric H. Staub

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As technology reaches its limits of improvements in microprocessor processing speeds, scientists and engineers have to find viable solutions to meet ever-increasing demands for faster processing speed. One such solution is parallel processing. No longer does one have to wait on sequential operations. A specific task can be split in sub-tasks that can run simultaneously, thus reducing the overall execution time of the task.

The design and implementation of these systems is crucial to the effectiveness of parallel systems. A dual-processor SMPPS was designed and implemented in order to demonstrate how multiple processors are a viable solution to increasing the …