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Dorothy And Otis Shephard, Jen Pepper Jun 2020

Dorothy And Otis Shephard, Jen Pepper

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

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Alan Aldridge, Valerie Nyby Jul 2019

Alan Aldridge, Valerie Nyby

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

Biographical and critical article on the life and work of the design pioneer of the mid and late 20th century, Alan Aldridge.


April Greiman: Design Pioneer, Amy Bolger-Santucci Jul 2019

April Greiman: Design Pioneer, Amy Bolger-Santucci

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

Do not call her a graphic designer. Call her a thinker. April Greiman continues to challenge the mean-ing of artist and designer through her experimental use of technology. Through her work, Greiman continues to question the line between art and design. Where does fine art end and design begin? What role does technol-ogy play with art and design? Greiman’s experiences throughout her childhood, education, and philosophical readings influenced her work as an artist and designer. Credited with being an early adopter of designers using Macintosh computer and innovator of the “New Wave” aesthetic in the 1980’s, April Greiman continues to …


Armin Hoffman, Ilze Spilde Jul 2019

Armin Hoffman, Ilze Spilde

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Susan Kare, Christina Kinsey Jul 2019

Susan Kare, Christina Kinsey

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Lester Beall, Bill Starkey Jul 2019

Lester Beall, Bill Starkey

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Hari Panicker And Deepti Nair, Dylan C. Rush Sep 2018

Hari Panicker And Deepti Nair, Dylan C. Rush

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Walter Crane, Cynthia Oswald Aug 2018

Walter Crane, Cynthia Oswald

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Istvan Orosz, Erin Williams Jul 2018

Istvan Orosz, Erin Williams

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Craig Ward, Melissa Seling Jul 2018

Craig Ward, Melissa Seling

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Creative Graphical Coding Via Pipelined Pixel Manipulation, Dale E. Parson Apr 2018

Creative Graphical Coding Via Pipelined Pixel Manipulation, Dale E. Parson

Computer Science and Information Technology Faculty

Creative coding is the act of computer programming intended to create aesthetic artifacts in one or more digital media such as graphical images, animated videos, computer games, or musical performances. Visual artists and musicians use computers to compose, to render, and to perform. Algorithms remain as important as they are for any computer program, but their intent is to inspire, or at least to entertain, in contrast to more utilitarian applications of algorithms. This paper outlines the software structures and aesthetic perspectives of two novel algorithms for the creative manipulation of pixels in the Processing language. The first algorithm focuses …


Muriel Cooper, Al Bronakowski Oct 2015

Muriel Cooper, Al Bronakowski

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

No abstract provided.


Mary Blair, Emma Brooks Oct 2015

Mary Blair, Emma Brooks

Communication Design: Design Pioneers

Mary Blair was one of the few women who played an important role in the history of animation. In the 1950’s, she was in a field dominated by men, but one man in particular saw great promise and potential in Blair’s whimsical and unique style, Walt Disney. Blair work on three Disney classics, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. She maintained a professional relationship with Walt Disney after she left to pursue freelance endeavors. Blair worked with him again for one last time with the It’s a Small World attraction at Disneyland. Mary Blair’s illustrations created fantasy environments that …