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Gaining Attention And Encouraging A Response: My Criteria For Successful Graphic Design., Kerry Scott Jenkins Dec 2007

Gaining Attention And Encouraging A Response: My Criteria For Successful Graphic Design., Kerry Scott Jenkins

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As a graphic designer, my goal is to clearly express my clients' message to their intended audience. Based on the diversity of my clients and their products and services, finding a consistent style in my projects might be difficult, although there are usually some typical traits. With examples of my work and dialogue from leaders in the graphic design industry, I intend to point out a common thread that runs through all successful design projects, regardless of the projects' designer, era, or individual design elements (e.g., typography, copywriting, color, layout, imagery). Success comes from graphic design's ability to gain attention …


The Illusion Of Art: My Amalgamation Of Illustration And Contemporary Art, Victor Davila Jan 2007

The Illusion Of Art: My Amalgamation Of Illustration And Contemporary Art, Victor Davila

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Drawing on archetypical aspects of human characteristics and personalities, I create images that illustrate our connection to memory, media, and culture. My work is informed by pop culture, including television, movies, cartoons and comic books as it relates to characters in our own physical world and society. The grid is used to represent both childhood games and the frames of a comic strip, where each panel equals an exact moment of time.


Molly, Terry Ann Hayes Jan 2007

Molly, Terry Ann Hayes

The Mercury

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Dark Skate, Lia Halloran Jan 2007

Dark Skate, Lia Halloran

Art Faculty Creative Works – Exhibitions

"The ten photographs on view were taken at night in various Los Angeles locations ranging from spaces appropriated by skateboarders, such as the Los Angeles River, to skate parks and backyard ramps.

The works blur the boundaries of photography and become self-portraits and drawings as well as records of performances. Light is used to form the drawing line while HALLORAN skateboards at night through different venues. The resulting images are each a trajectory of the artist’s movements over time. The photographs pair urban environments with lines of light which behave as physical objects or break apart into flurries of abstraction. …


David, Brian P. Menna Jan 2007

David, Brian P. Menna

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Skeleton, Luis Alberto Ruiz Quintero Jan 2007

Skeleton, Luis Alberto Ruiz Quintero

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Makenzie Seiple, Makenzie M. Seiple Jan 2007

Makenzie Seiple, Makenzie M. Seiple

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Jazz Club, Jennifer M. Kuzmik Jan 2007

Jazz Club, Jennifer M. Kuzmik

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Lemons, Erica J. Wiles Jan 2007

Lemons, Erica J. Wiles

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


The Old Familiar Sting, Jaimie N. Schock Jan 2007

The Old Familiar Sting, Jaimie N. Schock

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Jasmine, Makenzie M. Seiple Jan 2007

Jasmine, Makenzie M. Seiple

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Face 2, Geoffrey D. Gaenslen Jan 2007

Face 2, Geoffrey D. Gaenslen

The Mercury

No abstract provided.