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African American Fashion Legacies, Yasmeen Orozco

[Archive] Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

This was an exploration of how African American Designers, former and current have contributed to fashion legacies. Key points that will be presented will be – brief biographies of seven African American designers, that covers their upbringing, education, and their fashion legacies. The seven fashion designers that will be discussed include - Patrick Kelly, Willie Smith, Anna Lowe, Stephine Burrows, Laquan Smith, Dapper Dan, and Zelda Wynn Valdes.

The study further features fashion trends that originated from the African American community. Notably, African Americans have been a pioneering force with creative styles that have been ignored and rebutted. Finally, the …

Romantic And Victorian Era: Fashion Reimagined, Sara E. Pacheco

[Archive] Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

This venture was about reimaginations of the Romantic and Victorian era fashion through the person of Audrey Hepburn, a famous 1960’s Movie star. The Romantic and Victorian eras were chosen because of their similarities and the beauty of those eras in expressing femininity for women. The colors served as a main source of inspiration because they conveyed a feminine vintage feel for the garments. Additionally, inspiration was drawn from the patterns and textures of fabric, especially silk textiles whose satin finish complemented the shiny, smooth, and silky feel of the fabrics. The reimagined fashion images on display illustrate how a …

A Modern Twist Based On The 17th Century And Victorian Era, Kenzie Styles

[Archive] Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

This project was an exploration of the 17th Century and Victorian styles with a modern twist to suit Cher, who is an iconic famous signer and actress, in her teens and early 20s. Most of the inspiration for the designs was taken from undergarments and silhouettes inspired by both eras. As well as light feminine colors inspired by the eras, combined with dark greens and blues to create a modern effect. Details of the garments include lace and embroidery inspired by the artwork of the 17th century.

Ones To Watch

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Beyond 100
Transforming design & imagining futures with Lab4Living

Interview - A Prelude To The "Future Skills Community Event"

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An interview with industry expert Leon Yoong
Leon Yoong will be speaking at the Panel Discussion session entitled "Design Impact - Now and Beyond" at the VPET Conference for Design on 9 December 2022. This is part of the Future Skills Community Event, which is held to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Vocational Training Council (VTC). Let's find out what Yoong has to share before the big event.

Back Cover

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Design - Heritage And Innovation

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"Emerging Design Talents 2022: Culture Future", an exhibition presented by HKDI and Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) (Lee Wai Lee) in August, is a runway where young designers showcased their history-inspired designs and contributed to preserving heritage and paving way for a new "culture future".

Theme - A Virtual Reality Time Machine To Build Cultural Understanding

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Declaring you want to create a time machine will probably earn you some sideways glances. However, Brett Leavy's vision of a virtual representation of the Australian continent as it was before European colonisation is more than just a flight of imagination. On the contrary, the technology exists, and Leavy has been working for decades to refine it to his needs.

Theme - A Matchmaker For Old Crafts And Modern Living

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Interview with Crafts on Peel Creative Director Penelope Luk Crafts on Peel is a local charitable organisation dedicated to reviving, reinterpreting and perpetuating traditional craftsmanship. Helmed by its creative director Penelope Luk and founder Yama Chan, the organisation fosters collaboration between craftsmen from different eras through apprenticeship and technical exchanges. By nurturing a new generation of contemporary artisans, it aspires to breathe new life into time-honoured crafts with creative ideas and designs, such that craftmanship could truly stand the test of time.

Theme - Cultural Heritage Of Everyday Life

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Theme - Food And Its Depth Beyond Flavour

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Interview with Deep Food founders Cindy Chan and Heinrik Ng
Although food design was traditionally led by chefs, Cindy Chan and Heinrik Ng have turned food into a major platform to showcase creativity. Riding on their design backgrounds, the duo is keeping traditional flavours and food culture alive, exploring new expression avenues to present the beauty of food.

Theme - Timeless Style Requires Sustainable Businesses

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In retrospect, it is easy to connect the dots to explain how something of significance came into being. But when starting out on this journey, the motivations and decisions will often be just arbitrary or by chance. The "heritage business preservation eco-system" that is Whole Love Kyoto and Kyoto Traditional Culture Innovation Laboratory, is one such case.

Project - Contemporary Interpretation Of Artisanship

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Unseen: The Making of Traditional Chinese Furniture
Traditional rosewood furniture pieces are treasured as heirloom items for their exquisite craftsmanship. How does it work with contemporary design? This is the inspiring story told in the May exhibition Unseen: The Making of Traditional Chinese Furniture jointly organised by the HKDI Gallery and Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM).

Forum - The Creative Diversity Of Hong Kong Typography

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Interview with Benny Au, Spencer Wong and Katol Lo - key persons of the "See Words__"exhibition
To revisit the "See Words__" exhibition that was successfully held in July at the Centre for Communication Design of HKDI, we invited three key persons of the show and discussed how they perceive the potentials and the future of typography in Hong Kong.

Editorial

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Cover

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Contents

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Issue Twenty Eight Full Text

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The Role Of Digital Media In Enhancing The Educational Quality Among School And University Teachers In Hebron Governorate, Mohammed Habes, Muammar Yousef Al-Owaiwi, Marcelle Issa Al Jwaniat, Farhan Al Olaimat

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The study aimed to identify the role of digital media platforms of the educational efficiency in schools and universities in the Hebron Governorate: “Glory International School and Hebron University". The relevant institution consists of n=52 individuals from the available sample, and the researchers conducted interviews with different specialists. The study reached diverse results, the most important of which are: 47.1% use digital media platforms in education on a permanent basis. It was also found that 41.2% use specialized scientific sites, while the percentage of YouTube users reached 31.4%, the percentage of those who use the educational institution’s website was 17.6%, …

Polished Memories: Zhang Xiaogang’S Bloodline: Big Family No. 3 And The Ideal Family Of The Cultural Revolution, Abby Wiggins

James Madison Undergraduate Research Journal (JMURJ)

Zhang Xiaogang’s series of paintings, Bloodline, is a strange, surreal, and haunting collection of family portraits. As a Chinese artist who was young during the Cultural Revolution of the 60s and 70s, Zhang has a complicated relationship with his own national history. The paintings of Bloodline are not photorealistic portraits; rather, they are constructions coming from within his mind, returning to these memories and feelings decades later. This essay examines Big Family No. 3, a painting for this series done in 1995, exploring the influences and processes that contributed to its creation. It argues that this work in …

Open Textbook For Art 27, Nate Cooper

Open Educational Resources

Work in Progress - In the Spring of 2023, I will endeavor to work collaboratively with students to develop an open textbook for the Art 26: UX Visual Design course. As this class has only been offered once in the past and in general the UX courses are new at Kingsborough there isn't an obvious single authority on the subject. As a practitioner in the field professionally, I grow concerned that even if a solid text could be found in print that industry changes happen so frequently that the only helpful authority will need to be a dynamic work. Hence, …

9th Annual Baker & Whitehill Contest 2023, Special Collections, Fleet Library

9th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2023

9th Annual Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening Reception Thursday, March 02, 2023, Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Andre Lee Bassuet.

One Chinoiserie, Two Series : A Comparative Study Of The French L'Histoire De L’Empereur De La Chine And The English Indian Manner Tapestries, Yue Wang

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

This thesis investigates two chinoiserie tapestries that appeared in Europe in the 1680s and 1690s to discuss the relationship between the diversity of early chinoiserie artistic styles and the Eurasian cross-cultural interaction, as well as the general interest of Europeans in China and Asia. Both produced by French weavers, chinoiserie tapestries appeared in France and England, namely L’histoire de l’empereur de la Chine (The Story of the Emperor of China), manufactured by the Royal Factory in Beauvais, France, around 1685, and Indian Manner, manufactured by the tapestry workshops in Soho, England, around 1690. The former has received greater …

Southwinds - Spring 2023

Southwinds: The Literary and Arts Magazine of Missouri S&T

Southwinds is a literary and arts magazine published annually in the spring semester to showcase the creative work of Missouri University of Science and Technology students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Until Morning, Asher Berard

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Theses and Student Creative Work

Until Morning is an installation-based body of work that is rooted in fantasy through storytelling. It’s focused on a narrative about processing trauma through the self at their various stages of recovery. This exhibition consists of paintings, sculptures, audio, and videos reflecting a world built to regain authorship over unsettling memories that demand closure. The films are performative extensions of self in familiar southern Louisiana landscapes. The viewer shares perspective through the point of view of Memory, the main character depicted with pink hair. The fictional scenes all toy with notions of remembering, forgetting, and coping, while also provoking reactions …

Why Sweep The Cinders…, Gretchen Larsen

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Theses and Student Creative Work

In my creative practice I climb down the ladder, put the glass slipper on my own foot, and build the ball for myself (and everyone I know, of course). What I mean is, instead of waiting for the prince and his kingdom to come, I have learned to pursue my own dreams. I do this by dreaming up and building objects using a mixture of traditional and new media. I work with wood, acrylic, LEDs, microcontrollers, lamp parts, and other materials including fabric and projectors. I create, live with, and create again, objects of my own design. The objects I …

Poked Zine, Geneva Lindsley

Graphic Communication

It is well-known that a stigma exists toward tattooed individuals. In the corporate world, many employers have asked their employees to cover any skin ink to preserve the image the company may have. Even in the U.S. Army, recruits are restricted in the placement of their tattoos, not being able to have designs on their face or certain sizes on their neck and hands (Lacdan, 2022). Studies show that “people view tattooed individuals as possessing a number of negative character attributes'' (Broussard & Harton, 2018). The question we must ask ourselves is why these stigmas exist. Not only are the …

Dunites Wine Company: Digital Redesign, Alexandra Messner

Graphic Communication

This project is a digital redesign for Dunites Wine Company, a small San Luis Obispo wine brand. By improving their website usability and consistency, Dunites Wine Co. can generate excitement and awareness about their brand. The end deliverables will include photography, refreshed branding, and an updated website.

Drselects: Sampsa Hyysalo, Expanding Participatory Design And Codesign In Time, Space And Scope, Sampsa Hyysalo

DRSelects

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Understanding Environmental Art: A Case Study Of Jason Decaires Taylor's Coral Greenhouse (2019), Laura Dean Hinson

Theses

This thesis highlights the need for a new way to analyze environmental art. In the past, environmental artwork has been discussed in terms of the abstract concepts that drove their creation and the role they played in moving artists outside of the gallery space in the1960s and 70s. However, in recent years environmental artists are increasingly driven by themes of environmental conservation and preservation, using scientific research as the basis of their designs. Because of the shift in focus, developing a new way to discuss environmental art that takes into consideration the influence scientific research has on art production and …