Bradbury Thompson
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A 5 page examination of the graphic artist Bradbury Thompson and his work. Thompson's work has graced the front covers of some of the most popular and famous magazines in the 20th century. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Careers in Graphic Design
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7 pages. This paper explains the pros and cons of a career in graphic design. Some of the topics included are the educational requirements for the job; duties expected of employees holding the job and the future of graphic design. In other words, will there be a market for graphic designers by the time they get out of college? Job satisfaction is covered based on a personal interview herein, as well as the opportunities for advancement and the positive and negative aspects of the job. The overall assessment of a career in graphic design and whether it is well suited to oneself summarizes the paper. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Computer Graphics In The Movies
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A 5 page essay on how the modern film industry now uses 3D computer graphics to create special effects instead of more traditional methods. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Contemporary Photography and Graphic Design
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This 11 page paper looks at the way in which the medium of contemporary photography can be used with and in graphic design. Two contemporary photographs are examined to demonstrate this point. The paper has two illustrations and the bibliography cites 6 sources.
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Design
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There are a myriad and one ways to look at design and a plethora and two areas of design. This 10 page paper gives an overview of design with an emphasis on what makes for good design and who determines what that is. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Designing a Brochure on the Desktop
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A 15 page paper looking at the process of creating a promotional brochure from the designer's point of view. Covered are such topics as brochure types, design psychology, and the intricacies of the printing process in today's age of pre-press technology. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Designing Product Packaging for the Visually Impaired
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A 36 page paper discussing how graphic designers can better serve the visually impaired in designing product packages. The paper traces the difficulty the Diabetes Division of the American Federation for the Blind had in gaining any cooperation from insulin manufacturers in including tactile information for the blind on insulin vials as an example of how difficult gaining cooperation can be, despite the wealth of information available from the Royal National Institute for the Blind. A review of typography in the 20th century reveals we have moved from sans serif to more stylized forms in cycles; we are currently moving away from sans serif to forms less legible for those who are not totally blind. The paper recommends combining the Moon raised lettering system with standard styles, so that product packages can be attractive to the sighted while being functional for the visually impaired. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Digitized Images
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A 6 page paper which discusses different technical aspects of digitized images. The paper discusses why it is necessary to digitize images, how it is done, and what factors influence the images. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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Ethnography -- “the study and systematic recording of human cultures” of Rubber Stamp Artists
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This 11 page report discusses ethnography and serves as an ethnographic report of the unique “social world” of artists who create their art with rubber stamps. The ethnographic review of one person’s particular “social world” can be considerably simplified when one thinks more of the many passions most people hold and those in which they participate in that passion with a group of fellow enthusiasts, fans, creators, collectors. Or, they are members of distinct ethnic, religious, cultural, or social groups. In other words, people who are brought together and connected in ways that they have chosen rather than groups of people who are born into a certain group. Such factors as a common activity, unique vocabulary, socialization, identities, and relationships are considered in the context of rubber stamp artists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Feng Shui And Graphic Design
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18 pages in length. Advertising is the lifeblood of any company; without it, there is little other way to reach one's target consumer. Indeed, there exist myriad methods and theories that lay claim to appealing to the most number of potential clients; however, there is yet another new and innovative way of approaching the complex and often confusing industry of advertising. The writer discusses how feng shui, a Chinese application that literally means "wind and water," represents an up and coming form of advertising in the graphic design industry. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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GIF : Graphic Interchange Format
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A 7 page paper that describes the functions of GIF in the development of images for the Internet. The use of GIF for animation is effective because of the simplicity of the format as well as the small files that GIF creates. Within the scope of this paper is also consideration of competitors of GIF, including JPEG, as well as new developments in GIF technolgy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Graphic Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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A 5 page paper discussing the art of this graphic designer. The quadrille was but one of the components of the lively Paris nightlife found in Montmartre at the end of the 19th century. It provided Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) with a beginning point for public display of his artwork in the form of posters for Moulin Rouge, Jane Avril, May Belfort, Chocolat, La Goulue, and Yvette Guilbert. In return, Toulouse-Lautrec gave Montmartre and its performers a taste of immortality while giving rise to the “can-can,” the American Burlesque version of the risqué quadrille forms performed in Paris nightclubs during the “gay 90s,” the final decade of the 19th century. Along the way, he created advertising art that persists more as art than as advertising more than a century after his death. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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