Fascias
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A paper which considers the development of fascias and signage, with reference to the change from hand-lettering to mass produced signage and the current trend towards making signage appropriate to the environment. Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JL2fasc.rtf

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.
Filename: TLCfeng.wps

Gender/Girls & Dolls
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A 3 page research paper that examines child development literature, focusing on how playing with dolls may influence gender concepts for girls. Bibliography lists 6 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.
Filename: KSToulouse-Lautrec.rtf

Graphic Design & Mass Communication
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A 5 page research paper on graphic design and its ability to convey a message. Graphic design refers to the use of "graphic elements and text to communicate ideas or information to specific audiences" (Calnon, 2004, p.17). Basically, graphic design is a visual language that aids in conveying the meaning and context of the written word (Calnon, 2004). When this purpose is accomplished successfully, it attracts attention and adds credibility to the whatever message is being conveyed. In general, graphic design is most frequently employed to create marketing materials that are intended to be noticed by consumers; however, it also has other uses. The writer discusses various types of graphic design and research. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khgdres.rtf

Graphic Design After Industrialization
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A 5 page paper discussing changes the computer age has brought to graphic design. The design abilities central to the success of the graphic designer receive greater expectation than in the past. No longer is it sufficient for a graphic designer to produce a marketing piece showing the product with a smiling consumer standing nearby. Now, such visuals are expected to convey a variety of marketing messages including quality, value and status. The creativity factor of the graphic designer has been highlighted so that it is now one of the most important qualities the designer can bring to work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSgraphDes.rtf

Graphic Design and Contemporary Photographic Theory
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A 5 page discussion of the parallels between computer-aided graphic design and conventional photographic theory. Emphasizes the tremendous diversity of tools which are available to the graphic design artist and discusses how these tools are similar to those available to conventional photographers but much more extensive. Concludes that the graphic design artist must recognize not only the tools and methodologies which are available but also the traditional value system which is associated with those tools. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Graphic Design, Corporate Identity and Subculture
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This 12 page paper considers the importance of graphic design in the formation of cooperate identity, and the way in which sub culture is used successfully and unsuccessfully. The writer looks at influence of logo’s such as the IBM logo as well as more modern manifestations, such the attempt to change the corporate image of British Airways and the controversial tail fin designs. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TElogode.rtf

Graphic Design: Ethnic And Gender Discrimination
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10 pages in length. Ethnic and gender discrimination is no stranger to the workplace. Inasmuch as graphic design is essentially a white man's world, it has been extremely difficult for ethnic women to break the mold and be represented for their talents, while not being overlooked merely because of their gender. To say that ethnic women have had to fight for their existence within the world of graphic design would be a gross understatement. Indeed, the road to self-expression through the artistic expression has been paved with patriarchal intolerance and characteristic skepticism. That women have been forced to prove their worthiness within the stringent boundaries of a male-dominated industry speaks volumes about the inherent fortitude that comprises the female spirit. The concept of feminism embodies a number of critical theories by which to better address the various perspectives of interdisciplinary connection. The writer discusses that a primary quest exists to assess the sometimes-strained yet always misunderstood relations between the genders within the graphic design industry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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History and Development of Graffiti Art
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This 5 page report discusses the existence of graffiti and the fact that graffiti is an expression of art, whether political, social, or aesthetic, it expresses something that its creator wants to express through the medium of paint and a bare surface that will be viewed by others. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Image Compression Techniques
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This 15 page report discusses the fact that, currently, JPEG is still the most common way of storing and exchanging still-photograph image information. However, fractal compression, wavelets, progressive decompression, bandwidth availability, are considerations, as is the ultimate application of the various image compression tools. The best compression techniques all lessen overall storage density and transmission bandwidth for still and video images, both within a system and between systems. Therefore, new solutions are being (and have been) actively sought. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWimage.rtf

Important Information for a Career as a Web Developer
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This 8 page study outlines the factors that relate to the occupational strategy for Web developers. The increasing use of the World Wide Web for business operations has determined a need for Web developers. Web developers are responsible for creating Web designs and integrating new technological elements into the development of Web pages. As a result, specific considerations have been developed for their employment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHCarWeb.rtf

INDIVIDUAL INQUIRY THROUGH REFERENCE TO NEW KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
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This 4 page paper is a philosophical treatise on the essence of imagination as it relates to the creation of art. Gaugin, Munch, Picasso, Raschenberg discussed and exampled. MA level paper.Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBnuart.rtf

John Baskerville: Biography and Works
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A 6 page paper which discusses the professional history, biography, and works of John Baskerville. The paper also discusses what were seen to be his significant contributions to his field of lettering, or type design. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Joost Schmidt/Bauhaus
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the innovations of the Bauhaus, an German art school that spawned a movement in the early part of the twentieth century, and one of its professors, German typographer and artist Joost Schmidt. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khjoost.rtf

Low Budget Graphic Design as Opposed to Big Business
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A 15 page research paper that addresses the revolution that has taken place in recent decades relative to the field of graphic design. The writer argues that the ability to produce quality graphics with a small budget is now available through technological innovation, but that the human elements of creativity and knowledge of graphic art still govern how the technology is utilized. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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