My research is located at the intersection of design and education, focusing specifically on middle and high school literature. Using educational psychology research, particularly in the areas of motivation and engagement, I have explored various ways to deliver traditional literary texts. The hope is to engage students in literature they might normally find boring. Multiple points of entry into the text was a method used in conceptualizing the solutions because it allowed readers to visualize how the text can relate to them as individuals. The solutions provided represent a small portion of what can be done in the intersection of education and design; they are only limited to the number of stories students are required to read in school. / text

Šiame darbe analizuojami optinio meno, stop kadro animacijos veikimo principai, žmogaus gyvenimo momento svarba bei lentikuliarinės spaudos technologija, autorės nuomone, turintys sąsają su jos kurta animuota fotografija. Žmogaus trumpos nenutrūkstamo, ištisinio gyvenimo dalelės aktualumas kūrybiniame darbe virsta meniniu objektu, turinčiu aiškią motyvaciją, priežastis bei tikslus. Kūrybinio darbo dalyje pateikiama stop kadrais animuota fotografija. Darbas atspausdintas modernia technika, vienu iš naujausių spaudos būdų Lietuvoje – lentikuliarine spauda. Šis spaudos būdas atveria platesnes ir efektyvesnes galimybes, suteikiant darbui šiuolaikiškumo, išskirtinumo, originalumo bei skatina kurti naujas ir aktualias idėjas. Žiūrovui, stebinčiam animuotą fotografiją, suteikiama galimybė pristabdyti, sugrįžti atgal arba pakartoti reginį. Jis pats kontroliuoja žiūrėjimo kampą bei tempą, suvokdamas imituojamą judesį. / Here is analyzed optical art, stop-frame animation’s principle, the moment of importance in human life and lenticular press technology in this work. According to the author, all it has connection with her created work. The relevance of particles of human short-continuous life into the creative work becomes an artistic object with a clear motivation for the reasons and goals. Here is introduced stop motion animated photography in creative work park. The work is printed by modern technology, one of the newest ways to press in Lithuania - lenticular press. This printing method offers a wider and more effective option, giving modernity, exclusivity, originality for the work and encourages the development of new and relevant ideas. The viewer, who is observing an animated photography, has a opportunity to pause, go back or repeat the view. He controls the viewing angle and tempo, aware of the simulated motion.

The objective of this creative project was the exploration of the new genre of Design Cinema, specifically to use typography and motion graphics to tell a story. Design Cinema is best defined as a hybrid form of moving image that falls between motion graphics and filmmaking. The secondary objective was to design and create three significant pieces of work in Design Cinema, which focuses on utilizing typography and graphics in an abstracted story-based environment.The stories illustrated come from the book of Psalms in the New International Version translation of the Bible. These are some of the oldest texts in the world. This body of work, completed in high-definition video, required a process of pre-production (treatment, storyboarding, and planning), production (shooting, lighting, and directing), and post-production (capturing, editing, compositing, and design). Bill Viola, Jem Cohen, and Michel Gondry have impacted the style and structure of my video work. / Department of Art

Disney’s princesses and heroines have long captured the minds and hearts of young girls with their magical dress. This thesis researches the fashion symbols in a chosen set of animated movies and relate this to children’s reception, sexuality and gender issues and narrative identities. A semiotic analysis of the movies and relating them to read literature will shine a new light on this subject.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2007. / Typescript.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-121). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Oregon State University, 2008. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-105). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2010. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (p. 30).

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-92). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Texas, May, 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.