Thesis (Ph. D.) University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on August 9, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1993. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

From Introduction: The reIationship between technology and art today is a logical extension of a collaborative tradition with ancient roots. The artist has always been a principal perpetrator of technological innovation. He, through the natural progression of technical means, has virtually evolved each new art form. There are many examples such as the 'lost wax' casting process, Jan Van Eycks oil paint innovations, Senefelders 'chemical printing' and Niecephore Niepce's first eight hour photographic exposures. Even woodblocks were in their time an innovation. All art uses technology of a kind and artists who prefer to remain aloof from it are in fact merely using technologies absorbed in older traditional media further back in the history of art. It is the flexibility of art to adapt to changing conditions of the world today which has spurred change and brought about a new dynamism in the graphic arts. The present intensity of interest in the print can be directly attributed to the advancement of technology and communication in this century. A whole new field of materials, methods and techniques are now available to the venturesome graphic artist and printmaker. Along with the contemporary technology dedication to expression leads naturally to innovation in aesthetics.

This study examines the graphic design industry’s call for ‘a South African design language’ in post-apartheid South Africa and how the non-commercial publication i-jusi is envisaged as a space for graphic designers to innovate a South African design language. The central premise of this research is that graphic design, as a form of cultural production, is discursive. In this respect, graphic design practice is constructed and constrained by professional discourse, which is in turn informed by social structures. However, discourse is also a site of contestation and graphic designers may challenge or negotiate professional discourse in their practice. Thus, as Wolff (1981) argues, the possibility for innovation within graphic design practice may exist at a particular historical moment, although this possibility is itself situated within social structures. In this study, the impact of professional graphic design discourse on the attempt to innovate a South African design language in i-jusi is explored. Utilising qualitative interviews and other texts selected from graphic design commentary (conference presentations and published articles), the motivations of the producers of i-jusi are examined with a view to assessing how their articulation of a South African design language is informed by professional graphic design discourse.

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Made available in DSpace on 2015-01-26T13:21:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-12-12Bitstream added on 2015-01-26T13:30:21Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000800759.pdf: 4555138 bytes, checksum: d8f40cd8968600dd6d2ea598d8bdc934 (MD5) / A Educação é indicada como alternativa para a diminuição dos acidentes infantis, um sério problema de saúde pública mundial ainda sem solução. São escassos os materiais informativos relacionados à temática, disponíveis para atividades educativas com a população, mas cursos de Design Gráfico podem contribuir para elaborá-los, o que não ocorre. Esta pesquisa elabora, aplica e avalia o efeito de um programa de ensino nos conhecimentos a respeito da prevenção de acidentes infantis e na produção de materiais informativos referentes à temática, com graduandos de curso de Design Gráfico. Participam 49 graduandos de curso noturno de Design Gráfico, em Instituição de Ensino Superior numa cidade do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, com aproximadamente 220 mil habitantes. Utiliza impressos, textos virtuais e computadores equipados com softwares gráficos, ambiente Moodle e Internet. Como procedimentos, elabora um Programa de Ensino embasado na Análise do Comportamento e nos resultados de Estudo Piloto, com o objetivo de que cada participante, esteja apto a responder questões, a desenvolver textos e a executar o projeto gráfico de material informativo a respeito da temática, bem como a utilizar a metodologia de projetos e a produzir relatório final. Aplica o Programa de Ensino por meio de Questionário Inicial, buscando identificar o perfil dos participantes, as opiniões, o conhecimento prévio e o recebimento de informações na universidade a respeito da temática; realiza com os participantes atividades envolvendo leituras, questionários, pesquisas e elaboração de materiais informativos referentes à temática e, avalia utilizando o Questionário Final para investigar o conhecimento adquirido e a opinião dos participantes relacionada às atividades realizadas; a Planilha de Registro de Atividades elaborada pela pesquisadora para acompanhar o aproveitamento dos participantes no processo do Programa e o Questionário... / Education is indicated as an alternative for the reduction of child accidents, which are a serious worldwide public health problem that is still without a solution. There is a lack of informative material regarded to this theme, available for educational activities with the population, but Graphic Design courses can contribute in their elaboration, however this does not happen. This paper elaborates, applies and evaluates the effect of a teaching program in the knowledge related to the prevention of child accidents and the production of informative materials associated with the theme, with graduate students of Graphic Design course. Forty-nine graduate students of Graphic Design nocturne course took part, at a private Higher Education Institute at a city of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with nearly 220 thousand inhabitants. It uses printed material, virtual texts and computers equipped with graphic softwares, Moodle environment and internet. As procedure: it elaborates a teaching program based on Behavior Analysis and in the Pilot Study results, with the objective that each participant be able to answer questions, to develop texts and to accomplish the graphic project of informative material related to the theme, as well as to use the project methodology and to produce the final report. It applies the teaching program through the Initial Questionnaire, seeking the identification of the participants’ profile, opinions, previous knowledge and the information they receive at the university about the theme; it accomplishes with the participants activities involving reading, questionnaires, research and elaboration of informative materials associated with the subject and evaluates using the Final Questionnaire to investigate the acquired knowledge and the participants’ opinion related to the accomplished activities; the Activities Registration Spreadsheet elaborated by the researcher to track the participants’ improvement...

Orientador: Sandra Regina Gimeniz-Paschoal / Banca: Tânia Moron Saes Braga / Banca: Alessandra de Morais Shimizu / Banca: Tânia Maria Santana de Rose / Banca: José Luis Bizelli / Resumo: A Educação é indicada como alternativa para a diminuição dos acidentes infantis, um sério problema de saúde pública mundial ainda sem solução. São escassos os materiais informativos relacionados à temática, disponíveis para atividades educativas com a população, mas cursos de Design Gráfico podem contribuir para elaborá-los, o que não ocorre. Esta pesquisa elabora, aplica e avalia o efeito de um programa de ensino nos conhecimentos a respeito da prevenção de acidentes infantis e na produção de materiais informativos referentes à temática, com graduandos de curso de Design Gráfico. Participam 49 graduandos de curso noturno de Design Gráfico, em Instituição de Ensino Superior numa cidade do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, com aproximadamente 220 mil habitantes. Utiliza impressos, textos virtuais e computadores equipados com softwares gráficos, ambiente Moodle e Internet. Como procedimentos, elabora um Programa de Ensino embasado na Análise do Comportamento e nos resultados de Estudo Piloto, com o objetivo de que cada participante, esteja apto a responder questões, a desenvolver textos e a executar o projeto gráfico de material informativo a respeito da temática, bem como a utilizar a metodologia de projetos e a produzir relatório final. Aplica o Programa de Ensino por meio de Questionário Inicial, buscando identificar o perfil dos participantes, as opiniões, o conhecimento prévio e o recebimento de informações na universidade a respeito da temática; realiza com os participantes atividades envolvendo leituras, questionários, pesquisas e elaboração de materiais informativos referentes à temática e, avalia utilizando o Questionário Final para investigar o conhecimento adquirido e a opinião dos participantes relacionada às atividades realizadas; a Planilha de Registro de Atividades elaborada pela pesquisadora para acompanhar o aproveitamento dos participantes no processo do Programa e o Questionário... / Abstract: Education is indicated as an alternative for the reduction of child accidents, which are a serious worldwide public health problem that is still without a solution. There is a lack of informative material regarded to this theme, available for educational activities with the population, but Graphic Design courses can contribute in their elaboration, however this does not happen. This paper elaborates, applies and evaluates the effect of a teaching program in the knowledge related to the prevention of child accidents and the production of informative materials associated with the theme, with graduate students of Graphic Design course. Forty-nine graduate students of Graphic Design nocturne course took part, at a private Higher Education Institute at a city of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with nearly 220 thousand inhabitants. It uses printed material, virtual texts and computers equipped with graphic softwares, Moodle environment and internet. As procedure: it elaborates a teaching program based on Behavior Analysis and in the Pilot Study results, with the objective that each participant be able to answer questions, to develop texts and to accomplish the graphic project of informative material related to the theme, as well as to use the project methodology and to produce the final report. It applies the teaching program through the Initial Questionnaire, seeking the identification of the participants' profile, opinions, previous knowledge and the information they receive at the university about the theme; it accomplishes with the participants activities involving reading, questionnaires, research and elaboration of informative materials associated with the subject and evaluates using the Final Questionnaire to investigate the acquired knowledge and the participants' opinion related to the accomplished activities; the Activities Registration Spreadsheet elaborated by the researcher to track the participants' improvement... / Doutor

Thesis (MTech (Graphic Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. / The aim of this study was to examine how students experience the transition from the classroom to the workplace. This research explored what factors students found problematic and which factors was helpful during the transition. This research was qualitative and this study focused on the experiences of the participants and all data was collected from their perception of work practice. I used Activity Theory as a theoretical framework to compile and organize relevant data. Data was gathered using video recordings, hand written journal entries and individual interviews. The research was conducted in an on-campus design studio that is situated within the Design Faculty at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. The reason for choosing Design Logic as a site is the following; the studio sits neatly between the classroom and the workplace, although the studio is in a protected environment, most of the elements that are present in a real world setup is reflected within Design Logic i.e. the stresses of satisfying demanding clients, working with budgets, liaising with suppliers and the ever present looming deadlines all form part of the daily make-up of Design Logic. Although the starting point of the study was to search for the problem areas of the student’s transition into the work place, the analyzed data revealed the dissimilarities between the two systems and how the participants overcame the difference i.e. shifting identities and rules and norms to develop new skills suited for the work place. The workspace opened a Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and highlighted the value and importance of work practice in preparation of graduates for industry.

Orientador: Mônica Moura / Banca: José Carlos Plácida da Silva / Banca: Lucy Carlinda da Rocha Niemeyer / Resumo: Este estudo tem por objetivo promover o resgate e o registro da memória da Revista Traço organizada e editada pelo grupo de artistas gráficos, também denominados de "Traço", localizado na cidade de Bauru durante o período de 1987 a 1990. A pesquisa justifica-se pelo baixo número de publicações que têm com objetivo o estudo do design gráfico brasileiro com foco nas produções regionalizadas, bem como pela importância da preservação do patrimônio cultural do qual a revista faz parte e, por fim, pelo estabelecimento de um panorama que possibita a compreensão do surgimento e estabelecimento do mercado do design gráfico na região de Bauru. A presente pesquisa observou a terminologia empregada no âmbito profissional, principalmente nas atuações específicas do campo do Design gráfico, com a finalidade de estabelecer parâmetros mínimos para sua compreensão e utilização. Discutiu o conceito de Design Gráfico, considerando como parâmetro apenas definições de autores nacionais devido ao fato de que tais autores possuem um reconhecimento da atividade e ação do design pertinente e mais próximo à realidade brasileira. Observou aspectos do cenário do mercado editorial brasileiro da década de 1980 discorrendo sobre publicações consideradas marcantes do ponto de vista do design editorial. Por fim, foi realizada uma apresesentação detalhada do Grupo Traço e da Revista Traço a partir de informações levantadas tanto junto ao períódico em si quanto a partir de entrevistas com a maioria dos integrantes do grupo. Esta investigação, que realiza uma abordagem qualitativa exploratória e de cunho bibliográfico documental, conta com a aplicação de técnicas referentes à revisão de literatura e pesquisa de campo com a realização de entrevistas semi-estruturadas que foram aplicadas a maioria dos integrantes que compunha o grupo responsável pela publicação da revista. Ainda, foi realizado e é apresentado... / Abstract: The objective of this study is to promote and rescue the memory of Traço Magazine, organized and edited by a group of graphic artistic, also called "Traço", located in the city of Bauru from 1987 to 1990. The research is justified by the low number of publications that has the objective of studying the Brazilian graphic design with a focus on regionalized productions, as well the importance of preserving the cultural heritage, in which that the maganize is part of and, finally, the establishment of a panorama that enable our understanding of the birth and establishment of the graphic design market in the region of Bauru. The present survey observed the terminology employed in the professional industry, especially in specific activities such as the graphic deisgn field, with the purpose of establishing minimum parameters for their understanding and use. It also addressed the discussion about what Graphic Design is, which is considered as a parameter the definitions of national authors, due to the fact that these authors have a recognition of their relevant activity and action, and closer to the Brazilian reality. It was also observed the Brazilian editorial market in the 1980s, discussing publications considered outstanding in terms of editorial design. Finally, a detailed presentation of Traço Group and Traço Magazine was made from information gathered both by the periodic itself as from interviews held with most of the group members. This investigation, with an exploratory qualitative approach and a documentary bibliographic imprint, relies on the application of techniques related to literature review and field research along with semi-structured interviews that were conducted with most of the members from the group that were responsible for the maganize publication. Furthermore, the collecion and analysis of all figures relating to issues of Trace Magazine (1,2,3,4 and Special Editon), which were considered in editorial and graphic... / Mestre