Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1975. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

It is my intention, in this evaluation of my paintings, to serve dual purposes: the partial fulfillment of the requirements of the requirements for a Master of Arts degree, and a better understanding of my work and myself as a painter. The latter, I hope to achieve through this retrospective analysis of work done a t the intuitive, as well as the conscious level. Before one evaluates his paintings, perhaps he should first state his understanding of the creative process through which these paintings came into being. This process, to me, is the result of one's search for self-expression; a means through which he may put down in paint his philosophies, feelings, and ideas about life. / "February, 1957." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 46).

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第24100号 / 工博第5022号 / 新制||工||1748(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科都市環境工学専攻 / (主査)教授 米田 稔, 教授 清水 芳久, 教授 松井 康人 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DFAM

This study is part of a feasibility study conducted by the Sustainability and Resilience Company (su-re.co), and is identified within this report as the sustainability vetting. This study aims to evaluate the sustainability of the natural indigo-dyeing process at a small medium enterprise (SME) batik dying community, Ciwaringin Batik, located in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. Following this, sustainable development strategies (SDS) based on the Circular Economy (CE) RESOLVE Framework will be created for Ciwaringin Batik to further empower the community and provide sustainable business growth initiatives. An iterative qualitative and quantitative data methodology is used when collecting and analyzing production data from Ciwaringin Batik. Data is collected from 9 Ciwaringin Batik craftsmen, who use natural indigo dye during batik production, in Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) format, questionnaires, and through a site-visit to Ciwaringin Batik. Water and indigo consumption data was thoroughly analyzed as it is directly related to a feasibility study conducted by su-re.co and is relevant to their future involvement with Ciwaringin. Current sustainable and “unsustainable” production practices were identified, 10 SDS’s were created following the RESOLVE framework structure, 6 SDS’s were explained and then prioritized regarding implementation feasibility.

Seeing beauty in the simplest aspects of nature inspires me to create art as a testament to our world. Being raised on a farm in rural Virginia gave me an appreciation of a reverence for all life. The inherent forms along with color and value establish nature as the master of aesthetics. An early introduction to Japanese art showed me that all nature was worthy and significant as subjects for art. Using materials derived from nature, cotton, linen, wool, silk, adds a tactile quality that I believe elevates the enjoyment of art.

<p>Arbetets syfte är att göra en fördjupad studie av symbolerna i den textila färgningstekniken bogolan från Mali där intervju och litteratur ställs emot varandra. Syftet är att ta reda på om malis befolkning är medvetna om symbolernas betydelse i textilen bogolan. Arbetet forskar i djupare kunskaper kring symbolers värde för människor därför jämförs textilen med två andra textila hantverk närmare bestämt kelimmattor från Kurdistan och batik från Java. Uppsatsen behandlar de likheter och skillnader som påträffas mellan de tre textilierna. Utifrån en kvalitativ metod med ett deduktivt förhållningssätt genomfördes en sammanställning av det insamlade materialet från litteratur och från halv-strukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet visar att det har skett en förändring gällande symbolers betydelse i textilen bogolan men även de två andra textilierna. Många likheter påträffas mellan de tre textilierna samtidigt som skillnaderna gör sig tydliga. Arbetet öppnar en dörr till fortsatta studier om symbolers värde och betydelse i textila hantverk för de människor som bär och brukar dem.</p>

Arbetets syfte är att göra en fördjupad studie av symbolerna i den textila färgningstekniken bogolan från Mali där intervju och litteratur ställs emot varandra. Syftet är att ta reda på om malis befolkning är medvetna om symbolernas betydelse i textilen bogolan. Arbetet forskar i djupare kunskaper kring symbolers värde för människor därför jämförs textilen med två andra textila hantverk närmare bestämt kelimmattor från Kurdistan och batik från Java. Uppsatsen behandlar de likheter och skillnader som påträffas mellan de tre textilierna. Utifrån en kvalitativ metod med ett deduktivt förhållningssätt genomfördes en sammanställning av det insamlade materialet från litteratur och från halv-strukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet visar att det har skett en förändring gällande symbolers betydelse i textilen bogolan men även de två andra textilierna. Många likheter påträffas mellan de tre textilierna samtidigt som skillnaderna gör sig tydliga. Arbetet öppnar en dörr till fortsatta studier om symbolers värde och betydelse i textila hantverk för de människor som bär och brukar dem.

This thesis focuses on the issue of rendering web pages using vector graphics. The experimental CSSBox display engine and existing libraries for rendering vector graphics in PDF and SVG will be described here. The goal of the thesis is design a common structure for these two libraries and unify the process of rendering web pages in vector graphics as much as possible. Analysis of incorrectly implemented parts of existing solutions will be performed here and shortcomings, which will be necessary to implement to the resulting vector graphic meet the standard CSS3, will be describe. Furthermore, the implementation process, including the repair of all non-functioning original solutions, and the principle of unification of individual parts for the generation of both vector formats will be described. The conclusion is dedicated the results of self testing and outputs from generating real websites.

This diploma thesis deals with the topic of rendering HTML/CSS documents using the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) language. The goal of this thesis is to design and implement an extension for the CSSBox library, which will be able to generate a vector output. First, we provide a description of the SVG language and some Java libraries that can be used for creating SVG documents. After that, there is description of the CSSBox library. Then, we perform an analysys of selected CSS3 features. The main part of this thesis is the design of a solution for rendering various CSS3 attributes such as rounded corners, gradients or transformations using SVG. After the design, there is a description of the implementation and evaluation of the achieved results using various tests. The conclusion offers some possibilities of extending this thesis.

Le tissu-pagne est un textile emblématique de la culture matérielle d’Afrique de l’Ouest, et tout particulièrement du Togo et de sa capitale, Lomé, où il arrive pour être ensuite redistribué dans l’ensemble de la Sous-Région. Bien que majoritairement produit en Europe, il a fait l’objet d’une très forte réappropriation locale et se trouve aujourd’hui partout, utilisé pour tout et par tout le monde. Cette omniprésence est le résultat de son statut de tissu de base mais aussi du fort degré de valeur socio-symbolique qui lui est accordée à Lomé, accompagnant ainsi ses usagers tout au long de leur existence et systématiquement présent lors des grandes étapes de leur vie. Dans ce contexte, cette recherche vise à saisir la relation d’influence réciproque existant entre cet objet textile et son propriétaire à travers les usages locaux que ce dernier en fait, eux-mêmes déterminés par la valeur socio-symbolique accordée à cette étoffe. En adoptant une approche inductive centrée sur les usages du tissu-pagne en regard des nombreux critères sociaux auxquels ils sont conditionnés, notamment la catégorie de qualité de l’étoffe, le contexte de son utilisation et le profil social de son usager, j’ai pu discerner sa puissante fonction de communication visuelle. Marqueur social essentiel, le tissu-pagne s’inscrit au cœur des dynamiques socio-relationnelles de la ville. À travers l’analyse des multiples chemins que peut prendre l’itinéraire de vie local de cette étoffe en fonction des usages successifs qui peuvent en être faits, j’ai été capable de déterminer les logiques émiques conditionnant l’insertion de ces usages au sein de différentes sphères, soit socio-communicationnelle, utilitaire et mémorielle. Suivant une règle de confirmation réciproque entre la valeur sociosymbolique et l’usage fait du tissu-pagne, l’utilisation qui sera faite de ce dernier peut aussi bien le positionner dans une sphère spécifique ou dans plusieurs sphères simultanément. Majoritairement sociale, cette valeur socio-symbolique peut, par exemple, glisser vers une dimension personnelle via un processus d’appropriation de l’objet textile. Son usage, auparavant essentiellement social, sera alors lui aussi personnalisé. C’est ce type de dynamique, associé à la logique de transfert de valeur entre le tissu-pagne et son usager, qui dessine l’itinéraire de vie local de cette étoffe et en fait un objet profondément social. L’étude de ses usages donne ainsi accès au fonctionnement des dynamiques sociorelationnelles en vigueur à Lomé, confirmant de ce fait la réalité de l’existence d’une vie sociale des objets, ici illustrée par le tissu-pagne. / The wax is an emblematic fabric in West African material culture, especially in Togo and its capital city, Lomé. Here it arrives to be redistributed to all other countries of the area. Mainly produced in Europe, this fabric is strongly reappropriated by the local population. Today, it is everywhere, used for everything and by everyone. Its omnipresence is explained by its function as a basic fabric but also because of the high socio-symbolic value people give to it. In fact, we can find the wax throughout Togolese lives, especially at significant life stages. In this context, the present research aims to understand the mutual influence relationship between the textile and its owner, through local uses, which are determined by the socio-symbolic importance given to this material. With an inductive approach based on the wax’s uses according to its several social criteria, for example the fabric’s quality (category), the context of its use and the social profile of its owner, I was able to demonstrate its powerful function in visual communication. The wax is an essential social indicator, which is anchored within the socio-relational dynamics in the city. Through the analysis of the many local life itineraries of wax, according to all its successive uses, I was able to show the local logics, which categorise these uses into three different spheres: socio-communicational, utilitarian and memorial. According to a rule of mutual confirmation between the socio-symbolic value and the use of wax, its usage may be categorised into one sphere, or more, at the same time. This socio-symbolic value is mainly social but it can take a personal scope due to a process of appropriation of the textile. Then its use becomes personalized also. This is the kind of dynamics which, adds to a transfer of value between the wax and its user, designs the local life itinerary of this fabric. That is why it is a social thing. The study of the wax’s uses gives us an understanding about the operating of the socio-relational dynamics in Lomé. All of this attests to the fact that just like other objects, wax fabric has a part to play in the social life of things.