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1	Material Meaning Jordan, Anne 01 January 2012 (has links) The synthesis of old and new, analog and digital, and hand- and computer-based methods provides designers with an opportunity to work beyond the constraints of the computer and take advantage of the aesthetic effects that actual materials bring to visual communication. Designers who choose to actively participate in their process – bringing the aesthetic effects of working materially into the realm of the digital – will likely learn to reject an approach that relies too heavily on passive digital tools. Active participation in the design process can extend our creative vocabulary and humanize visual communication. graphic design typography material meaning letterform methodology process Art and Design Arts and Humanities Graphic Design
2	Do You Read Me? Objects of Language and the Language of Objects Barnett, Jamie Marie 01 January 2005 (has links) My project investigates the intersection of typography and furniture. It questions the language of these objects and compares the two, based on an assumption of similarity. Each supports the assertion of the language system of the other. letter letterform ligature object park bench seat status symbol table three-dimensional design typographic form typography visual visual form legibility language furniture design graphic design furniture functionality dimensional letters form function design communication communication design counterform craft chair architecture Art and Design Arts and Humanities

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Do You Read Me? Objects of Language and the Language of Objects