Graphic Design and Contemporary Photographic Theory
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A 10 page overview of computer-aided graphic design and its relation to conventional photographic theory in both still and moving photography. Discusses in detail concepts such as editing, composition and presentation. Compares the tools and techniques which are available to the conventional photographer with those which are available to the graphic design artists. Emphasizes that traditional artistic theory is just as important to the graphic design artist as it is the to the conventional photographer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Essay Title: Graphic Design and Contemporary Photographic Theory

'Popeye is Not a Mickey Mouse Affair'
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Arguments have existed suggesting that fictional characters cannot be copyrighted because they are an abstraction of the minds of the viewer and, therefore, can have no tangible existence outside the original work. Yet it is now recognized that both Popeye and Mickey Mouse receive copyright protection on the basis that they were sufficiently developed to command protection. This 12 page paper considers the issue of copyright laws as they have developed in Japan and reflects upon the notion that fictional characters like Mickey Mouse and Popeye have been 'developed sufficiently to command protection.' Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Essay Title: 'Popeye is Not a Mickey Mouse Affair'

19th Century Graphic Design and the Gutenberg Galaxy
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“The Gutenberg era...is a consistent series of static shots or 'fixed points of view' in homogenous relationship. Homogenisation of men and materials will become the great programme of the Gutenberg era, the source of wealth and power unknown to any other time or technology” [Mcluhan, M, The Gutenburg Galaxy(1962)]This 5 page paper looks at this quote and uses three examples of graphic design from the 19th century to show how the era of print ushered in the concept of 'the static or fragmented shot' and 'homogenisation of men or materials'. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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Essay Title: 19th Century Graphic Design and the Gutenberg Galaxy

20th Century Computer Graphic Design
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30 pages in length. There have been myriad technological advances throughout the past one hundred years. Indeed, the twentieth century turned out to be the springboard for the unprecedented advancement in the graphic design industry, effectively availing entirely new and divergent concepts with which designers can create. From meager beginnings, the graphic design industry has progressed into a much utilized and highly respected enterprise. The writer discusses various changes and occurrence influential to the 20th century graphic design industry, including the transition from 2D to 3D; the incorporation of feng shui; and the issues of gender inequality. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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Essay Title: 20th Century Computer Graphic Design

A Comparison of the Artistic Style of Children’s Book Illustrators Pat Cummings and Rosemary Wells
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A 7 page comparison of the work of these prominent illustrators. This paper discusses the artists ideology as well as their respective styles. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Essay Title: A Comparison of the Artistic Style of Children’s Book Illustrators Pat Cummings and Rosemary Wells

A Drawing of a Praying Mantis: Line, Shape, Mass, and Vector
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A 5 page analysis of a simplistic piece of art produced by a young child. This paper defines line, shape, color, mass, and vector and notes the utilization of each in the subject artwork. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Essay Title: A Drawing of a Praying Mantis: Line, Shape, Mass, and Vector

A Profile of John Romita, Sr.
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This 5 page paper contains biographical information on this illustrator whose claim to fame is the popular rendition of Spider-Man. How he contributed to the business in general is a theme of this paper. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Essay Title: A Profile of John Romita, Sr.