College Publications (CIAS): Recent submissions

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    • Ereview 

      Print Industry Center (RIT: College of Imaging Arts and Science, 2005-01)
      As society faces environmental limits to material consumption, the typical business model’s goal of “selling large” must be questioned. In the seminal book Small is Beautiful, Schumaker argues that in order to be a truly ...

    • Ereview 

      Print Industry Center (RIT: College of Imaging Arts and Science, 2004-10)
      Printers and prepress firms have been hearing that the cost of owning digital color printing equipment is declining, but they need to understand that the business model reaches far beyond the cost of equipment and ...

    • Ereview 

      Print Industry Center (RIT: College of Imaging Arts and Science, 2008-01)
      This month’s eReview is based on Emerging Global Print Markets: A Five-Country Comparative Study (PICRM-2006-06), by RIT Professors Stan Widrick and Frank Cost. This monograph focuses on the current state and near-term ...

    • Colleagues 

      Retallack, John (John Retallack, 2006)

    • Timing considerations in visual communication 

      Aloumi, Ahmad Eissa (2008-05)
      Viewers are surrounded by visual stimuli on a daily basis. These visuals, which may have intriguing and/or exciting qualities, enable designers to propose effective design solutions that could have heightened impact on ...

    • American Sign Language: an influence on graphic design problem-solving 

      Ucci, Allison (2008-05)
      In American Sign Language (ASL), variables of communication such as volume, tone, emotion, and emphasis are represented through the deliberate use of these variables which include: handshape, location of the sign in proximity ...

    • The influence of context on message-making and audience reception in graphic design 

      Kirchoff, Sarah (2008-05)
      The reception of a graphic design solution is greatly affected by the environment in which it is viewed: the space around it, and how it is approached and accessed. Obviously, the designer cannot control the specific ...

    • Physical-virtual workspaces 

      Breneman, Samuel (2008-02)
      Connecting Physical and Virtual mediums From a product design standpoint, we are encountering demands for solutions that exist between hard and soft mediums, and there is a need for workspaces that can support and connect ...

    • Designing for situations of elevated stress 

      Kim, Minsoo (2008-03)
      This graduate thesis project examined the importance of information design in the context of problems where stressful situations can compromise the function of design solutions to communicate messages clearly and effectively.

    • Counting the vote: an interactive study of electoral college reform 

      Hribar, Joe (2007-07)
      With each presidential election comes talk of a fundamental and significant change to our democracy. Every four years brings about discussion between political pundits and casual conversation between office coworkers. ...

    • Multi: The RIT Journal of Plurality and Diversity in Design (Fall/Winter 2007) 

      Bitterman, Alex; Hess, Daniel Baldwin; Schweitzer, Lisa; Breitenstein, Mikel; Remington, Roger (Rochester Institute of Technology: School of Design, 2007)

    • Character design and marketing – Designer toys 

      Chen, Yen-Fu (2007-10-01)
      Designing a series of my characters and one story for those characters is the first step in this project. Those characters will be presented on my design products from 2D to 3D and from t-shirt to cell phone downloads. ...

    • Finding Yosemite: a reflection on conservation 

      Witkowski, Jennifer (2007-11-01)
      Yosemite National Park has always been a National treasure of natural beauty, making it a popular tourist attraction by providing protection for unique geological formations, wildlife, and land of historic value. The parks ...

    • Migration during the Dust Bowl 

      Kerr, Devin (2007-08-19)

    • GardenScapes: a harmonious approach to 3D art 

      Tate, Charmie (2007-09)

    • L’Dor VaDor: Remembering the Cleveland Jewish immigration experience 

      Feldman, Roxanne (2007-12)
      Jewish people heavily contributed to the growth and development of the city of Cleveland. Their impact extended from creating major businesses to influence in education and culture. Jewish immigration, an integral piece ...

    • Online cake instructor 

      Tseng, Jen-Chun (2007-12)
      This thesis will be an e-learning website about making cakes. Users will learn how to make a cake in a virtual environment by following the instructions and interacting with the surroundings, instead of learning from text ...

    • Dishsoap for clean water: how the design of everyday objects can promote happiness 

      Matychak, Xanthe (2007-08)
      This project began with the question: What keeps us from achieving sustainable happiness, happiness for ourselves and future generations? I have chosen to focus on the citizen/consumer conflict which occurs when our ...

    • Interactions between physical and virtual space 

      Hsu, Carolyn (2007-05)
      Taking an in-depth look into how graphic design is used to successfully open doors to and encourage the journey through conceptual environments can provide an enhanced understanding of visual communication and visual ...

    • The Impact of variable data print on usability in design 

      Wells, William (2007-06)
      In a world where people see, process and remember information differently, the question arises: Is technology being used in a manner that acknowledges and addresses user differences to the fullest extent? Currently, new ...