Essays and Research Papers on Graphic Arts

A 5 page paper discussing the art of this graphic designer. The quadrille was but one of the components of the lively Paris nightlife found in Montmartre at the end of the 19th century. It provided Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) with a beginning point for public display of his artwork in the form ...

A 6 page paper describing a travel desktop designed for laptop computer use, then describing a graphic design portfolio created to promote the product and the company. The portable laptop desk holds promise of being a boon for those in need of the convenience it provides. The materials promoting it need to support ...

This 14 page paper relates some of the central views of El Lissitzky, also known as the father of modern graphic design. No single figure has played a more significant role in the remarkable construction of the graphic design profession than El Lissitzky. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing the evolution of typography and graphic design from a historical perspective and the recent advent of computer-aided design. Typography and graphic design have gone through a great deal of evolution since the introduction of the first printing press in the 15th century. Since that time, typography has been ...

This 5 page paper looks at how the media, and in particular animations can be interpreted as windows on the world. First defining how the media is a window on the world, the paper looks at a range of animations including Disney animations, cartoons such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons, and more recently the ...

This is a 4 page paper on the implications of the shift from analogue to digital photography. With the recent shift of analogue to digital photography, critics cannot help but wonder what the implications of this change will be in regards to the ideals of originality, truth and authenticity of the work. From a traditional ...

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.

3 pages in length. From meager beginnings, the computer graphic design industry has progressed into a much utilized and highly respected enterprise. Only because of modernization has the computer been able to move forward into the mainstream of the graphic design industry. The writer also discusses how women have fought to become ...

A 3 page overview of the advances computer graphics are making into the modern world of photography. Digital art is many times more powerful than any combination of previously existing medias such as television, radio, video, film, text and images. With electronic art the graphic design artist can produce a virtual world, images ...

This 4 page paper is a philosophical treatise on the essence of imagination as it relates to the creation of art. Gaugin, Munch, Picasso, Raschenberg discussed and exampled. MA level paper.Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An overview of the nature of art and artists in relation to cultural substructures, with particular reference to the use of computer technology in art within a postmodernist context.

This 14 page paper relates some of the central views of El Lissitzky, also known as the father of modern graphic design. No single figure has played a more significant role in the remarkable construction of the graphic design profession than El Lissitzky. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 8 page study outlines the factors that relate to the occupational strategy for Web developers. The increasing use of the World Wide Web for business operations has determined a need for Web developers. Web developers are responsible for creating Web designs and integrating new technological elements into the development of Web pages. ...

This 8 page study outlines the factors that relate to the occupational strategy for Web developers. The increasing use of the World Wide Web for business operations has determined a need for Web developers. Web developers are responsible for creating Web designs and integrating new technological elements into the development of Web pages. ...

This 6 page paper defines modernism and modernity and how they can be identified and separated from arts that are merely contemporary or “of the times”. The paper gives three examples of modern art, looking at architecture, graphic design and photography. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 6 page paper defines modernism and modernity and how they can be identified and separated from arts that are merely contemporary or “of the times”. The paper gives three examples of modern art, looking at architecture, graphic design and photography. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines the several of the design elements that should be considered in creating computer-based visual instructional materials. The writer focuses on use of text, color, and selection of font style. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper answers some questions about art, including a WEB critique and questions regarding graphic representations in an article by Amy Bruckman.

This 5 page paper answers some questions about art, including a WEB critique and questions regarding graphic representations in an article by Amy Bruckman.

A paper which considers the development of fascias and signage, with reference to the change from hand-lettering to mass produced signage and the current trend towards making signage appropriate to the environment. Bibliography lists 9 sources

A paper which considers the development of fascias and signage, with reference to the change from hand-lettering to mass produced signage and the current trend towards making signage appropriate to the environment. Bibliography lists 9 sources

This 3 page paper analyzes three works of photographic art: Migrant Mother, The Missing Link, and Statehood. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes three works of photographic art: Migrant Mother, The Missing Link, and Statehood. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Michel Foucault discusses modernity along two threaded lines. He posits that modernity begins with a fantasy created space implemented by a subculture that defines itself through a subset of names, places and events. In support of this, the subculture creates within its world a spectacle of heroes in which the icons of the subculture are ...

A 7 page overview of the evolution in graphic design that was occurring in this period in the UK. The author uses examples from the British punk movement and the situationist movement to illustrate the important impact graphic design was having on culture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.