At the intersection of art and law is the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) 1990, which forbids the destruction or manipulation of copyrightable works of art.
Abstracts
American Woman: Societal Perceptions of Femininity as Impacted by Gendered Branding, and the Social Responsibility of Designers
Biased perceptions of femininity have not been taught but rather internalized by individuals from visuals encountered daily.
Using Things to Scaffold Difficult Conversations for Collegiate Residence Life Orientation Participants
Students use diagramming and conversation to explore aspects of social identity, and a card game/training program.
Explorations of Data Lists: How Type, Hierarchy, and Color Reveal the Stories About the Titanic
Level one typography students think about data and typographic hierarchy.
Understanding Potential Benefits and Consequences of Art Therapy in Arts Education
Many artists use personal experiences naturally, which often include traumatic memories.
Developing Design Curriculum Assessment Goals and Student Learning Outcomes; A Case Study: Typography
Walk through the process of project creation to meet learning outcomes, evaluation of success, and mapping outcomes to student learning.
In Restless Aesthetic Pursuit: Recontextualizing Typography
Finding new ways to inject creativity, typographic expression, and a sense of play into typography.
Reading Color: Type in and on Color
A synthesized, inductive approach using Itten’s contrast of extension and Albers’s experimental color studies in application to the visual gestalt of typography.
Place Matters: Design for Regenerating Under-Utilized Spaces
An investigation of the affordances of a local theatre and an escape room in Ohio to seek for opportunities of under-utilized space design.
The Hamden Hunger Project
Addressing the often-overlooked issue of food insecurity in our local community.