In and About: investigating Graphic Design in and about the digital landscape

Author

Brienne Jones, Rhode Island School of Design

Date of Award

Spring 5-1-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Graphic Design

First Advisor

Bethany Johns

Second Advisor

John Caserta

Third Advisor

Clement Valla

RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record

https://librarycat.risd.edu/record=b1296471~S4

Abstract

Book 1 : Projects as texts, pgs. 1 - 54 -- Book 2 : Projects as images, pgs. 55 - 128 -- Book 3 : Projects as links, pgs. 129 - 148

The web continuously increases our capacity to access to high fidelity representations of the real world. The forms of these representations are manifold: from high resolution photographic imagery to interactive panoramas that simulate walks; from static-yet-infinitely- customizable-maps to geolocational mobile apps; from blog posts and news articles to cinematic, multimedia narratives. These tools often position themselves as proxies by which one may experience a location or an event. I submit that these representations, seen collectively, form a "digital landscape."

What does it mean for a graphic designer to work in and about a "digital landscape," as both user/explorer and creator of the landscape? The process of investigating this question involves researching and interpreting locations and events as they are experienced digitally. These interpretations include speculative interfaces that focus on motion and gesture, proposals for site-specific interventions and transformations of artifacts from digital landscapes into physical objects. Insights from geographers and digital media artists influence all of these interpretations. This investigation offers methodologies for cultivating an ethical, digital-native practice.

Comments

Additional Masters Examination Committee members / advisors: Andrew Sloat, Natasha Jen.

Recommended Citation

Jones, Brienne, "In and About: investigating Graphic Design in and about the digital landscape" (2014). Masters Theses. 1504.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1504

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