Date of Award
Spring 5-30-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Graphic Design
First Advisor
Bethany Johns
Second Advisor
James Goggin
Third Advisor
Jennifer Liese
Abstract
This is hardly groundbreaking, but graphic designers
(or at least this graphic designer)
should gather up information first hand
(rather than waiting to be handed content)
using multiple points of view
(because design needs to be rooted in the broader world)
and then address the resultant multiplicity
(which is chaotic and confusing)
by charting a somewhat linear path through it
(because I have an editorial point of view)
while still acknowledging the underlying complexity
(because it's not the only point of view)
giving structure that is coherent with the subject
(because without structure you just have a pile of content)
form that is responsive, honest, and demonstrative
(because design should take on the texture of the subject),
and ultimately sitting or disturbing the result.
Recommended Citation
Peabody, Marcus, "Groundwork" (2019). Masters Theses. 340.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/340
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