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Scott McCloud Glossary Definitions

Sequential Art: A sequence of still pictures that create a story, these pictures usually hint at a form of motion or progression of the story. This term can be applied to Graphic Novels, Film, and Comics. Visual Vocabulary:In the context… Continue Reading →

Self Reflection: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Advertisement

Problem/Opportunity For this research project my area of focus was addressing Systemic Racism in Healthcare against Indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples face a lot of problems when they try to get care from colonized health institutes due to socio-economic matters and… Continue Reading →

IDES 244 Week 3: Indigenous Health Care Struggles

This post here is to outline the following: “Decide on a problem that is related to Truth and Reconciliation, research about the problem, and explain why it is important to you/Why you want to communicate the message.”. From here, I… Continue Reading →

Canadian Designers: Burton Kramer

Burton Kramer is a prominent graphic designer and artist that lives in Toronto, Ontario. Born in New York, he started to work for Will Burtin as the Assistant Art Director for “The Architectural Record” For Geigy Chemical and Pharmaceuticals in… Continue Reading →

Post Modernism: April Greiman

April Greiman is a Post Modernist designer being identified as one of the first designers to embrace computer technology as a design tool and also collaborated with Jayme Odgers on spreading the “New Wave” style to America during the 70’s-80’s…. Continue Reading →

2000-Present Technology and Tradition/New Horizons: Craig Mullins

Craig Mullins is an American digital painter born in 1964. A internationally renowned concept artist, he has created art for books, video games, and film. He holds the title of being one of the first people to pioneer in the… Continue Reading →

1990-2000 New Forms: Steve Brodner

Steve Brodner is an American satirical illustrator and caricaturist that worked for publications in America since the 1970’s. Creating a mark in the fields of journalism and graphic arts, Brodner contributed to journals such as Rolling Stones, New York Times,… Continue Reading →

1980-1990: Vivienne Flesher

Vivienne Flesher is a contemporary artist born in Brooklyn and currently resides in San Francisco. After Flesher graduated from Parsons, she thought her portfolio wasn’t presentable enough so she did paste-ups and mechanicals for Atlantic Monthly and Swank. She recalls… Continue Reading →

Super-Graphics: Lisa Strausfeld

Lisa Strausfeld is an American designer and information architect. Being born in New Jersey, she studied art history and computer science at Brown University and received a master’s degree in architecture at Harvard. She started her own software company in… Continue Reading →

Psychedelic Era: Wes Wilson

Wes Wilson is an American Graphic Designer that is best known for introducing the psychedelic movement in America. At a young age, Wilson harboured artistic interests and a love for art. Taking inspiration from Art Nouveau, Wilson created the iconic… Continue Reading →

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