GIF : Graphic Interchange Format
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A 7 page paper that describes the functions of GIF in the development of images for the Internet. The use of GIF for animation is effective because of the simplicity of the format as well as the small files that GIF creates. Within the scope of this paper is also consideration of competitors of GIF, including JPEG, as well as new developments in GIF technolgy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Graphic Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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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 of posters for Moulin Rouge, Jane Avril, May Belfort, Chocolat, La Goulue, and Yvette Guilbert. In return, Toulouse-Lautrec gave Montmartre and its performers a taste of immortality while giving rise to the “can-can,” the American Burlesque version of the risqué quadrille forms performed in Paris nightclubs during the “gay 90s,” the final decade of the 19th century. Along the way, he created advertising art that persists more as art than as advertising more than a century after his death. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSToulouse-Lautrec.rtf

Graphic Design & Mass Communication
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A 5 page research paper on graphic design and its ability to convey a message. Graphic design refers to the use of "graphic elements and text to communicate ideas or information to specific audiences" (Calnon, 2004, p.17). Basically, graphic design is a visual language that aids in conveying the meaning and context of the written word (Calnon, 2004). When this purpose is accomplished successfully, it attracts attention and adds credibility to the whatever message is being conveyed. In general, graphic design is most frequently employed to create marketing materials that are intended to be noticed by consumers; however, it also has other uses. The writer discusses various types of graphic design and research. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Graphic Design After Industrialization
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A 5 page paper discussing changes the computer age has brought to graphic design. The design abilities central to the success of the graphic designer receive greater expectation than in the past. No longer is it sufficient for a graphic designer to produce a marketing piece showing the product with a smiling consumer standing nearby. Now, such visuals are expected to convey a variety of marketing messages including quality, value and status. The creativity factor of the graphic designer has been highlighted so that it is now one of the most important qualities the designer can bring to work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSgraphDes.rtf

Graphic Design and Contemporary Photographic Theory
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A 5 page discussion of the parallels between computer-aided graphic design and conventional photographic theory. Emphasizes the tremendous diversity of tools which are available to the graphic design artist and discusses how these tools are similar to those available to conventional photographers but much more extensive. Concludes that the graphic design artist must recognize not only the tools and methodologies which are available but also the traditional value system which is associated with those tools. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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