Academic papers on Art & Architecture

Thomas Wolfe's 'The Painted Word'
This 5 page report discusses Tom Wolfe's essay on modern art and then reviews the work of one of the artists who fits into his dismissive description of 'modernism.' Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ancient Turkish Writing System
7 pages in length. As the fundamental basis of myriad other languages that followed, ancient Turkish helped to lead the way for other civilizations to cultivate their own language skills. Incorporated into contemporary Turkish are the properties...
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Hittite and Mycenaean Religious Culture
A 10 page analysis of the similarities and differences between the religions practices by these two ancient cultures. The writer explores processional practice, festivals, cult-wagons, and semantic expressions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Role of Women in Ancient Society
This 5 page paper looks at gender in Ancient society as depicted by Apuleius's The Golden Ass. The role of the female is discussed in terms of the society in reality as well as how it was depicted by the author. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Role of Color in Graphic Design
A 4 page report that discusses the interrelationship of color theory and graphic design from a psychological impact perspective. A brief overview of the role of the computer in the delivery of graphic designs is also covered. Bibliography lists 6...
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Computer Graphics In The Movies
A 5 page essay on how the modern film industry now uses 3D computer graphics to create special effects instead of more traditional methods. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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GIF : Graphic Interchange Format
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...
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Image Compression Techniques
This 15 page report discusses the fact that, currently, JPEG is still the most common way of storing and exchanging still-photograph image information. However, fractal compression, wavelets, progressive decompression, bandwidth availability, are...
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Designing a Brochure on the Desktop
A 15 page paper looking at the process of creating a promotional brochure from the designer's point of view. Covered are such topics as brochure types, design psychology, and the intricacies of the printing process in today's age of pre-press...
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The Impact Of Digital Imagery On Copyright Laws
A 10 page research paper on the complicated issue of how to alter copyright laws to protect digital imagery on the Internet and elsewhere. Bibliography included.
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The Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
A 35 page paper discussing the legality of the latest revision of the copyright law, passed in October, 1998. The Constitution specifically states that Congress is permitted to 'promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for...
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'Popeye is Not a Mickey Mouse Affair'
Arguments have existed suggesting that fictional characters cannot be copyrighted because they are an abstraction of the minds of the viewer and, therefore, can have no tangible existence outside the original work. Yet it is now recognized that both...
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Technology & Film-Making
A 3 page research paper focusing on the effects of technology on film making. Specific examples are given of the new system JEDI allowing the integration of cartoon characters and people. Bibliography is included.
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Walt Disney the Animator
A 5 page paper that looks at the development of Walt Disney as an animator and as a focus in the animation industry. Since his beginnings in animation in 1919, Walt Disney always demonstrated his skills as an animator, developing his skills from...
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Paul Rand
A 5 page research paper on the famous graphic designer. Rand is credited, more then any other designer of this century, with bringing a modernist design aesthetic to post-World War II America. The writer includes details of Rand's career and offers...
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