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Analysis of Factors That Influence Graphic Design as the Preferred Visual Art Subject in Ghana
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Richard Selase Gbadegbe; Joseph Amewu; Elikem Krampa; Samuel Nii Adamah Sampah – Cogent Education, 2024
There is a high interest for graphic design among the visual art disciplines in Ghana and several factors account for this. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the preference for graphic design as the preferred visual art subject. To carry out this task, purposive sampling technique was employed to collect data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Undergraduate Students, Computer Assisted Design
Drawing on the Computer: Turning a Left Brain Activity Back into a Right Brain Activity.
Velasquez, Geraldine – 1996
This paper examines the process of drawing, including theories of perception and visualization. The intent is to apply knowledge of teaching drawing as a right brain activity to students using the computer and overcome the limitations that drawing on the computer imposes on students. The paper identifies the following domains of drawing: (1)…
Descriptors: Art Education, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Graphics
Computer Art Graphics Integration of Art and Science.
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Ursyn, Anna – Learning and Instruction, 1997
The effects of the integration of art and science through instruction in computer art graphics on learning geology were studied with 53 college students and 189 comparisons in the same geology class. Results indicate that building representations of scientific concepts through computer art may improve students' achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art, Art Education, College Students
Making the Transition from the Traditional to the Electronic Design Studio.
Demao, John; Saltzberg, Steven – Interactive Learning International, 1992
Describes the conversion of graphic design studios at Virginia Commonwealth University from traditional to electronic environments. Interviews with undergraduates, graduate students, lab assistants, faculty, and administrators regarding the changing environment are summarized; and resulting conclusions and recommendations are presented. Examples…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Art Education, Automation
Learning about Computers through Art History and Art Practice.
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Lichtman, Loy – Australian Art Education, 1996
Describes a Victoria University (Australia) program that combines art history, computer graphics, and studio practice. Discusses the social applications of technology, the creation and manipulation of computer imagery, and the ways that these impact traditional concepts of art. The program has proven particularly successful with female students.…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression
Form in the Natural Environment: Fractal Computer Graphics and Wassily Kandinsky.
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Geake, John; Porter, Jim – Journal of Art and Design Education, 1992
Reports on study of use of fractal geometry in a computer graphics program to improve the perception of intermediate grade level students in their paintings. Finds that students are more likely to use changing shapes and colors after viewing slides of fractal computer graphics. Concludes that fractal computer graphics would make highly engaging…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression