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Duff, Jon M. – 1995
This paper discusses current changes in the teaching and learning of artistic rendering in light of technological advances that may cause teachers to rethink both what is taught, and the manner in which the results of the artistic process are valued and evaluated. The two methods of generating a photorealistic computer image are described,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Computer Graphics, Graphic Arts
Stieglitz, Mary – 1995
The speech contained in this document originally accompanied a slide presentation on the altered photographic image. The discussion examines the links between photographic tradition and contemporary visual imaging, the current transformation of visual imaging by the computer, and the effects of digital imaging on visual arts. Photography has a…
Descriptors: Art Products, Computer Graphics, Creative Activities, Futures (of Society)
Lockee, Barbara; Hergert, Tom – 1995
The interactive multimedia application described here attempts to provide learners and teachers with a common frame of reference for communicating about visual media. The system is based on a list of concepts related to composition, and illustrates those concepts with photographs, paintings, graphic designs, and motion picture scenes. The ability…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Graphics, Graphic Arts, Hypermedia
Hamilton, Edward A. – 1970
Because of the rapid pace of today's world, graphic designs which communicate at a glance are needed in all information areas. The essays in this book deal with various aspects of graphic design. These brief essays, each illustrated with graphics, concern the following topics: a short history of visual communication, information design, the merits…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Charts, Computer Graphics, Diagrams
Barnhurst, Kevin G. – 1987
Since visual knowledge of the specialties within graphics and photography is difficult to pinpoint because it is nonverbal and intuitive, graphics educators fall back on teaching technical expertise--the procedures and equipment used for newspapers, magazines, and television stations. For centuries visual knowledge was the realm of the unlettered,…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Higher Education
Beauchamp, Darrell G., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This volume contains 53 articles grouped under five headings: (1) Research (14 papers on such topics as cognitive style and cognitive strategies, visual literacy training, and the impact of diagrams, type styles, and computer graphics on learning); (2) Theory (nine papers on such topics as the development of visual literacy concepts, cognition and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Graphics, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
Berger, Arthur Asa – 1989
Contemporary society is an "information society" where much of the information has a visual nature. This text uses semiotic and psychological concepts to help students gain understanding of how meaning is found in visual phenomena and how minds process images. Focus is upon mass media and popular culture. Theoretical discussions are…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Computer Graphics, Critical Viewing, Criticism
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Johnson, Mia – Studies in Art Education, 1996
Analyzes and compares the art education terms and concepts used to describe the visual properties of art objects to those used in computer graphics. Asserts that such paradigmatic differences exist between traditional design and computer media that a reevaluation of the shared terminology is demanded. (MJP)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Graphics
Buck, Mary – 1995
In response to the challenge of media technology and classroom cultural and educational diversity, this paper (1) presents a brief overview of historical literature on the suggestive powers of visual images in business and education, (2) analyzes the influence of audience diversity and biases during the production/selection of visual…
Descriptors: Bias, Business, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
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Griffin, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1996
This document contains 47 selected papers from the 1995 International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) conference. Topics include: the cultural significance of tombstone iconography; the predicted impact of multimedia on education and entertainment; the effects of digital imaging on the art of photography; visual representation of the structure…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Graphics, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Beauchamp, Darrell G.; And Others – 1995
This document contains selected conference papers all relating to visual literacy. The topics include: process issues in visual literacy; interpreting visual statements; what teachers need to know; multimedia presentations; distance education materials for correctional use; visual culture; audio-visual interaction in desktop multimedia; the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Color, Computer Graphics, Curriculum
Dana, Ann S. – 1993
Two initiatives to introduce technology into the art curriculum of a school district are described. The initiatives gave permission for money to be spent on third-grade and middle-school programs. Both were designed around the existing art curriculum and attempted to take advantage of hardware the district already owned. In the third-grade…
Descriptors: Animation, Art Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics