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The Aesthetics of Representation

Giambroni, Caitlin A
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1685-0598
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1574717315842711

Abstract Details

2019, MFA, Kent State University, College of Communication and Information / School of Visual Communication Design.
Designers are contributors to place through projects such as city branding and identity, environmental graphic design, and creative place-making. It is beneficial for designers to understand the relationship between places and people, particularly how the places they are working in represent (or overlook) the many people who live within them. Due to the way they are built, places are often designed to exclude and ignore marginalized voices. The heart of participatory design is equal distribution of power, and therefore has the potential to aid designers in creating and contributing to place more responsibly This thesis reimagines the role of the designer in place-making and investigates, through critical making exercises and process analysis, the potential for participatory design methods to assist in making places of broader representation.
Jessica Barness (Advisor)
Ken Visocky-O'Grady (Committee Member)
Sanda Katila (Committee Member)
125 p.
Aesthetics; Communication; Design; Geography
participatory design; place; representation; place-making,

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  • Giambroni, C. A. (2019). The Aesthetics of Representation [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1574717315842711

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Giambroni, Caitlin. The Aesthetics of Representation. 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1574717315842711.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Giambroni, Caitlin. "The Aesthetics of Representation." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1574717315842711

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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