Form and structure in traditional Japanese architecture as an alternative grid system solution for Western magazine design

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dc.contributor.author Tandela, Venina
dc.contributor.department Art and Design
dc.date 2018-08-22T17:25:58.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-30T08:00:50Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-30T08:00:50Z
dc.date.copyright Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2001
dc.date.issued 2001-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>This study brings together the Eastern aspect of architecture and the Western aspect of graphic design in utilizing grid systems. In addition, this study discerns the significance of Eastern and Western cultures by introducing select Japanese architectural principles and applying them to the Western graphic design. Specifically, it addresses the possibility of applying specific forms and structures of traditional Japanese architecture as alternative grid systems for Western magazine design. Because the graphic designer has many elements to work with such as the headlines, the pull-quotes, the images and the captions, the blurbs, and the body text, s/he needs to divide the space into active and inactive spaces. The grid, as a tool, offers a device for structural continuity for sequential layouts inherent in magazine design, it gives a pleasant flow throughout the composition, and allows the designer to clearly communicate throughout the composition and create a balance of information and negative space for the readers to rest their eyes on. A series of experimentation using the grid system of one historical structure of traditional Japanese architecture was designed to support this study. Theoretically, many Eastern grid systems may work for this purpose. In application, however, traditional Eastern grids for Western magazine layouts work only sometimes. Therefore, there are several circumstances that need to be considered before application of alternative grid systems.</p>
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dc.identifier archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/17545/
dc.identifier.articleid 18545
dc.identifier.contextkey 12466939
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-8327
dc.identifier.s3bucket isulib-bepress-aws-west
dc.identifier.submissionpath rtd/17545
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/71370
dc.language.iso en
dc.source.bitstream archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/17545/Tandella_ISU_2001_T36.pdf|||Fri Jan 14 21:25:15 UTC 2022
dc.subject.disciplines Art and Design
dc.subject.keywords Graphic Design
dc.title Form and structure in traditional Japanese architecture as an alternative grid system solution for Western magazine design
dc.type article
dc.type.genre thesis
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Graphic Design
thesis.degree.level thesis
thesis.degree.name Master of Fine Arts
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