COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
The Role of the World Wide Web Within the Graphic Design Creative Process
Creator:
Wood, Kenneth M.
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Graphic Design
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Graphic Design
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
This
thesis
examines
the
role
of
the
World
Wide
Web
within
the
creative
processes
of
freshman-level
graphic
design
students
in
an
effort
to
understand
not
only
generational
differences
between
Baby
Boomers,
GenXers,
and
Millennials,
but
also
how
these
groups
may
have
employed
the
use
of
Internet
technology
in
their
creative
process.
A
group
of
fifteen
freshman
students
enrolled
in
graphic
design
and
digital
media
programs
at
Tulsa
Community
College
agreed
to
be
a
part
of
this
qualitative
study.
Students
were
asked
to
participate
in
a
creative
challenge.
They
responded
to
a
pre
and
post
challenge
questionnaire
focusing
on
their
creative
process.
An
analysis
of
the
information
collected
revealed
freshman-level
graphic
design
students
make
use
of
the
World
Wide
Web
during
the
Incubation
and
Illumination
stages
of
their
creative
process.
These
stages
are
traditionally
associated
with
tasks
of
the
subconscious
mind.
Future
research
is
needed
to
investigate
the
effects
of
the
use
of
the
Web
as
part
of
the
creative
process
and
the
possible
effect
on
creativity.
thesis
examines
the
role
of
the
World
Wide
Web
within
the
creative
processes
of
freshman-level
graphic
design
students
in
an
effort
to
understand
not
only
generational
differences
between
Baby
Boomers,
GenXers,
and
Millennials,
but
also
how
these
groups
may
have
employed
the
use
of
Internet
technology
in
their
creative
process.
A
group
of
fifteen
freshman
students
enrolled
in
graphic
design
and
digital
media
programs
at
Tulsa
Community
College
agreed
to
be
a
part
of
this
qualitative
study.
Students
were
asked
to
participate
in
a
creative
challenge.
They
responded
to
a
pre
and
post
challenge
questionnaire
focusing
on
their
creative
process.
An
analysis
of
the
information
collected
revealed
freshman-level
graphic
design
students
make
use
of
the
World
Wide
Web
during
the
Incubation
and
Illumination
stages
of
their
creative
process.
These
stages
are
traditionally
associated
with
tasks
of
the
subconscious
mind.
Future
research
is
needed
to
investigate
the
effects
of
the
use
of
the
Web
as
part
of
the
creative
process
and
the
possible
effect
on
creativity.
Publisher:
eLearning / Savannah, Ga. : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2013-05
Format:
PDF : 58 p. : ill