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Diane McGovern: capstone
No full text2023 Spring.Colorado State University Art and Art History Department capstone project.Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.The artist's statement: Diane is a graphic designer and illustrator from Montana, though she has lived in a lot of different states. She enjoys bugs, board games, dessert, and drawing. They got their start in drawing when they discovered cartoons and loved how much narrative art can have. They very much enjoys bringing in some elements of narrative and character into her work. She also enjoys working on colorful and imaginative illustrations in addition to dynamic design projects. Diane loves receiving and conceptualizing work that has meaningful ties to community and social justice and they are especially passionate about using design to apply and promote change. Their work is mostly digital, but they love adding a touch of physical media, whether that be watercolor, colored pencil, or gouache paint
Forest type and burn severity affect understory response to historic wildfires
Full text link2023 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.The fire season of 2020 was unprecedented in the Western US. In one summer, three different fires individually broke the record of Colorado's largest wildfire. Understanding the recovery following these unprecedented events can lend insight into the compounding effects of wildfire and climate change. Reorganization of the understory community after disturbance can indicate changes in conditions not yet reflected in tree communities. Understory dynamics also affect watershed characteristics and wildlife, so knowledge about the influence of wildfire on understory plants is crucial. The purpose of this study is to determine if a trend toward thermophilization is being shown in understory vegetation following 4 different wildfires in 2020 and to compare the relative importance of burn severity, forest type, and other environmental factors on understory community composition. We found a trajectory toward thermophilization in high elevation forests that burned with high severity. We also that drivers of community composition varied by forest type. These findings help assess how wildfire is affecting plant communities in the 21st Century and highlight where future management concerns may be
I kin sea slugs: awkward kin, inhuman horror, and queering encounter in Octavia Butler's Dawn
Full text link2023 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.Anthropocentrism is rooted in narratives of evolutionary teleology and the human/nonhuman binary which exalts the human, homo sapiens, as the dominant Earth species, and taxonomizes nonhuman species according to human value systems. Octavia Butler's science-fiction novel, Dawn, raises important questions about the human as an identity category, according to anthropocentrism, and as a species. By introducing a multispecies encounter with an extraterrestrial species, Butler troubles our understanding of what it means to be human. Butler queers human-centric notions of ecology and evolutionary teleology through her protagonist, Lilith, as she attempts to adapt to a radically different, and at times hostile, environment. Lilith's horror for both the Oankali, humanity's alien rescuers, and the potential for an inhuman future, prompted by a hybrid-species zygote, introduce an opportunity to dissect human abjection for the non-/in-human and to overcome anthropocentric discomfort with human vulnerability to the nonhuman. Joining the conversation with Lee Edelman's theory of reproductive futurity, Donna J. Haraway's concept of sympoiesis, and Julia Kristeva's essay on abjection, this argument examines Lilith's fear for the inhuman to discuss the ways in which anthropocentric ideology jeopardizes humanity's ability to take action amidst the worsening climate crisis. As nonhuman Earth species' fate becomes increasingly tied to humanity's ability to responsibly address climate change, we need to reevaluate the way that humanity situates itself in multispecies Earth ecologies
Analysis of 3D facial anthropometric measurements for respirator fit outcomes
Full text linkIncludes bibliographical references.2023 Spring.Anthropometry is central to the development of efficacious products and environments (i.e., personal protective equipment, clothing, sunglasses, chairs, interior spaces, etc.) used by humans. Three-dimensional (3D) scanning is increasingly common for collecting anthropometric data, as it is faster and less intrusive than traditional manual methods. Additionally, 3D anthropometric methods used to derive facial dimensions provide greater contextual application in the development of respirators and facemasks. More than 2,000 3D facial scans were analyzed to assess measurement reliability and the dimensions of 27 facial features. This research represents the largest sample of 3D facial anthropometrics assessed to date. The three specific aims of the research included: 1) to assess the intra- and inter-rater reliability of 3D facial measurement methods, 2) to compare the 3D facial anthropometric summary statistics from the present study to relevant summary statistics from manual facial measurements found in the literature, and 3) to assess the presence of differences in 3D facial anthropometrics related to respirator fit, based on demographic factors of gender, race/ethnicity, and age. Post hoc analyses were completed to quantify 3D facial measurement differences between demographic groups (within the larger demographic categories of gender, race/ethnicity, and age group). The most notable results of this research include a) high reliability in 3D measurement data collection methods, b) differences in measurement data summary statistics between 3D and manual methods, and c) significant differences in facial measurements between demographic categories of gender (Male and Female/Other), race/ethnicity (White, Black, LatinX, Asian, and Other), and age (18-34, 35-54, and 55-72)
Parker Albin: capstone
No full text2023 Spring.Colorado State University Art and Art History Department capstone project.Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.The artist's statement: I am a communicator, problem-solver, storytelling graphic designer based in Northern Colorado. My work primarily focuses on corporate branding, concentrating on sports. From designing with CSU Athletics for three years, I have been able to take on sports marketing projects, social media content, and environmental designs in Canvas Stadium. Alongside this, I've worked for Colorado State's Rec Center as a graphic designer within the MacComm team. I've been able to elevate the Rec's brand through stickers, posters, facility signage, digital screens, and apparel material all while staying within Colorado State University's brand guidelines. My mission is to give athletes a platform, tell their stories, and contribute to the love of the game. I'm able to do so through the Adobe Creative Suite programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Premier Pro. I've been inspired by real-world textures and materials when designing a brand for a sport. For example, I led CSU Women's Basketball brand this season and was inspired by hardwood floor textures and retro typographic treatments. I've been able to incorporate these assets and concentrate on overall "corporate" branding. Throughout my work, I emphasize the importance of telling stories in sport through design while providing teams or athletes a visual branding identity