156 research outputs found
Interview with Wyman Redd
No full textInterview with Wyman Redd by Glenice Mantz about his time in the United States Air Force as a Fighter Pilot during World War II
Lance Wyman: The Monograph Editor, author and publisher: Adrian Shaughnessy
No full textThis monograph is the first publication devoted to the entirety of Lance Wyman’s life and career. Through a detailed examination of his commitment to the social applications of graphic design, the book positions Wyman as an unrivalled figure in graphic design history. Wyman has yet to enjoy the status afforded to comparable figures in American graphic design such as Paul Rand, who primarily produced work for elite business clients such as IBM. But by focusing on Wyman’s commitment to designing for a mass audience ‘out in the street’, the book demonstrates how his work has made an invaluable – and under recognised – contribution towards shaping the development of a social agendas in graphic design practice internationally since the 1960s. The book grew out of an extended interview with Wyman, and an extended period of time spent in his personal archive. Much of what was found had not been previously published, including extensive private journals that Wyman used to log his creative processes. The book begins with an examination, through text and image, of his early life in post-war America; it chronicles his studies in Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in New York, and the beginnings of his career as a graphic designer with his work for General Motors in the 1950s. The central part of the book deals with Wyman’s hugely influential work for the Mexico 68 Olympics, and offers a critical investigation into his deep and highly informed relationship with Mexican art and culture. It foregrounds his revolutionary blend of modernist design principles with pre-Hispanic folk art, and the 20th century Mexican vernacular. The books offers a further survey of Wyman’s pioneering approaches to wayfinding, and the many urban redevelopment projects he has worked on during his long career. It also assesses his standing as a pivotal figure in the creation of icons and symbolic information systems, and shows how his work, in the second half of the 20th century, influenced the designers of mobile and online information systems, most notably Apple’s icon based interface. By acting as both writer/editor and publisher, it has been possible, for the first time, to construct a biographical survey of Wyman, the individual, and Wyman the creative practitioner. And furthermore, to place him at the centre of the graphic design discourse, and to see him as a potent and transformative force in non-verbal communication
Toward a new Canadian cultural contract : the central role of art and culture in a healthy democracy
No full textMr. Wyman is one of Canada’s foremost cultural commentators. For more than three decades he wrote arts criticism for The Vancouver Sun and CBC Radio. Mr. Wyman is the author of a number of books, among them Dance Canada: An Illustrated History (1989), The Defiant Imagination: Why Culture Matters (2009), and its sequel The Compassionate Imagination: How the Arts Are Central to a Functioning Democracy (2023), as well as several biographies. He is currently working on a memoir. Mr. Wyman is a former member of the board of the Canada Council for the Arts, and a former President of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. For his services to the arts he has received multiple awards, including the Queen’s 25th, 50th and 60th Jubilee Medals, and the 125th Anniversary of Canada Medal.Non UBCUnreviewedOthe
Letter from Wyman Spooner to Alden Partridge, 19 May 1823.
No full textDefends his publication of the "parody" in his newspaper, which Partridge found so offensive to himself and his Academy; will not release the name of the author unless Partridge intends to prosecute him for libel and take the case before a civil tribunal.See letter of 13 May 1823. Transcription by Alison Horner. Transcriptions may be subject to error
Lyrics and lays,
No full textAttributed to William Henry Abbott, Jr., by Halkett and Laing; also attributed to Frederick F. Wyman.Mode of access: Internet
Exploring last millennium tropical Pacific hydrology: Insights from climate models, proxy data, and proxy system modeling
No full textAuthor requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD systemLimitedClimatic phenomena originating in the tropical Pacific significantly influence global hydroclimate patterns. Understanding of tropical pacific hydroclimate is difficult given the short lengths of instrumental records, which in turn hampers future climate predictions. Paleoclimate records can extend the instrumental record and further our understanding of hydroclimate in the tropical Pacific. Additionally, climate model simulations provide a means of analyzing climate dynamics and teleconnections at a variety of spatial and temporal resolutions. Using these tools, I explore the last millennium hydroclimate in the tropical Pacific at a variety of spatial scales.
I present a new regional study of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and zonal sea surface temperatures (dSST) to improve understanding of how tropical Pacific phenomena relate to one another. General circulation model (GCM) simulations participating in the phase three Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project show diversity in the strength and direction of the ENSO-dSST relationship. Models that best simulate tropical Pacific climate tend to have a negative ENSO-dSST correlation, suggesting there is an increased likelihood of enhanced ENSO during periods of reduced tropical Pacific dSST. Additionally, all model simulations suggesting the relationship is non-stationary as the ENSO-dSST relationship changes sign with time.
I developed new paleoclimate reconstructions from Lake 30 on Kiritimati (2oN, 157oW) that allow for new interpretations of central Pacific hydroclimate change over the last millennium. Total lipid d2H reconstructions from lake sediments produce the first quantitative reconstruction of salinity for Kiritimati. Paired with sediment mineralogy, carbonate isotope data, and new radiocarbon dates, results reveal an arid period from 950-1370 CE, a hiatus due to the complete evaporation of the lake from 1370-1970 CE, and a wetter period in recent decades.
Comparison with sediment records from nearby Washington Island reveal consistent aridity in the Central Pacific until modern decades, when both islands become wetter. Consistent aridity in the Central Pacific is most likely caused by decreased ENSO variability or changes in the Pacific Walker Circulation. Patterns, as observed here, are unlikely to be caused by ITCZ shifts, as previously proposed.
To gain further insights into tropical hydrology, I explore local controls on carbonate d18O values. Carbonate d18O reconstructions from Lake 30 sediments show substantially different multi-decadal patterns from salinity reconstructions, despite both being controlled by moisture balance changes. Carbonate d18O values generated from proxy system modeling of Lake 30 reveals the importance of evaporation and precipitation on carbonate d18O values. Lake salinity is also revealed as an important environmental control on lake evaporation rates and thus carbonate d18O values. Model difficulties simulating changes in lake salinity likely account for uncertainness during more arid periods. The importance of lake salinity on carbonate d18O values likely explains the differences between last millennium reconstructions of Lake 30 P-E and carbonate d18O values.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2023-05-01The student, Davina Wyman, accepted the attached license on 2021-04-12 at 12:47.The student, Davina Wyman, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2021-04-12 at 12:54.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2021-04-14 at 10:18.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #16289 on 2021-09-16 at 20:08:32Made available in DSpace on 2021-09-17T04:04:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Island Author and Illustrator Biographies
Get PDFContents of Island Author and Illustrator Biographies album, complied by the Portland Public Library Peaks Island Branch. Includes:Alves, Jeanann.Bohan, Thomas Lynch. Curtis, Wayne.Dutton, Roger.Eaton, Eric.Erickson, Paul.Erikson, Patricia Pierce. Frantz, Don.Greenfield, Robert.Hawkes, Kevin.Hayman,Jim.Hersey, P.R.Hogan, Jamie.Houppert, Karen.Kershaw, Alicia. Kissen, Rita.Loewald, Elizabeth.Minott, Janice.Morse, Eleanor Lincoln.Nash, Scott.O’Brien, Anne Sibley. Richards, Margaret. Sargent-Schneider, Ruth. Schensted, Irene.Shenton, Edward (Ned).Schneller, Walter L.Sruoginis, Laima.Steinberg, Michael K.Swartz, Helene.Webster, Susan Hiester.Wetterau, John Moncure.Whitman, Claudia. Wyman, Lowry.
Also included are notes for the Peaks Island Elementary School children authors of Many Friendshttps://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_author_biographies/1000/thumbnail.jp
Die Alpen von Maine : Exilerfahrung in Amerika am Oskar-Maria-Graf-Stammtisch, New York.
No full textMA (Magister) thesis about former Austrian and German Jews in New York CityMagisterarbeit at the University of LeipzigBibliography : p.256Includes texts by George Harry Asher; Hannah Busoni; Fenja Ginsburg; Gaby Glueckselig; Leo Glueckselig; Charlotte Gutman; Richard Gutman; Lilly Ruth Hull; Herbert Hull; Trudy Jeremias; Alex Olsen; Anneliese Pagel; Margot Scharpenberg; Lola GruenthalDan Wyman BooksScott Offen Fund in memory of Herbert OffenDan Wyman German Judaica titles for the LBI Library #14
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