Founded in 1946, Cal Poly's Graphic Communication Department represents one of the best-known programs of its kind in the nation. The discipline includes media and mass communication involving the creation, production, management, and distribution of advertising, marketing, web sites, books, magazines, newspapers, catalogs, packages, and other media in printed and digital form.
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Senior Projects from 2011
Re-branding for the YMCA, Kelly Dumas
Promoting a Benefit Concert with Digital Media, Aubrea Felch
Hazards of Aluminum Packaging, Alyssa Habian
Texture Mapping with Mudbox and 3ds Max, Joshua Holland
Developing Strategies for Beginning T-shirt Companies, Amy Laun
Electronic Readers Versus Printed Material: An Ecological Comparison, Daniel Lloyd
Trends in Social Networking and Variable Data Printing, Chelsea McAllister
Trends in Web Typography, Heather McIntosh
Sustainable Multi-Cultural Packaging, Michelle Onizuka
Using Optical Character Recognition to Identify Legibility of Non-western Languages, Jennifer Owen
Advertising Trends for the Hispanic Market, Vanessa Parra
Website Accessibility for Activity4All, Duyen My Pham
Comparing Components of Flexography Printing for the Application of Oxygen Barrier Inks on Films, Kasey Renee Reed
Determining the Obstacles and Potential for RFID Printing, J. Carter Richards
Implications of Thermochromic Ink, Amanda Sarley
The Impact of HTML5/CSS3 on Mobile Devices, Joel Shaw
Variability of Electroluminescent Displays, Christopher (C.) Michael Shedd and Nathan Ostrout
Structural Box Design for High Quality Beverages, Caroline Shyu
Print Magazines: Linking to the Digital World, Stephanie Swartzlander
Trends in Multisensory and Interactive Magazine Inserts, Jennifer Titcomb
Considerations for Self Publishing, Daniel Triassi
Mobile Web Design and Usability, Caitlin Watt
Senior Projects from 2010
Advancements in Web Typography (WebFonts and WOFF), Aaron A. Alino
Magazines and the Tablet Interface, Kevin Black
Impact of Lean Practices on Printing Companies, Jenna Bodolay