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CULTURAL INTEGRATION THROUGH DESIGN EXPRESSION: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF LANGUAGES IN DESIGN AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES

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Date Issued:
2024
Abstract/Description:
This thesis, drawn from my experience as a visual designer who recently moved to the United States, focuses on design expression as a means to bridge cultures. My aim is to clarify the complex connection between design expression and cultural integration, emphasizing the essential part that design plays in promoting significant cross-cultural interactions. To reveal the complex relationships that exist in design and cultural identity, I go beyond aesthetics and investigate how design may be used to comprehend and communicate cultural identity. Language serves as a means of expressing cultural identity, values, and traditions. Using poetry, quotes, and idioms in both Farsi and English as inspiration, I create interactive messages that illustrate the difficulties of bridging two languages and cultures. My overarching goal is to promote inclusive and culturally aware design approaches, fostering meaningful communication and cross-cultural understanding.
Title: CULTURAL INTEGRATION THROUGH DESIGN EXPRESSION: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF LANGUAGES IN DESIGN AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES.
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Name(s): Edalati, Hamed Tabrizi, author
Cunningham, Stephanie , Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Department of Visual Arts and Art History
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 2024
Date Issued: 2024
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 36 p.
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: This thesis, drawn from my experience as a visual designer who recently moved to the United States, focuses on design expression as a means to bridge cultures. My aim is to clarify the complex connection between design expression and cultural integration, emphasizing the essential part that design plays in promoting significant cross-cultural interactions. To reveal the complex relationships that exist in design and cultural identity, I go beyond aesthetics and investigate how design may be used to comprehend and communicate cultural identity. Language serves as a means of expressing cultural identity, values, and traditions. Using poetry, quotes, and idioms in both Farsi and English as inspiration, I create interactive messages that illustrate the difficulties of bridging two languages and cultures. My overarching goal is to promote inclusive and culturally aware design approaches, fostering meaningful communication and cross-cultural understanding.
Identifier: FA00014435 (IID)
Degree granted: Thesis (MFA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Includes bibliography.
Subject(s): Design
Cultural fusion and the arts
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