American Journal of Art and Design

Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021

  • Phenomenological Narrative in the Art of Autobiography: In Theory and Personal Experience

    Said Tawfik

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 112-119
    Received: 20 September 2021
    Accepted: 28 October 2021
    Published: 5 November 2021
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    Abstract: The main purpose of this essay is to find out some of the fundamental principles and concepts, which constitute the essence of the art of autobiography as a “phenomenological narrative”. It seeks to recognize the common principles of phenomenology in that art, a recognition that it will clarify in theory and practice. Thus, it phenomenologically in... Show More
  • The Deaf and Graphic Design Education: Figuring the Challenges of the Sign Language Interpreter

    Albert Boamah

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 120-126
    Received: 3 November 2021
    Accepted: 23 November 2021
    Published: 29 November 2021
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    Abstract: This paper stems from preliminary observations of hearing-impaired students and interpreters at the Department of Graphic Design in the University of Education, Winneba. The study examines the challenges faced by the department’s sign language interpreters with mixed backgrounds interpreting graphic design courses. The helper and facilitator models... Show More
  • Symbolic Wisdom Conveyed in the Traditional Ghanaian and Chinese Furniture Culture

    Obed Persie Appiah-Kubi, Paul Benedict Inkum, Obed Atta-Asamoah, Lv Jiufang, Zhihui Wu

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 127-133
    Received: 15 November 2021
    Accepted: 9 December 2021
    Published: 24 December 2021
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    Abstract: Symbolic wisdoms; distinguished but communicative wisdoms in the form of imagery (designs or symbols) by which a country, tribe, or ethnic group use to convey its rich culture and philosophies, have since been used in many mediums to communicate to people. Among the Ghanaians, the most popular symbolic wisdom “Gye Nyame” which translates as “except... Show More
  • The Lost Skills: About the Exclusion of Design and Descriptive Geometry from School Curriculums and Their Consequences

    Claudio Estevão Bergamini, Gabriela Biana Bergamini

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 134-139
    Received: 4 November 2021
    Accepted: 1 December 2021
    Published: 24 December 2021
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    Abstract: This article seeks to demonstrate how some government decisions dismantled the teaching chain of Drawing, here understood as a support for science and a graphic extension of mathematics in problem solving and in the creation of objects or buildings. Recent researches point to an increasingly complex definition of the act of drawing, but, paradoxica... Show More
  • On Fashion Industry Status and Design Innovation Strategies for Chinese Leather

    Nuonan Ruan

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 140-144
    Received: 22 November 2021
    Accepted: 6 December 2021
    Published: 24 December 2021
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    Abstract: The leather fashion industry has always been one of China’s important industries with a higher degree of industrial agglomeration and internationalization. After 30 years of precipitation, adjustment and reform, it is now marching towards a stage of in-depth innovation. Based on the analysis of the current situation of the leather industry and leat... Show More
  • Study on the Design of Agricultural Landscape at Jingshan Entrance of Hangzhou-Changxing Expressway

    Shen Lingzhi, Wang Yang, Chen Feng, Xie Yun

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 145-152
    Received: 29 November 2021
    Accepted: 15 December 2021
    Published: 24 December 2021
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    Abstract: As a window for displaying the city's image, the landscape of the highway entrance has become the focus of urban construction. However, as urban construction is bound to occupy more cultivated land, the contradiction between urban construction and cultivated land protection has become increasingly prominent. Therefore, applying agricultural landsca... Show More
  • Investigating Carl Czerny's Approach to Teaching Notes, Rhythm and Nonchordal Tone and Accidental in Etude Opus 599

    Mahdi Kazemi, Ramin Ghasemi Shayan

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2021
    Pages: 153-157
    Received: 19 November 2021
    Accepted: 11 December 2021
    Published: 29 December 2021
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    Abstract: Background: Although research into the content of instrumental lessons is limited, that which is available seems to point to the predominance of technique, notation, and repertoire as the main ingredients for lessons. Method: In this paper, Carl Czerny's approach to preparatory practices and training notes and five-finger training, more than one oc... Show More