Jessica Barness
Biographic Data
| ID | 6624920 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Barness |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Barness |
| SIGNATURE | BARNESS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1977-2188 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Dancing with scissors
Collage is a formal art genre, a medium of expression and communication, and a teaching tool. But what is the potential of collage as a methodological process in visual design scholarship? This article provides theoretical and practical frameworks for ‘design scholarship through collage’ and ‘collage as design scholarship’ through historical precedent, heuristic practice and examples of four collage projects by two practitioners of the medium. Th…
Turning Points
This dialogue is part of a cross‐platform collaboration with Visible Language , the oldest peer‐reviewed design journal. Animated by questions about visual methods, genre, form, and analysis—how they differ or converge between design and anthropology, what each field has to offer the other—it contextualizes current issues in academic journal publishing from the perspective of visual studies, social science, and design, fields that do not drive co…
Designing the Emigre Magazine Index
Emigre magazine, published from 1984–2005, is often considered a provocative example of experimental publishing, critical writing, and design authorship. Its message remains relevant today, as designers continue to question their roles and the status quo, within and beyond the discipline’s boundaries. To heighten the magazine’s visibility to scholars and a new generation of designers, this author designed a public program focused on Emigre at the…
Social Disruptions
Social experiences and identities are being reshaped through forces that build, debase and stir. In this visual essay, the author discusses the context and process behind WYSi-WE (What You See is What Emerged), a series of graphic assemblages created to investigate this idea. Using images from an online photo sharing community, together with text selections, social intersections are explored through assemblage theory and databending (also known a…
Turning Points
This dialogue is part of a cross‐platform collaboration with Visible Language , the oldest peer‐reviewed design journal. Animated by questions about visual methods, genre, form, and analysis—how they differ or converge between design and anthropology, what each field has to offer the other—it contextualizes current issues in academic journal publishing from the perspective of visual studies, social science, and design, fields that do not drive co…
Social Disruptions
Social experiences and identities are being reshaped through forces that build, debase and stir. In this visual essay, the author discusses the context and process behind WYSi-WE (What You See is What Emerged), a series of graphic assemblages created to investigate this idea. Using images from an online photo sharing community, together with text selections, social intersections are explored through assemblage theory and databending (also known a…
Designing the Emigre Magazine Index
Emigre magazine, published from 1984–2005, is often considered a provocative example of experimental publishing, critical writing, and design authorship. Its message remains relevant today, as designers continue to question their roles and the status quo, within and beyond the discipline’s boundaries. To heighten the magazine’s visibility to scholars and a new generation of designers, this author designed a public program focused on Emigre at the…
Turning Points
This dialogue is part of a cross‐platform collaboration with Visible Language , the oldest peer‐reviewed design journal. Animated by questions about visual methods, genre, form, and analysis—how they differ or converge between design and anthropology, what each field has to offer the other—it contextualizes current issues in academic journal publishing from the perspective of visual studies, social science, and design, fields that do not drive co…
Dancing with scissors
Collage is a formal art genre, a medium of expression and communication, and a teaching tool. But what is the potential of collage as a methodological process in visual design scholarship? This article provides theoretical and practical frameworks for ‘design scholarship through collage’ and ‘collage as design scholarship’ through historical precedent, heuristic practice and examples of four collage projects by two practitioners of the medium. Th…
Art (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art Education and Development (2 works) · Artistic and Creative Research (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · History (2 works)