Dancing with scissors
Collage as visual design scholarship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12700682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven J McCarthy (0000-0002-8985-8809, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, St Paul, USA, corresponding author), Jessica Barness (0000-0002-1977-2188, Kent State University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-3572 • E-ISSN: 1741-3214 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14703572251328345 |
| OpenAlex | W4413161648 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
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. The works demonstrate a hybrid form of visual design scholarship
Aesthetics · Art · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Visual arts · Art Education and Development · Artistic and Creative Research · Design Education and Practice
| Highly cited | No |
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