Nicole Kaluzny Communication Description of Capstone Project Exploring body image and self-esteem through a series of expressive prints that represent different cultural norms and aesthetic practices. Back to Profiles
Monica Kong Communication Capstone Title Queer’d Description of Capstone Project American actor, drag queen, model, and recording artist RuPaul Andre Charles said, “you are born naked and the rest is drag.” Androgyny or gender neutral means of no gender or resembling ambiguity in gender. This project is about the development of binary gender category segregation…
Michelle Abbott Communication Capstone Title Analyzing Self-Portraiture in Selfie Culture and Self-Identity Created Through These Curated Images Description of Capstone Project This capstone focuses on exploring how one communicates their self-identity during a first-impression basis with the use of self-portraiture on social-media platforms. I will be interpreting the intended or unintended meanings that are expressed…
Li Lei Communication Capstone Title Friction Description of Capstone Project My capstone project will be a presentation of the fourth year garment designs and the associated creative outputs along with the collection of garments. The reason I choose the exhibition format is because I feel that often times fashion designers present their work in a…
Lauren Hildebrand Communication Capstone Title The Inside Edge Description of Capstone Project When you think of figure skating you think of elegant athletes performing intricate elements with effortless ease and grace on ice. Skaters train hours on end perfecting their edges, turns, field moves, jumps and spins but what is the element of performance that…
Kelsey Moretto Communication Capstone Title The Bodies of Today Description of Capstone Project My Capstone Thesis aims to investigate how visual media impacts how women perceive their bodies through a series of before and after photos. Back to Profiles
Kelly Ann Nguyen Communication Capstone Title Heroes After All Description of Capstone Project Heroes After All is a publication highlighting the social issues within fast fashion. It also features a theorized social currency of what we pay in human lives when we participate in fast fashion. It aims to inspire sustainable and ethical fashion habits…
Kaitlin Malon Communication Capstone Title Dissection of The Mental Realm Description of Capstone Project How can the human imagination be defined when the act of conceptualization is an ineffable process pertaining to the human mind? With working to answer this question I am investigating the differences of the human imagination with regard to creativity, to…
Jesyka Parla Communication Capstone Title FLOURISH Description of Capstone project My Capstone Project, FLOURISH, challenges the conventional ways of branding chemical-free cosmetics. This project aims to study the ways in which typical cosmetics brands choose to market their lines of natural cosmetics products, and looks at how millennial consumers interpret these brands. By taking feedback…
Jessica Wu Communication Capstone Title Spectrum Description of Capstone Project Spectrum explores the use of color theory in visual storytelling. A series of five films investigates color stories based on the psychological, physiological and emotional effects on human beings. Spectrum reflects on the way art directors use color in film and how color is manipulated…