Melissa Sudia- Honors Program Thesis, December 4, 2007

Melissa is a Senior majoring in Graphic Design. She is also involved in the Honors Program and recently presented her thesis project- " Fifteen: How Will You Get Your Fifteen Minutes of Fame?" Her thesis is based on a 32 page magazine that is titled- Fifteen. A supporting paper is also part of her Honors Thesis presentation. Melissa's entire thesis paper (in pdf format) can be downloaded via this Web page. She will be graduating in January of 2008 and has already lined up a full time graphic design position in Northwest New Jersey.

Abstract

The following is the proposal for a magazine that increases confidence and creativity in the readers by featuring people from around the world, but not celebrities or models. It will be a small magazine that is sent out monthly to various places internationally. It will feature readers’ stories, artwork, poetry, photography, etc. It may also include journalistic stories from the readers. An online component will help to make the magazine more accessible offering expansions on what the magazine offered that month, scholarships, contests, and other features.

-Melissa Sudia

The graphic art images, illustrations and photography used in Fifteen were created using: Photoshop, Illustrator and Painter. The magazine layout was created using InDesign. Melissa's presentation on December 4, 2007 included a full screen short film that was created using iMovie. This movie was converted into QuickTime format so that it can be viewed online.

The Honors Program at Centenary College is coordinated by Professor Virginia Elsasser. Melissa's thesis advisor is Professor Barbara Pohl.

Images and Documents:

MAGAZINE
MOVIE
THESIS

• If you are unable to view Melissa's movie, you will need to download QuickTime Player (it is FREE):
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