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=Welcome to Visual Dictionary=

This Wiki has been set up to give you a visual source of reference that can be used to expand your research on artists and designers. It is an ever growing resource that can be edited and updated by the Tutors and Students of Doncaster college. The hope is that it will grow into an invaluable source of inspiration.

This Wiki is currently set on private editing in order to maintain some form of control in the early days of the project however if you wish to add or even suggest content please don't hesitate to contact one of the administrators.


 * The Idea**

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The idea behind the project is to develop a catalogue of entries that are not classified by timescale or alphabetical order but rather by 'visual appearance'. This 'visual appearance' could refer to an artist or designers use of materials or even key aspects of formal elements that appear in their work (e.g. shape or colour). In addition to this work will also be categorised by subject area and connections to specific projects or units (e.g. 'visual recording' or 'identity'). This means an artist or designer may appear more than once in more than one category (this is the aim). So next time your reading 'Modern Painters' or visiting the 'Whitworth' make a note of the artists and designers who you see or find and add them into the wiki. The more contemporary and obscure the entries the better!======

A Note for Users
This is not meant to be a 'one stop shop' for research. It is meant as an inspiration gateway for you to find artists and designer who are linked to specific visual concepts easier. Once you have found an artist or designer who inspires you broaden your research and see what the books, journals and the rest of the wider web has to offer on them.


 * Please try to use the basic template to begin with.
 * Keep 'details' to a minimum. This is supposed to be a resource for inspiration not an encyclopaedia.
 * If your not sure if your info is correct just leave it out.
 * Try to add links to other media such as audio and video content. After all thats what makes the web unique.
 * Try to find a good quality image and scale it down to a reasonable size on the page.

The Categories

 * Sculpture
 * Painting
 * Ceramics
 * 3D Design
 * Photography
 * Graphics
 * Illustration
 * Textiles
 * Digital
 * Architecture
 * Film
 * Animation
 * Games
 * Performance
 * Instillation
 * Printmaking
 * Mixed Media