DAMS

CopyrightCopyright 2013, by John Marshbanks III

All right reservedPrinted in the United States of AmericaFirst Edition

Editor: John Marshbanks IIIProject Editor: John Marshbanks IIIBook Designer: John Marshbanks III

PrefaceComing into Graphic Design 426 I had no Idea what we would be working on this current semester. I knew the Graphic Design Program was being revamped, and that the college was bringing in more professors from across the nation so that the program would have different talent from across the nations. Once Ms. Asher informed us that we would be making a book for this class. A tangible piece that you will be proud of, and be able to hold and discuss it with your classmates.

Forewordby Stacy Asher Assistant Professor of Art

Advanced Graphic Design Fall 2013

MAPPING FOR A NARRATIVE ATLAS During the Fall Semes-

ter 2013 at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, students of

“Advanced Graphic Design and Design Studio 421 / 426”

authored a collection of maps, charts and diagrams that

centered around the concept of “Water and System.” Each

designed artifact addressed aspects of individual design

research and illustrates various methods of investigation.

Projects engaged students in the invention of unique graphic

systems that visualize information about water. The designs

represent quantitative and qualitative narratives and illustrate

individual perspectives and interests.

These visual displays of water and system were compiled into

an atlas — a book of maps, charts, illustrations or diagrams

united by the subject of water and system. The atlas rep-

resents a coordinated body of methods, a scheme or plan

of procedure that was used to organize data from design

research. Various production methods were considered and

students were encour- aged to explore a wide variety of me-

dia and design strategies. These methods were evaluated on

their effectiveness as gen- erators of visual information with

respect to their project goals and intended meanings.

Contents Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Stages of Development

Chapter 3 Project 1

Chapter 4 Project 2

Chapter 5 Conclusion

IntroductionA Senior Graphic Design major at the university of Nebraska Lincoln. I was very excited about making my first publication in Design Studio 426. It was a long process from start to finish, and I enjoyed the positive feedback alone the way. I would like to give a Special Shout Out to VANTHA and the rest of my classmates for all of their help along the way. I hope you enjoy my publication.

- John W. Marshbanks III

Stagesof Development

Water and Industry

Zine

Water and Industry

Man and Water

Zine

MAN AND WATER

Project 01Visualizing Systems

WATER + SYSTEMInvestigating the systems within the geographyStudents will explore the intersection of water with the eleven urban systems. Visual Research will expand on the topic by creating representations of the regions where the concepts intersect. Systems of design representation and analysis will be developed. Foresight Driver’s of Change Card prompts will be used as points Of departure for research.

res·er·voir1.a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.synonyms: pool, pond; More

dam 1.a. A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water.b. A body of water controlled by such a barrier.

Dam Safety The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources reviews and approves engineering drawings for new dams or rehabilitation of old dams, including livestock waste stor-age structures created by dams, and reviews emergency preparedness plans for all dams classified as high hazard. An inventory of all dams under the Department’s jurisdic-tion is currently maintained as well as a schedule of field safety inspections of these dams. Owners are notified by letter of defects and deficiencies found during field safety inspections with recommended actions or directions for repair. The Department can exercise legal authority to re-quire owners of dams to take necessary action to correct deficiencies and defects in order that a dam be operated and maintained in a safe condition.

Kingsley Dam Kingsley Dam is located on the east side of Lake Mc-Conaughy in central Keith County, Nebraska, and is the second largest hydraulic fill dam in the world.[1] It was built as part of the New Deal project. The dam is 162 feet (49 m) tall, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long, and 1,100 feet (340 m) wide at its base. On the east side of the dam is Lake Ogallala and on the south side is the Kingsley Hydroelec-tricity Plant. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District are also located in this area. Kingsley Dam, the Kingsley Hydroelectricity Plant, the Morning Glory Spillway, and the Outlet Tower – a large structure near the dam used to release water from the lake – are main visual icons of Lake McConaughy.

Nebraska ReservoirThe Fourth Design in the Design Process or the final design for the piece. I finally made some important de-cisions to change the layout, and a couple of the colors. Paying attention to detail I decided to resize a couple of items on this piece. I went with a grid system layout scheme, and it’s working very effectively for me. Over all I learned a lot from this project, and I’m looking forward to putting this atlas together.

Project 02Visualizing Systems

WATER + SYSTEM

- CONCEPT / TYPOGRAPHY + VISUAL LANGUAGE- PRODUCTION QUALITY - PROCESS / FORM + CONTENT STUDIES- THESIS + PRESENTATION- PARTICIPATION + LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT

NumbersHoover Dam was the most expensive engi-neering project in U.S. history at the time of its construction between 1931 and 1935, costing $49 million. Adjusted for inflation, it would cost nearly $700 million to build in 2010, accord-ing to the book “Architectural Wonders: The World’s Greatest Buildings” by Jody Thompson and Jessica Rewison. Hoover Dam rises 726 feet and is 1200 feet wide at its crest. The base of the dam is 660 feet thick, and it took 91.8 billion cubic feet of concrete to create a retain-ing wall that weights an estimated 6.6 million tons.

PurposeHoover Dam was built for several purposes, controlling floods and silt as well as irrigation. The primary purpose of the dam, however, is to generate electricity. The power plant began ser-vice on September 12, 1936. Today, the Hoover Dam electric generating plant has 17 turbines that can produce about four billion kilowatts of electricity per year, reports the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Web site. That’s enough to provide the power needs for over a million people living in the Southwestern United States, according to Thompson and Rewison.

Infographic My final design with project 2 i feel like i made a great improvement from my first design. The infographic that i have designed I really feel as though my designs are really moving foward, and got the point across. Moving into the atlas I feel as though my design really have improved from beginning to end.

ConclusionDesign Studio 426 has been a challenge for with the restructuring of the Graphic Design program here at the University of Nebraska-Lin-coln. Those challenges have brought many new learning opportunities along the way. I’m very thankful to be apart of Ms. Asher’s class, she has taught me so many things that I didn’t even know could be true in graphic deign. I had no idea that graphic design was so researched based, like it’s really intended. If I had to do a similar assignment I would feel well prepared.

My over all atlas design I went for a nice sleek slender, but professional look at the same time. All of my design decisions that I have made were done with a purpose. I really hope you enjoyed this publication.