David Cabianca, York University

Research

graphic design typography visual communication postmodernism Ed Fella Lorraine Wild Jeff Keedy Rudy Vanderlans

Latest funding

Examining Realist Tendencies in Graphic Design: A Study of Fella, Wild, Keedy, VanderLans and Licko
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$2,812
Examining Realist Tendencies in Graphic Design: A Study of Fella, Wild, Keedy, VanderLans and Licko
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$40,735
Signs of life: probing the image archives of Ed Fella
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$49,604

Examining Realist Tendencies in Graphic Design: A Study of Fella, Wild, Keedy, VanderLans and Licko

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cabianca, David

Keywords: graphic design; visual communication; postmodernism; typography; Ed Fella; Lorraine Wild; Jeff Keedy; Rudy Vanderlans; Zuzana Licko

$2,812

Examining Realist Tendencies in Graphic Design: A Study of Fella, Wild, Keedy, VanderLans and Licko

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cabianca, David

Keywords: graphic design; visual communication; postmodernism; typography; Ed Fella; Lorraine Wild; Jeff Keedy; Rudy Vanderlans; Zuzana Licko

$40,735

Signs of life: probing the image archives of Ed Fella

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cabianca, David

Keywords: design; material culture; graphic design; society; criticism; typography; popular culture; advertising

$49,604

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: graphic design Dear Professor Cabianca, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on graphic design connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Examining Realist Tendencies in Graphic Design: A Study of Fella, Wild, Keedy, VanderLans and Licko" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]