Browsing Unitec Institute of Technology by Subject "Mahi toi"
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Exploring whānau knowledge and hybridity through typographical design
(2020)This exegesis documents and accounts for the development of a body text typeface designed by me, a hybrid practitioner. Using a practice-based approach with a focus on auto-ethnography, my research explores my own experiences ... -
Te whānau Pā Harakeke: An indigenous artform of community intervention
(2022-10)Raranga and tikanga Pā Harakeke emerge from a worldview in which “the universe is woven” Tikanga Pā Harakeke: a methodology for wellbeing and sustainability Raranga whakakura: whakapapa is the connecting bond Socially ... -
The Whakarare Typeface Project : when culture-specific design brings elements of universal value
(Cumulus - International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media, 2015-11)This paper presents a reflection on the design of the Whakarare typeface created by Johnson Witehira, a Māori visual designer. In this research Witehira was interested in exploring two areas of inquiry: customary Māori ...