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Dissertation Titles (202122)
Dissertation Titles (202122)
The Effectiveness of Feminism and Contemporary Art in Deconstructing Gender Roles in the
Middle East
Was the Punk Subculture of 1976-1984 Political or Social According to the Music, Fashion and
Fanzines?
To What Extent Does Graphic Design Play a Role in the Development of the Women’s Rights
Movement from the 1970s to the New Millennium?
Socio-cultural Influences on Graphic Design in the 1960s: Why Were the Beatles’ 1967 Sgt.
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and 1968 The Beatles Album Covers So Contrasting in Design?
How Can British Museums Progress with Object Narrative to Support the Decolonisation Practise
within Museums?
How Did Editorial Graphic Designers Adopt Postmodernist Principles? A Case Study of Neville
Brody’s Art Direction of The Face Magazine from 1982-1986
The Colours of Covid-19: An Investigation into the Role Emotions Play in Influencing Colour Trend
Forecasts and Street Style Using the Pandemic as a Case Study
Exploring Why There Is a Perceived Rise of Analogue and Nostalgic Mise en Scene Aesthetics
within Contemporary Music Videos Produced between 2010 and 2021
A Visual Analysis of Online Marketing Techniques and How They Influence the Purchase Decisions
of Consumers
The Boundaries of Aesthetics: How Have Specific Times of Operating in Western Europe Created a
Gender Disparity within Cultural Representations of the Female Nude Influenced by Ideological
Beliefs Pertaining to Femininity and the ‘Ideal Standard’
Sharing Identity through Shalwar Kameez: A Case on Pakistani Women from the 18th to 21st
Century, Pakistan
1/11
Dissertation Title
How Can Sustainable Fashion Brands Attract Generation X Consumers to their Products on Web
2.0 for Success in the United Kingdom’s Mainstream Fashion Marketplace?
How Have Contemporary Designers Taken Inspiration from the Way Virginia Woolf Used Dress to
Reveal Inner Realities?
“Why'd They Write This in Letters Cut Out of Magazines?”: An Investigation into the Impact that
Graphic Prop’s Meta-language Has upon Narrative in Wes Anderson’s Films
Reclaiming and Reconfiguring the Voices of the Women’s Liberation Movement through Archival
Practices
What Are the Fundamental Components, in Terms of Atmospherics, that Should Be Used to
Create the Most Successful TikTok for Marketing?
The Rise of Disposable E-cigarettes: An Investigation into Whether Colour, Design or Flavour Has
Driven the Increase of Disposable E-cigarettes’ Use amongst the Younger Generation
Investigating How Social Media, Specifically the Platform Instagram, Distorts the View of the
Female Body and Impacts Physical and Mental Health
An Exploratory Investigation into the Contribution that Branding Strategy Has on Disrupting the
Mainstream Consumer Decision-making Process towards Plant-based Meat Alternative Foods
The Evolution of Fashion in Video Games: Is the Metaverse the Biggest Shift in Online Fashion
Communication since the Internet?
A Stage for Consumption: Is There a Future for British Ballet as a Contemporary Art in the 21st
Century, and Does the 20th Century Ballet Revolution Present a Useful Model for Ballet Design
Today?
An Investigation into How Colour Change of the App Icon and User Interface (UI) Design Impacts
on User Experience with the Social Media App Instagram
Are Archives the Answer? How the Preservation of LGBTQA+ Zines in Institutions Affects the
Representation of Queer Women’s Activism in Britain
An Investigation into the Impact of the 4G Internet on Chinese Millennial Female Consumers’
Lipstick Colour Preferences
2/11
Dissertation Title
Lessons to Be Learnt from a Social Enterprise Business Model: A Comparative Analysis into Fast
Fashion Business Model Issues and the Potential of a Fashion Social Enterprise Business Model
New Materialism, Aesthetics, Sustainability and Waste: How Are these Impacted by Design and
Consumption?
How Will Covid-19 Affect Youth Engagement with Sustainable Fashion in the UK Post-crisis?
Lululemon vs Adidas: A Comparative Analysis into How Brand Association Affects the Perception
of the Representation of Women in Advertising
Evaluation of Covid Era Marketing Practices of Fash Fashion Clothing Brands Operating in China
The Peculiarities of Launching Campaigns in the United Arab Emirates: What Makes Brand
Campaigns Acceptable in Countries with Religious Laws on the Female Body?
Analysis of How Fashion Brands Apply Emotional Branding via Social Media in Order to
Communicate Brand Purpose, and the Influence this Has on the Gen Z Consumer
The Disfluency Effect: An Investigation into the Impact of Perceptual Fluency on Reading
Comprehension in Primary Schools
An Investigation into How the Socio-economic Environment after the Second World War
Influenced the Creative Revolution in Advertising from 1959-1979
How Has the Representation of Early Motherhood and Application of Stereotypes in British
Magazine Advertising Changed from the 1950s to the Present Day?
Comparison of the Effect of Colour between Dyslexic and Non-dyslexic Individuals Undertaking
Non-phonological Tasks
Evaluation of the Role of Social Media Influencers in Comparison to the Role of Celebrities, and
Exploration of the Relationship of Consumer Self-perception and Body Dissatisfaction between
Both Parties
The Influence of Social Media, in Particular Instagram Influencers, on Sustainable Buying within
the Fashion Industry on Generation Z
An Exploration into the Underlying Intentions of the Modern-day Conscious Consumer in the
Context of Eco-conscious Apparel Acquisition
3/11
Dissertation Title
Exploring Generation Z’s E-commerce Fashion Consumer Behaviour in Effect of the Covid-19
Pandemic through Investigating the Impacts and Effects of Social Media on Impulse Buying
Behaviour
Austerity Fashion: How Periods of Conflict Reshaped Men’s Suits and Silhouettes in 1930-1955
Britain
An Investigation into the Role of Advertising in Influencing Compulsive Buying Behaviour: A Case
Study on Nike
Investigation into the Effect of Colour for Leeds United Football Club
Cashing In: In What Ways Do Financial Institutions Intersect with and Impact the Art Industry?
The Influence Fashion Has on the Pressure to Dress to the Societal Gaze of Western Beauty
Standards for Women in the UK, Focusing on Clothing Worn During the Night-time Economy and
the Effects It Has on Experience
How Language Framing and Visual Cues Have Developed in the Launch of UK Government ‘Life-or-
death’ Campaigns over the Past Forty Years
Multidisciplinary Design: Different Consumer Attitudes to Jewellery and Textile Waste, and Using
Jewellery Materials and Forms to Explore New Models in Textile Industry
Discuss the Impact of Luxury Brand Identity and Luxury Brand Communications on Gen Z
Consumers’ Purchase Habits
To Investigate and Critically Examine the Barriers Preventing the Mainstreaming of Sustainable
Fashion
How Was the Dress Used as a Vehicle in Artistic Investigations of the 1960s US Feminist
Landscape?
Solidarity over Charity: Why Are Mental Health and Emotional Support Charities Updating their
Brands?
Rise of the Depop girls: Has the Second-hand Economy Caused a Resurgence of 2000’s Y2K
Subculture within Gen Z?
Consumer Views and Definition of Necessity, and Its Impact on Buying Decisions. A Comparative
Study of Millennials and GenZ in Norway and the UK
4/11
Dissertation Title
The Quintessence of Fashion: An Investigation into Generation Z’s Perception of Haute Couture
and Its Relevance in a Post-Covid Society
The Pursuit of (Digitally Distorted) Perfection: How TikTok Filters Reinforce Unrealistic Standards
of Beauty and the Effect on Self-esteem and Desire for Cosmetic Surgery
A Visual and Strategic Analysis of Chocolate Branding and Its Response to Health and Obesity over
the Past 40 Years
Challenging Identity within the 21st Century: What is Safe Space and How Is It Changing Our
Approach to Making within Art and Design Practices?
Is It Possible to Run a Large, Multinational Fashion Retail Business and Operate Sustainably?
An Investigation into the Relationship between PR Practices and the Over-consumption of Fashion
Products
How Visual Imagery in Fast Fashion Advertisements Influence Female Consumers’ Self-Image
Merino Wool: Can Consumer Behaviour Adapt to Increase the Fibre’s Sustainable Value?
Exploring the Evolution of Menswear in the 21st Century: How Gender Expression and Identity Are
Being Reconstructed in Fashion through Runways, Red Carpets and the Influence of Technology in
Order to Help Menswear Fashion Become More Representative
Comparative Study: An Investigation into the Colouration Performance of Virgin and Mechanically
Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fabrics
Perceived Product Naturalness Based on Packaging Imagery and Colour within the Cosmetic
Industry
Design Activism: How Do Extinction Rebellion Use Graphic Design to Effectively Advance the
Environmental Movement?
A Study Reviewing the Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Consumer Expectations of UK Brick-
and-mortar Fashion Retail Stores
What in the Cow Are You Doing Here? An Analysis into the Visual Imagery on Non-dairy Milk
Packaging
Has the Covid-19 Pandemic Systematically Changed the Fashion Consumer’s Shopping Habits for a
Better Sustainable Future?
An Investigation into the Impact of Shampoo Bottles' Packaging Design Features on Consumers’
Recycling Behaviour According to Gender in the UK
5/11
Dissertation Title
How Can Today’s Decorative Cosmetic Product Packaging Be More Gender-Neutral Inclusive?
Consumer Experience During Unboxing: An Investigation into How Packaging Design Impacts the
Consumer Experience
The Representation of Greek Goddess, Aphrodite, in Renaissance Painting and Its Revival in 20th
Century Fashion Photography
What Role Does the Brand Play in the B2B Consumer Decision-making Process?
An Investigation into the Impact of Covid 19 on the Shift to a Digital Retail Environment
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Fashion Industry: Has the Pandemic Helped or
Hindered the Future of Fashion?
The Use of Colour, Themes and Language in Children’s Toy Advertisements from the 1980s: How
the Depiction of Masculinity and Femininity Influences Children and Promotes Gender
Stereotypes
Conceptual Stores: How Do They Impact Consumer Experience, and Does It Affect Purchase
Intention?
Playful Pedagogy: An Exploration of Playfulness, Ideology and the Power of Toy Design
Investigation of the Draping Properties of Bark Cloth from the Baganda Tribe in Uganda
Artificial Tendons: Conceptual Design of a Knitted Textile Mesh to Mimic the Mechanical and
Tensile Strength of a Human Hand Flexor Tendon
At the Front Line of Help: Assessing the Branding of Mental Health Charities
Fashion for Fashion’s Sake: The Theory of Aesthetic Labour in Relation to Celebrity Red-carpet
Culture - a Case Study using the Met Gala
How Successful Are AQA GCSE English Language Exam Papers in Using Graphic Design to
Accommodate Dyslexic Students?
6/11
Dissertation Title
The Ray Gun Effect: How the Grunge Aesthetic of the 1990s Influenced the Opening Title
Sequence Design of Films Directed by David Fincher Released between 1995 and 2011
An Investigation into the Factors that Influence Impulse Buying Behaviour on Social Media
Impulse Buying Behaviour on Social Media
Change by Design: An Investigation into Whether the Toy Industry Has Embraced the Circular
Economy and to What Extent It Has Enabled Consumers to Have a More Sustainable Lifestyle
Celebrity Influence Affecting Gen Z’s Social Media Appearance in the 21st Century: A Case Study
Including the Influence of Kim Kardashian
Using Social Media Influencers to Promote Sustainable Fashion Consumption in Chinese Millennial
How Have Brands Inadvertently Become a Voice for Change in Response to Consumer
Expectations?
Vicious and Rotten Authenticity: An Intrinsic Case in the Commodification of Punk’s Subcultural
Design
The Impact Consumers Have Had on the Sportwear Industry from 1980 to 2022 and the Changes
of Its Primary Function from Performance to Fashion
Changes in the Chinese Luxury Market: An Exploration of the Mechanisms Inherent in China’s
Conspicuous and Emerging Inconspicuous Luxury Consumption Trends, and Consumer Attitudes
towards Both Trends
Can Research into the Reasons for High Rates of Individual Over-consumption of Fashion in the UK
Younger Generation Be Used to Develop Strategic Solutions to Reduce It?
The Exploitation of the Street: An Investigative Study into the Development of Street Photography
and the Challenge to Its Original Definition
7/11
Dissertation Title
Gender Identity: How Can the Combination of Art and Language Benefit Non-binary Students at
KS3/4 within UK Education?
The Impact of Instagram Virtual Influencers on the Fashion Consumer Purchase Intention in the
UK
The Evolution of the Relationship between the Clubbing Scene, Pop-culture, and Identity in
Eighties Britain
An Investigation into the Colour Scape of Copenhagen and the Effect It Has on Hedonic Happiness
The Impact of Colour on Traditional Romanian Clothing According to Different Genders and Age
Groups
How Does Sonic Branding Impact a Consumer-Packaged Goods Identity in a 360 Brand Strategy?
Knitting took my mind off the worries of the world: Investigating the Wellbeing Benefits of Textile
Crafts for 18-30-year-olds over the Covid-19 Pandemic
Desirable or Logical: An Exploration into How the Covid-19 Pandemic Influenced Purchase
Intentions for Luxury Fashion
Got to Be Real: To What Extent Did Graphic Design of AIDS Prevention Materials Address the
Audience of Gay Men from 1983-96?
How Is the Design of the Plate Affecting the Expectations of Dining in a Multicultural Society?
The Pretty Face of an Ugly Campaign: Comparing the use of Graphic Design in Brexit’s Leave and
Remain Campaigns to Find Strengths and Weaknesses
Fast Fashion Brands Transition into Sustainability and the Credibility of their Sustainable Material
Pledges
Design for Dementia: How Interior Design Can Use Visual Environmental Factors to Improve the
Wellbeing of Dementia Sufferers Living in Care
The Beauty Industry from the 1950s to the 2010s: An Examination into Whether the Visual
Representation of the Female Form Has Changed within Advertising, and How Social, Cultural and
Economic Changes Have Impacted this Shift
8/11
Dissertation Title
A Study of the Exploitation of Labour in the Pakistani Textiles Industry and to What Extent CSR
Pressures from Western Countries Affect This
Using Hofstede’s Dimensions of Cultural Differences to Analyse the Reflection of Culture Present
within Nike’s Television Adverts Aimed at the UK, Brazil and India
The Impact Handcraft Has Had on Fine Art Practices: A Focus on Craft History
The Role of Textiles and their Associated Femininity in the Inherently Masculine Modern Domestic
Interior
How Has H&M’s Communication Strategy over the Past 15 Years Adapted in a Global Marketplace
and Responded to Different Cultures?
Shaping Women: To What Extent Have Western Fashion Silhouettes Reflected Female
Emancipation?
To What Extent Do Contemporary Western Fashion Trends Appropriate Youth Sub-cultures of the
1970s? An Analysis of the Influence of Casual Culture and Hip-Hop
Can the Application of Theories in New Materialism Strengthen the Relationship between Humans
and Fashion Products for More Sustainable Futures?
Pleasing Generation Z: How Successful Are Fast-fashion Brands in Engaging Generation Z Female
Fast-fashion Consumers through Innovative Social Media Marketing Techniques?
An Assessment of Contrasting Ideologies and Objectives of Nazism with the Bauhaus Design
School and the Influence of Political Instability on the Culture of Inter-war Germany
Strategy of Desire: An Examination of Contemporary Fashion Marketing through the Lens of Post-
war Fashion Communications
An Analysis of Horror Film Posters: A Focus on Gender and Ethical Differences in the Perception of
Emotion
9/11
Dissertation Title
How Has the Patriarchal Discourse Impacted upon Approaches and Perspectives in the History of
Advertising and Graphic Design
Shelters for Displaced People: Can the Ephemeral and the Sustainable Object Co-exist under
Circular economy Practices?
Investigation into the Effects of Augmented Reality on Consumer Engagement within the Online
Retail Environment
Exploring Female Identity: The Consideration and Analysis of Nudity, Sexuality and Motherhood in
Art
Nudity, Sexuality and Motherhood in Art, with particular attention to
Mary Kelly, Rineke Dijkstra and Cindy Sherman.
The Rise and Fall of Laura Ashley: What Will the Legacy of Laura Ashley Be in the UK?
How Did British Colonism Influence Depictions of Gods, Goddesses and Mortals in Bengali Kalighat
Paintings 1870-1900?
Re-defining the Home: How Approaches to Incorporating Sustainability into the Design of Interior
Spaces Has Changed in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
How Uniform Colour Affects Team Sporting Performance: A Case Study for Manchester 1st XV
Rugby Team
Virtual Reality and Art: An Investigation into the Required Characteristics in VR Artworks to
Engage in Aesthetic Experiences
10/11
Dissertation Title
Investigate the Effects of Chinese Traditional Five Elements on the Consumer behaviour in the
Purses Market
Devising a Manifesto for a Successful User Experience in the Metaverse: Learning from the Design
of Second Life
Evaluating the Impact of KOLs on Customer Purchase Intention in China: A case of Sports Brand
Lining
How Visual Signs in Fashion Advertising Affect Gen Z Perceptions of Brand Image
Exploring the Differences between the Perceptions and Behaviours of Different Age Groups of
Sustainable Consumers in China
Does the Body Exposure of Females Reflect as a Form of Gender Stereotype or a Symbol of
Feminism? An Examination within Contemporary Fashion Advertising
Self – Concept and Fashion: The Social and Commercial Dilemma of Garment Sizing on Fashion
11/11