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This investigation was designed to generate new knowledge and better understanding of the limitations and capabilities of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in art and design practice. The research methodology is mixed-method research. Quantitative and qualitative approaches will be employed for data collection and analysis. Reserach tools consist of online survey, observations, interviews, and experiments in using GenAI in Adobe Creative Cloud and other GenAI in graphic design industry. This research was funded by the Research and Sponsored Programs at Morehead State University in Kentucky between January-December 2025.

This was preliminary research to support the Touch and See Your Park which was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts between 2017 and 2019.

This was digital illustrator of Chief Black Kettle. According to the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, "Chief Black Kettle was the leader of the Wutapiu band of the Cheyenne. He was a proponent for peace for his people by signing three-peace treaties (1861, 1865, & 1867). In the winter of 1868, his village was camped along the Washita River. During the attack, Chief Black Kettle tried to warn his people of attack by firing a warning shot. While attempting to escape to the downriver villages, he was killed. Through his acts of bravery and leadership, Chief Black Kettle has become an iconic figure in American history."

Photo is a movie still from the animated "Washita" film shown at the visitor center.
Photo: NPS / Angsuemalin Peters

An interactive exhibit for accessibility was designed based on the research completed between 2015 and 2016 at and with the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site under the National Park Service, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.  

Research Title: "Communication Design for Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage for the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma" received  Proposal Development Award of the Office of Sponsored Programs at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in 2015. 

This award allowed me to develop a research proposal with the Native American Tribes of Oklahoma for the National Endowment of Humanities (NEH) in 2016. 

In this process, the website was created for data collection and dissemination my previous research as a design prototype. I worked collaboratively with Cheyenne and Arapaho spoken people and educators. However, my research proposal was not successful because I did not have a linguist specialist as a research team. 

At the time, there was no a linguist specialist at SWOSU. Therefore, I did not resubmit the research application in the following year.  I continued developing a new research proposal to support the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site under the National Park Service in Cheyenne to support the 150th Anniversary Attack. In 2017, my research was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Participatory Graphic Design for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma 

This research was funded by the Faculty Organized Research of the College of Arts and Science at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford, Oklahoma between 2014 and 2015. 

The participant communities were the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma. The research methodology was qualitative research. The research outcomes revealed that the Intangible Cultural Heritage that the participant communities intended to safeguard were their languages. Therefore, the participant communities and I agreed to pursue an external research grant to support the new research project.   

Participatory Design for Enabling Sustainable Livelihoods in Disadvantaged Communities in the World Heritage Sites in Sukhothai province, Thailand 

This was an interdisciplinary design research with the faculty members of the Department of Architectural Education and Design at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Landkrabang (KMITL) in Bangkok, Thailand. The research was funded by the National Research Council of Thailand. The research methodology were mixed-method research which combined both qualitative and quantitative methods. Participatory design and Sustainable Livelihoods Approach were the research approach. The participants were the communities that produced and distributed their handicrafts for the tourists and visitors of the World Heritage Sites in Sukhothai province. The research outcomes informed that the participant communities had cultural assets that could help them to attain their sustainable livelihoods. The vulnerability contexts were seasons and unfair competitions in the market. Therefore, the participants agreed to register their product and process under the protection of the Geographical Indication Laws of Thailand. The research team assisted the communities to prepare documents for registration. The group discussions with the representatives of the Department of Intellectual Property suggested that only the "Sangkralok" pottery could register for GI protection because it was made of the local materials and processed which have been passed on from generation to generation. One year after the research was completed, the local government and the participant communities continued working together to help the communities to achieve the livelihood goals that they desired. 

Communication Design for Enabling Sustainable Livelihoods in Disadvantaged Communities in Sumut Prakran, Thailand 

This research was funded by the Faculty of Industrial Education at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Landkrabang (KMITL) in Bangkok, Thailand in 2012.  The research methodology were mixed-method research which combined both qualitative and quantitative methods. Participatory design and Sustainable Livelihoods Approach were the research approach. 

The participants were disabled people in  Sumut Prakran who sought for employment in the area. In this research, my research assistant, a computer science undergraduate student at KMITL and I created a website as a design prototype and research tool for data collection and dissemination the research outcomes. After the design completed, there were 100 people with physical disabilities joined the project. There were a few got a job with this project because the employers did not have accessible facility or building at the time. 

Therefore, I consulted with the Director of the National Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. I also presented my design prototypes. In 2013, my research was adopted and implemented as a macro scale.

Research Title: Packaging Design of Durian Products for Local People in One Tambon One Product (OTOP) Project of Jantaburee Province

Funded by Thai Research Funds and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Landkrabang in Bangkok, Thailand

Year: 2009    

Abstract:

The main objective of this research was to investigate how to design successful packages for community products particularly durian products of One Tambon One Product (OTOP) in the Chantaburi Province in Thailand. The research methodology was Participatory Action Research which had participation and collaboration of both community members in the Chataburi Province and consumers in the Thai market. As a result, the research found that designing a successful package for OTOP products especially processed food is required to meet 1) the needs of the OTOP group in each community and consumers in each market, 2) laws and regulations of Food and Drug Administration in order to be able to launch in the market legally and build on trust and positive image for OTOP products among consumers, 3) the Intellectual property laws in order to prevent the unfair completion in the market, 4) the capacity of available technology and production process, and 5) a limitation of packing process and technology in the community which intends to use the final design.

Source: https://elibrary.tsri.or.th/project_content.asp?PJID=TRG4680031#contactus