Grisier, DarcyLopes, DannySheppard, ChrisBrower, AdamFrancis, AugustHildreth, SherrieIsaacs, KimbraJones, BridgetArbor, DavidGoldfine, AdamNeill, ShellyPanzica, SarahRodriguez-Gitler, AleSpiker, ShaneSorhaindo, NicholeVillavicencio, KatrinaWalker, RobPointer, AmySimon Grabill, JulieFioramonti, JosephFrancis, Allison2017-07-132017-07-132017UB_2017_Francis_Ahttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/4347M.F.A. -- University of Baltimore, 2017Thesis submitted to the School of Communications Design at the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Integrated DesignAmerican Sign Language (ASL) Storytelling is a traditional form of folklore passed down through generations of Deaf individuals, historically face-to-face. It includes jokes, sign play, and various forms of storytelling. Through technological advances in video sharing through social media and on mobile devices, Life and Deaf is a website and app that gives the Deaf community a designated space to share their humor and stories in their own visual language, ASL. The visual design of the site allows the Deaf community to easily view and post jokes and stories that directly relate to Deaf culture and the Deaf experience.52 leavesapplication/pdfen-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United StatesThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.DeafAmerican Sign LanguageASLDeaf HumorDeaf ExperienceDeafnessDeaf CultureDeaf JokesDeaf StoriesSigned JokesDeaf VideosASL VideosText