Page 196 of Lynda Barry’s graphic novel “What it is”

According to Ellen Lupton and Jennifer C. Phillips, in their book Graphic Design:The New Basic, the term scale can be used both objectively or subjectively. When a scale is  objective, this is referring to the physical dimensions of an object compared to its surroundings. However,  when a scale is subjective, this is referring to a persons impression of what the size of the object is. In Lynda Barry’s, graphic novel What It Is there are a variety of scales being used, to emphasis certain details in the story. On page 196, of Barry’s graphic novel, one can see the various scale proportions being used throughout the page in the text, as well as in the two images. Throughout this page some text is bigger and bolder while others are smaller and smoother, this can be seen as an example of how scale can be relative.The contrast between the different types of text on the page creates a contrast of scale throughout the page making the design more visually interesting. By looking at the image we can assume that maybe this is the handwriting of different people, since each text looks different both in its features and in its scale. On this page some text is made bold, the design makes it seems as if the person writing this pressed down harder on their pen to emphasis these words. For example the text on this page that says “Today is Monday May 8 2006” seems to be made thicker and more emphasized then most of the text on the page. The difference in the proportions in this text adds depth to the meaning behind it.