Author Archives: Alexa Marie

When dealing with design elements, textures similarly correspond with its visual function, since texture is what helps us to understand the nature of things. In design, texture can be both physical and virtual. To examine this further, I took a look … Continue reading →

In design, scales can range from a printed piece as small as a postage stamp to as big as a billboard. No matter the size, your work must have its own sense of scale.  When we think about the meaning behind … Continue reading →

Frames are very important when it comes to design concept. Frames are everywhere and create a condition for understanding an image and according to Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips in their book Graphic Design: The New Basics “bring attention to … Continue reading →

I took a look at the graphic novel Smile by Raina Telgemeier in the WSU library during Tuesdays class. The novel tells the true story of the authors awkward early years from 6th grade up to high school. The novel did … Continue reading →

  Lynda Barry’s graphic novel, What It Is, features a series of images (or collages rather) that help to support the idea of formstorming, a term Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips describe as an “act of visual thinking” in Graphic … Continue reading →