Author Archives: Ana Maria

About Ana Maria

My name is Ana María Alaniz Mendoza. Currently, Washington State University is where I'm working towards a double major in advertising and digital technology/culture.

Final Web Comic: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

Here is the link to the full comic: Final Web Comic The current possibilities of my webcomic include scrolling down a single file group of two scenes where multiple parts of the comic can be analyzed at once. Viewers also … Continue reading

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Final Poster Comic: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

Creative Plan: For starters, even though I did use a left-to-right and top-to-bottom layout, a viewer will not necessarily know that they should read the top half of the page first and the bottom half second unless they are actually looking … Continue reading

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Individual Voices: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

  On our visit to the WSU Art Museum Collection Study Center on Tuesday, I read and analyzed a large variety of comics and I took many photos of them. However, this particular comic by Mita Mahato was the one … Continue reading

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Invisible Emotion: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

  In chapter 5 of Scott Mcloud’s book titled, “Living in Line” he discusses the significance line styles play in the visual of a comic. While visiting the MASC, I really enjoyed analyzing all of the ways Ray Collins utilized lines … Continue reading

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Closure and Time Frames: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

Closure – This page does a fantastic job capturing different thoughts, emotions, and time frames from scene to scene. As a reader, I am able to follow along with the visuals and the linguistics seamlessly. In fact, each panel is laid out from … Continue reading

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Final Digital Comic Collage: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

Even though I definitely took a more random approach to this project, I still utilized a numbered sequence that roughly goes from left to right and from top to bottom. As I was laying everything out on the page, I … Continue reading

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Design Elements and Principles: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

First off, I really enjoy McCloud’s use of repetition is this two-page spread. John Lovett explains that variation within a repetitive design is much more interesting to look at. Each box can no longer be absorbed properly with a single … Continue reading

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Physical​ to Virtual : Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

On our first day of scanning, I brought my Hawaiian pineapple shirt and a lace scarf. First, I just wanted to have items that had unique fabric texture and patterns. The dainty little pineapples on the shirt, as well as … Continue reading

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Print Versus Digital Comic: Ana Maria Alaniz Mendoza

  As I began to sketch out the very first shape on my lined notebook paper, I realized that I needed to have a better plan about placement and spacing for my comic. This resulted in me turning the page … Continue reading

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