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Blog #9-“Hierarchy” Cleana Broman

For my abstract comic book I want to revolve my design around interesting borders such as the ones displayed in this picture. I’m going to use the road trip example from the exercises and show the road snaking through the … Continue reading

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Blog #7: Texture- Cleana Broman

As stated in Graphic Design the New Basics, texture can be achieved by layering various material on top of one another. Often times they are overlapped in a way that makes them look seamless and meant to be clustered in … Continue reading

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Scale: Cleana Broman

In this scene from the comic book (or manga) “Attack on Titan”, this titan is seen grabbing this horse and pulling him from off the ground. We all have relative knowledge about how large or small everyday animals or objects … Continue reading

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Framing: Cleana Broman

While framing can be used for dramatic circumstances and direct your eyes to create movement or focus, in Chris Ware’s case, he makes his stories in almost a grid like pattern. He also utilizes cropping in the example above, because … Continue reading

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Formstorming: Cleana Broman

In Lynda Barry’s graphic novel, “What It Is” Lynda discusses how formstorming is basically brainstorming but in a visual and design-oriented way. The practice is more garnered towards producing variety over quality, at first, and then after a concept is picked … Continue reading

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