Author Archives: ivypadayao

What inspired me to design the comic how I did on the website, was to set it up in a way for the viewer to physically interact with it. The use of vertical scrolling was mainly how I envisioned the … Continue reading →

For this project, I decided to create a story about my dog and a few of his favorite things to do. I wanted to create a story line where the reader was able to start at any point and still … Continue reading →

During the trip to the fine arts display, I feel like a lot of the pieces of art resonated with me. I think the idea of the pieces being “alternative” and having the descriptions of the artists, really helped me … Continue reading →

When looking through the artifacts at the MASC there were a lot of different pieces that stood out to me for lines conveying emotion, but the one that stood out the most was a comic titled 3D Batman by Bob Kane. This … Continue reading →

The graphic novel I chose for this blog is Urgent Request by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim. It is loosely about a woman named Janet who receives an email from a said Nigerian prince who needs her bank account information, … Continue reading →

For this comic collage, I wanted to create a sort of emotional/aesthetic response for my audience. The theme is woman empowerment, and I felt the best way to convey this was by using various quotes and pictures I created by … Continue reading →

Within Scott McCloud’s book “Understanding Comics” you can see many similarities between what he is trying to express to his reader about design choices and what John Lovett is explaining in his design overview. Within Scott McCloud’s book you can … Continue reading →

For the first scanning day I brought a book called “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne, a piece of blue fabric, a white mesh bag, and a pink piece of silicone. I’m thinking for my final collage I want to have … Continue reading →

  While creating each of these comics, I was able to share my story in a unique way. Before this class, I had never created or even read a comic book before. I was always confused as to where I … Continue reading →