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Framing: Kristin Becker (Sample Post)

Posted on January 3, 2018 by kc3950carl

This spread from the graphic novel “Goodbye, Chunky Rice” by Craig Thompson shows many of the powerful and complex design options offered by the concept of framing: The individual parts of the comic strip are each frames, and some of … Continue reading →

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Color: Kristin Becker (Sample Post)

Posted on January 2, 2018 by kc3950carl

This page from graphic novelist Chris Ware’s book, “Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth” is an excellent example of the interaction of fully saturated color with very desaturated color. The colors used in the backgrounds and buildings of each … Continue reading →

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Texture: Sample Post Kristin Becker

Posted on August 28, 2017 by kc3950carl

In “Graphic Design: The New Basics,” the authors make a distinction between virtual texture and physical texture. Virtual texture is the “optical appearance of a surface:” As a viewer, we can learn something about an object or image without actually having … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 28, 2017 by kc3950carl
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Alternative Self-Portrait: Kristin Becker

Posted on September 2, 2015 by kc3950carl

Marian Bantjes is a graphic designer and typographer known for her intricate, decorative, and personal type designs. She has worked for major clients, such as the New York Times, and with other well-known designers/firms, such as Pentagram, but she also … Continue reading →

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Broadsides – Sample Post

Posted on October 30, 2014 by kc3950carl

Like many of the examples in Kyle Schlesinger’s essay, this broadside by Nicholas Weidner features poetry, uses letterpress printing, and is printed on a single, large sheet of paper, suitable for hanging on a wall. It is certainly part of the … Continue reading →

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Small Multiples – Sample Post by Kristin Becker

Posted on September 14, 2014 by kc3950carl

This 2-page spread from Craig Thompson’s graphic novel Goodbye, Chunky Rice demonstrates many of the issues regarding small multiples and words, numbers, and images—together raised by Edward Tufte. Over the course of 120 pages, the graphic novel uses small multiples (a series … Continue reading →

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