Author Archives: Ted

Archives Visit: Ted Nikolov

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Ted

After our trip to the manuscripts, archives, and special collections in the library, I was inspired and really enjoyed a couple of particular styles I noticed while browsing all the comics. What I liked about this one was the action … Continue reading →

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Texture: Theodore Nikolov

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Ted

In “Graphic Design: The New Basics” by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips, they describe texture’s purpose to “exist as an optical effect and representation” for a given variable. In Lynda Barry’s “What It Is“, we see that very thing being … Continue reading →

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Layers: Theodore Nikolov

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Ted

Layers allow us to understand what content is supposed to be more important to the reader and usually helps us determine the order of which we are supposed to read the material. They are important in all types of media, … Continue reading →

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Color: Theodore Nikolov

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Ted

  This page is from The Flash: Rebirth written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver. It is a perfect example of how to use color in a comic to convey emotion and mood. The color on the page was … Continue reading →

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Time & Motion: Theodore Nikolov

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Ted

Movement can be created in numerous ways by popular artists and designers, what really captured my interest from this specific page from Batman is how artists Archie Goodwin and Alex Toth manage to display different ways to imply motion on … Continue reading →

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