Category Archives: Fall 2016 Archive (336)

What It Is, Part 2

In her graphic novel, What It Is, Lynda Barry’s mentions how imaginary things, such as her blinking cat, can follow us throughout our lives, even if they have never happened. It reminds me of the characters I used to imagine as kid and … Continue reading

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What It Is, Part 1

In the photo with the woman writing, Barry says that images are made up of memories and imagination. In this sense, images are alive because they exist in our minds; We can recall to them as we please, even if … Continue reading

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Point, Line & Plane!

  Point, line and plane are all depicted by the architectural design displayed by the CUB. As exclaimed in the text, they “are the building blocks in design,” in this case they are the blocks that make up the CUB. … Continue reading

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Graphic Design: “Framing”

I chose framing for this image primarily for how the viewer perceives the image here. In the book framing is structured as being “both present and absent”(117). In this image we can see more than just the framing of the … Continue reading

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What It Is Part 2

This reminds me of Barry’s book because Barry seems to me to be a loner contemplating on what Life is in general. It is a very vague thing and a lot of her thoughts though cynical mirror how I feel. … Continue reading

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Framing

I took a picture of my television inside my apartment as I felt it was a great example of “framing” and how it frames the content and media that exists on that plane of entertainment. If you think of it … Continue reading

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Framing

This picture of a building in Washington State University Campus is a great one to describe how framing work. Each brick is a frame, each window is a frame, and they all form the wall of the building that is … Continue reading

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Framing

I took a picture of my residence hall, which is Northside, because the windows are all examples of frames. Each window has its own specific frame to create the whole big “window wall.” Each window has an obvious border around … Continue reading

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What It Is? Part 2

I chose this picture of my wall in my bedroom at home because it represent the many different media used in the book. Also, I have decorated this wall with pictures and items from my childhood. It relates directly to … Continue reading

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Point, Line, Plane

This box of Kleenex reminded me of Point, Line and Plane from Graphic Design, The New Basics due to its intricate patterns that consist of a bunch of geometric points that make a lot of jagged lines. Those lines are placed … Continue reading

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