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Design Elements and Principles: Madison Roby
Choose a single page or 2-spread from Scott McCloud’s “Understanding Comics” that you’d like to discuss in terms of your new design vocabulary. Explain why you think McCloud’s layout is effective in terms of at least three of the elements … Continue reading
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Design Elements and Principles: Joseph Gardner
This is a page taken from Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics. It is on page 114. This page talks about Subjective Motion, the idea that observing a moving object can be more immersive for the reader. I believe that this particular … Continue reading
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Design Elements and Principles : Jon Klaveano
I choose this photo because I thought it really highlighted the Design Overview I went over and read before choosing this photo. I noticed all of the elements that John levett went over his his Design Overview. All things considered … Continue reading
I chose pages 118 and 119 of Scott McClouds Understanding Comics. These pages show line, shape, and contrast, three of the elements discussed by John Lovett in Design Overview. The entire spread is actually discussing how different types of line … Continue reading
Design Elements and Principles: Justin Pardini
Pages 106-107 I chose to analyze these pages because I liked the way the layout and different types of drawings were included within it. In order to truly analyze it in terms of design elements, I chose 3 main design … Continue reading
Design Elements and Principles: Dane Graves
Scott McCloud uses multiple Elements and Principles of design, as described by John Lovett, to make his work stand out on the page. One Element he uses to make his work effective are Lines and Directions. Specifically looking at page … Continue reading
Design Elements and Principles: Jack Kay
Scott McCloud and John Lovett are similar in Many ways when designing a comic or picture. The two artists can make a 2D visual into a new design that the reader can feel on multiple senses. McCloud’s book, “understanding Comics,” … Continue reading
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Design Elements and Principles: Peter Dowell
The page that I am going to review is page 31 of Scott McCloud’s book Understanding Comics. The first principle that stood out to me when I was reviewing the page was the repetition that Scott McCloud uses to reference … Continue reading
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Design Elements and Principles: Arron Borja
I chose the 188th page in Scott McCloud’s “Understanding Comics” because of the intense use of color in the “window” on the very top of the page. I believe that McCloud’s layout is effective in using shape, direction, and texture. … Continue reading
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Design Elements & Principles: Erika Epperson
After reading John Lovett’s “Design Overview”, one of the pages that caught my attention was this page (pg. 114) The first thing I thought was unity. On this page on Scott McClouds book there’s since of rough textures and angular … Continue reading
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