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Since pictures are static and do not change, artist have tried different methods of depicting motion and the passage of time. Both are illustrated using different methods but they also rely on the reader to interpret their meaning. In this … Continue reading →

While being quite a basic comic, Perfect Example by John Porcellino is a coming-of-age story that represents movement in a static, 2-dimensional space very well. Being able to portray motion, the movement of bodies, and the passage of time can … Continue reading →

As described on page 233 by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips  in Graphic Design: The New Basics, “Motion can be implied as well as literal…Artists have long sought ways to represent the movement of bodies and the passage of time … Continue reading →

In the book Graphic Design: The New Basics, it says “Motion can be implied as well as literal, however. Artists have long sought ways to represent the movement of bodies and the passage of time within the realm of static, 2-dimensional space” … Continue reading →

According to Graphic Design: The New Basics, motion is a kind of change, and change takes place in time (233). It can either be implied or literal. Looking at the Tom and Jerry comic, it includes some examples of how motion is … Continue reading →

For this post I really wanted to use an image from the comic Smile by Raina Telgemeire that I read earlier in the semester. After reading the chapter I thought this was a pretty good example of the use of time and … Continue reading →

When looking at this page from the graphic novel “What it is” I can spot the movement of the characters at the bottom. I am able to see their movement as the characters wrap around the text. There is a repetition … Continue reading →