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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 →

The image to the right-taken from Lynda Barry’s, “What It Is”-acts as a fine demonstration of creatively incorporating layers in the page’s design. There is a lot going on in this page, yet it all works due to her use … Continue reading →

In this page from Lynda Barry’s What It Is  we are invited to explore the concept “Can You Stand Being Lost?” She asks us to follow a wandering mind, and seems to be one of the few pages without any intended … Continue reading →

According to Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips’ Graphic Design: The New Basics texture “corresponds with [the designs] visual function.” In Lynda Barry’s “What It Is” we are taken through a series of short excerpts on her childhood and pages in … Continue reading →

Linda Barry’s image shows layers in several ways. Primarily the image of the deer is layered behind blue shapes, which are implied to be flower petals, and little silver/white dots which could be dew or snowflakes. Another major example of … Continue reading →

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 →

Layers seem to be right up there with Point, Line, Plane and Scale, in regards to the frequency of graphic components we see in our everyday lives. Whether they’re in the complicated form of collages (cut and paste), or simply … Continue reading →

In “What It Is” by Lynda Barry on page 9 she illustrates texture beautifully in my opinion. At first I could not tell if the butterfly was concrete texture that I was observing or if the creature was real until … Continue reading →