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Scale is both objective & subjective. In the design world, scale is used to create depth, movement, importance and many other effects. In the visual I chose to present, your eyes immediately go to the face right in the middle. … Continue reading →

  From my understanding scale can be subjective and objective. Subjectively scales reflects one person’s impression of an object’s true size. For an example on page 44 in What It Is there is a black crow that almost fills the … Continue reading →

The image that I have chosen to represent a good example of framing is from Frank Miller’s Vol. 4 of his classic graphic novel Sin City. This page does an excellent job of framing by using Sin City‘s trademark solid … Continue reading →

Scale is not difficult to find in many comics or graphic novels. Often times, artists use scale to create deeper understanding of the written work and/or to add drama to the visual elements of a story. In their book, Graphic Design: The New … Continue reading →

I found this series of comics to demonstrate framing exceptionally well. There is implied  and point of view framing from a wide angle to a close up to the characters face. In class Ms. Becker said a “good design is … Continue reading →

While framing can be used for dramatic circumstances and direct your eyes to create movement or focus, in Chris Ware’s case, he makes his stories in almost a grid like pattern. He also utilizes cropping in the example above, because … Continue reading →

Framing in comics is key to both presentation and storytelling. This spread from Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol shows the protagonist falling into a pit and the events leading up to it. This simple scene is framed very nicely, even without … Continue reading →

The photo I chose to represent Framing is from a graphic novel that was provided for us in class. The reason this page caught my eye was the variety in size that each frame was. Some are small, wide, not … Continue reading →

In Tove Jansson’s “Moomin Falls in Love” there are various types of framing going on throughout the book. The most notable ones are the implied frames. One notable way of making frames creative would be to use what is going … Continue reading →