The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing
ENG101.04 Fall 2018
“The funniest amongst us are usually the ones who are … Dead Inside …” Reflecting on my work, this is one of the sketch assignments that took me quite a while to figure out, but was most fun to explore. I started to think about three-paneled comic strips that I’d seen before. I’ve always had […]
Read moreSpiegelman attempts to keep the audience engaged with his work by implementing camera angle shifts, as well as variety in panel structure. When placing the panel styles for both pages side-by-side, it may seem like they are pages from two different authors’ styles altogether. Both of these pages are critically designed to keep the audience […]
Read moreThis adaptation from “The Complete Novels and Stories of Sherlock Holmes – Volume 1” is a kind of book-doctoring attempt similar to one called “A Humament” by Tom Phillips. Feel free to explore more of my work, as well as further guidelines and exploration of tasks like these here. (Remember only to […]
Read moreDon’t feed the Ali-gator! Our third sketch assignment involves making our own ‘Sunday Sketches’. Originating from the works of famous illustrator, artist and author Christoph Niemann, these kinds of sketches take a 3-D representation of an object and an associated context in 2-D. As is depicted, my Sunday Sketch is of an ‘ALI-gator’. Presenting a […]
Read moreOne new technique I learned about through the professor’s sketch assignments this week, was the application of ‘Visual Notes’. This method, used and broadened extensively by Giulia Forsyth, involves making images to accompany written notes taken on a particular subject. As I have done so above during one of my Music lessons for the week, […]
Read more“Writer’s block may fade over time, however ‘Reader’s block’ can prove to be more perilous.” The literacy narrative was essentially a free-writing exercise, having me reflect on my reading and writing through the different stages of my life. The piece was refined in the form of an essay, which is the first medium […]
Read moreHello, my name is Ali Roy. I currently study English 101 at Emory University with professor David Morgen. The badge alongside is an attempt to depict myself to you, in my own perspective. The center piece acts to illustrate my ability to be a ‘shape-shifter’ of sorts. I usually adapt to my surroundings and will […]
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