The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing
ENG101.04 Fall 2018
I had a lot of trouble coming up with an idea for this assignment. Not only was it difficult to think of an idea that could be shown in a one page comic, but being to clearly draw that idea also posed as a barrier. Eventually I settled on the time I walked to the … Continue reading Bad Timing →
Read moreContents: Pencil Pouch – Stores various mechanical pencils of different colors, some with lead, some without, and my calculator that I still have yet to use Laptop – What can’t this do? Water bottle – Has kind of an odd taste right now and I should probably wash it Notebook – Preparation for political science … Continue reading My Insides of my Bag →
Read moreComing up with an idea for my triptych was the most difficult part of the process for creating one. Three frames seemed too few to tell an interesting story. I began brainstorming situations in which there is a clear beginning, middle, and end, and eventually I came up with the idea of a plane taking … Continue reading Emergency Landing →
Read moreThis project was unlike any project I have ever done before. Picking out what pages to trace was a bit difficult, but I thoroughly enjoyed tracing the pages and picking up on the small details that I did not notice when reading through the first time. Additionally, I found that writing down the annotations … Continue reading Tracing Maus Reflection →
Read moreI opened my box of Cheerios as I sat at my desk, thinking about possible objects to use for my drawing. Perhaps I could use one of the toothpicks I have at my desk in a creative way, such as an arrow for an archer. But after 6 attempts at drawing an archer with his … Continue reading Fast Food →
Read moreAccounting is a struggle. While learning about debits and credits in class, I was often confused, and judging by some of the faces around me in class, I wasn’t alone. When I think of debit or credit, I think of borrowing or lending money. But that wasn’t what my professor wanted. Instead, we were to … Continue reading Visual Notes of Accounting →
Read moreThinking of a specific moment or time that heavily influenced my reading and writing today was difficult. I repeatedly began to write about a specific moment only to quickly realize that I don’t remember much about that moment nor the longstanding effects of it. Beginning at an early age, my mother would read to me … Continue reading Literacy Narrative Part 1 →
Read moreMy avatar, although only a picture of a turtle, represents multiple aspects of my identity. When thinking about what my avatar should be, I ran into the question “Who am I?” I am a photographer, so it’s only logical that my avatar should be a photo that I took instead of one taken off the … Continue reading My Avatar →
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