The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing
ENG101.04 Fall 2018
Accounting 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 moreThroughout the process of drawing out my notes, I became certain that I truly suck at drawing. It was a fun experience, however, because despite my lack of artistic skills, having to draw out my notes made me think about the topic and relate the ideas in a different way than just reading the […]
Read moreWhen I first read the prompt of this assignment, I had no clue what subject I would take notes over or how I could possibly make my notes look artistic in any way. At first, I was lost. I felt like I was going to do something wrong or perhaps “not that artistic.” However, when… Continue reading Evidence for Evolution: Understandable Version
Read moreWhen I first read the prompt of this assignment, I had no clue what subject I would take notes over or how I could possibly make my notes look artistic in any way. At first, I was lost. I felt like I was going to do something wrong or perhaps “not that artistic.” However, when… Continue reading Evidence for Evolution: Understandable Version
Read moreLearning to look at the world, and everything in it, in a different way is a large part of what I believe this class is about. It’s about challenging ourselves to try something new, and basically, seeing what happens. I realize that we were told to avoid using notes of this class to complete our… Continue reading This Just In! I Kind of Broke the Rules.
Read moreI decided to do my visual note taking on chemistry. Throughout these last three weeks, we have learned so many new formulas for chemistry that it has become confusing on which equations go with which chemistry topics. That is why I decided to sketch all of the equations I have learned so far in chemistry. […]
Read moreI decided to take Visual notes for my Italian class. I found this surprising helpful for language classes since I can translate the words with pictures. Since the topic we are on currently is food, I sketched out my notes to make it look like a menu. I found that the grouping of the different…
Read moreAt first, I truly felt that this visual note taking assignment wouldn’t be a useful tool for studying my notes for Sociology. However, as I was creating the design, I discovered a way to connect the main topics with the main points. As you will see in my drawing, I used arrows to connect the … Continue reading Sociology Made Easier and Prettier →
Read moreCreating visual notes for my biology class allowed me to fully understand the material we were covering in the lesson. I simply started with the title and surrounded it with a rectangle. I separated my page since I was contrasting the different Galapagos Finches from before and after a drought. I found it useful to … Continue reading Galapagos Finches Visual Notes →
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