The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing
ENG101.04 Fall 2018
I really enjoyed writing this personal narrative, because it made me reflect on a moment in my life that I had honestly forgotten about. I wrote my narrative based on the time that I read my first book. Before writing, I decided to call my parents, so I could get a clear reminder of that … Continue reading Literacy Narrative 1 Reflection Post →
Read moreEven though this is not a picture of me, it is a picture of something that I believe will show you what kind of person I am. It is obvious that the atom in the middle is the center of the image and that all focus should be on the atom. It shines much brighter … Continue reading Jack’s Avatar →
Read moreHello everyone! My name is Harrison Goldfein and I am eager to partake in David Morgen’s Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing course at Emory University. Challenged to create an avatar for my WordPress website, I generated various concepts that depict my interests, personality, goals during this semester, and characteristics. After browsing through […]
Read moreI adore drawing in pen. The ink flows in miniature rivulets, gathering in pools as my wrist swivels across the page. Over the past four hours, I have created pen sketches of dogs in astronaut gear, blue aliens with red lipstick, and tabby cats drinking tea. Each of these drawings were created to represent myself, yet…Continue reading »
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 →
Read moreHi, my name is Matthew Shu and this is my avatar. I spent almost an entire week thinking and mulling over what I should have as my avatar, a badge that is supposed to represent me authentically and completely. After all that time, I came up with… just a picture. As you can(or can’t) tell […]
Read moreHi, my name is Matthew White and I want to formally welcome you to my new WordPress site. I am excited for this journey and have decided to talk about the avatar photo in this post. This avatar represents a significant piece of my own life and is one of the reasons as to why … Continue reading My Avatar →
Read moreIn making my avatar, I thought a lot about how I typically present myself and how I want to present myself, then I considered what makes me me. In the past two years, I have gone from incredibly shy to overly confident. For my avatar, I chose nine pictures that I would have been really […]
Read moreHello everyone! My name is Chloe Qin and I am currently a first year student at Emory University. I am taking an English Writing course exploring the “Secret Language of Comics” with Professor David Morgen. I have very little to experience in visual writing, but that is also why I am so excited to…
Read moreSeeing as I’ve received a couple emails myself, I know well that as soon as I hit Publish, an email will be sent out to my professor and peers, as well as anyone else following the site. Then their eyes will follow the words I’m writing now, the words I’ve yet to write.
Working under that kind of pressure isn’t easy. A lot of you know that, there are roughly 20 spotlights on this particular stage.… Continue reading Insert Title Here
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