The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing
ENG101.04 Fall 2018
I think in flow charts. For most of my classes, this makes note-taking simple. The events and discoveries flow together, each prompting the other in a line of cause-and-effect. For Chemistry, however, I often find myself hitting a wall. The material becomes convoluted, too mathematical to fit in my note-taking comfort zone, yet too theoretical…Continue reading »
Read moreTo be honest, when given this assignment, I thought it was going to be a lot more difficult than it actually was. I had always thought that just copying down the notes and the important parts of what the teacher said was enough for me to grasp the knowledge for future exams. This assignment provided … Continue reading Primate Biogeography →
Read moreWhen deciding which course I should choose to visually take notes, I thought about the many ways in which this assignment could be of use, both in and out of the class. Of course, immersing myself in this creative endeavor would allow me to experiment with new drawing techniques; these skills will be quite valuable … Continue reading Visual Notes →
Read moreThis assignment was really interesting to me. For example, my actual notes for this one class period took up more than 2 pages of notebook pages, but the sketch for it comfortably took up one page. I also felt like the majority of my energy on this assignment was used on planning how to organize the […]
Read moreThis visual note is created based on my reflection on Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, which is a book I’ve been reading for my Comparative Literature class. The class focuses on the ecological movement and the animal rights movement in the contemporary world. I chose this particular class, because it contains some fascinating arguments related to philosophy, […]
Read moreFor the second Sunday sketch, visual notes, I altered my written psychology notes about the subfields of psychology into a visual information guide. During the brainstorming process, I recognized that I could transform the abbreviation for psychology, psych, into an acronym that contains each subfield: Psychoanalysis, structuralism, cognitivism, behaviorism, and functionalism. For each subfield, I […]
Read moreFor my second sketch assignment, we were supposed to draw some “visual notes” from any class. In this case, I decided to do my visual notes on my Japanese class. This week, I learned a ton of vocabulary. I’d say that drawing them out is helping me memorize them for sure. It took quite a while… Continue Reading →
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 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 […]
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