Relate what is said in this chapter to a work/artist/designer you have seen in lectures. Image, brief description, link to a source of information on the web.
This is the final installation to the wonderful comic book/book by Scott McCloud! In this chapter, McCloud reflects on the reason why the medium of comics is so important, and why we should try so hard to better understand this wonderful and flexible medium.
Hallmarks of Felinity by Brooke McEldowney
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"Today, comics is one of the very few forms of mass communication in which individual voices still have a chance to be heard" [p.g.197]
McCloud states that comics could be seen as a means of communication because we all have something to say to the world, and most of us love to be entertained and read a good story!
Comics is a medium based on communication; the message or story the artist is trying to convey to an audience, and understanding; the ideas and perceptions that an audience will take away with them after reading the comic. It is purely sight-based and includes a full range of pictorial styles ranging from realistic representations to simplified lines and shapes, as well as an entire world of symbols, language and icons!
"Throughout its history, comics has harnessed the power of cartons to command viewer involvement and identification, and realism to capture the beauty and complexity of the visible world" [p.g.204]
Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Waterson
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Another important point covered time and again in all our lectures is audience/reader/viewer involvement and participation. This is done by several interesting methods including "Closure" and "Simplification" (which leads to a more universal recognition) Space and time is also explored in this book.
McCloud expounds on the idea that all languages must evolve, including the language of comics! He also states, and I completely agree with this, that the possibilities for comics are endless.
"...all that's needed is the desire to be heard, the will to learn, and the ability to see" [p.g.213]
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Dilbert by Scott Adams
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