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Over
the past years, this site has grown to have so many different
writings that I can totally understand if someone interested might
not know where to start. So, that would be here...
On
this page you'll find the writings and videos that will (hopefully)
give you the best inroad to understanding this whole "visual
language" idea. Enjoy! |
Blog
Posts
Re-un-defining
"Comics"
"The reality is that a
notion of 'comics' is not entirely grounded in aspects of
structure (text/image, sequential images). 'Comics' are not
'juxtaposed sequential images,' nor are they 'text/image relations.'"
Art
v. Language
A concise summary about the cultural forces
brought on by the "Art" mentality of treating graphic
images
Thoughts
on a visual e/i-language
A discussion of the extant to
which drawings are an object of culture versus an object of
cognition in relation to various notions from linguistics.
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Downloadable
pdfs
Japanese
Visual Language
An overview of the structure of visual language through the
lens of Japanese manga. (21 pages, 1.4MB) Blog
Thread
A
Visual Lexicon
An overview of the ways in which elements in
visual language create meaningful patterns in the mind, from
individual elements within panels to whole sequences. (19 pages,
725K)
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Video/Podcasts
VizThink
Podcast
An overview of the Big Ideas behind visual language.
The
Functions of Panels
A discussion of the roles that panels play in
visual language across numerous levels of structure (highly
recommended).
Visual
Language Grammar
A detailed look at how sequences of image create meaning, as
well as several fields of visual language theory as a whole
(warning: somewhat more technical).
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 Early
Writings on Visual Language
More writings are included in this 120 page
book which collects, refines, and expands on the earliest of
writings on visual language theory. It covers topics such as
the muddled definition of "comics" and its relation
to visual language, how sequences of images communicate, and
child visual language learning, plus a lot more. Want
one?
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