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Services for hire

I am available to work on visual language adaptations, such as books and website content, as a speaker, and as a consultant. Please contact me with any and all questions, inquiries, or proposals.


Speaking

Teaching is one of my greatest passions, and I have spoken at colleges, academic conferences, comic conventions, and museums. More recently, I have also taught a semester length class on my visual language theories through the Psychology Department at Tufts University.

My visually rich lectures can cover several of these topics and a lot more:

  • What is visual language?...and what exactly is language to begin with?
  • Defining "comics" and their relationship to visual language
  • Cultural considerations of Art and Language and their effect on graphic production
  • Myths surrounding graphic creation
  • Visual Language Grammar: How sequential images create meaning
  • The relationship of visual representation and writing
  • Multimodality: Text and image relationships
  • The ailments of the American comic industry, and how it can overcome them

For more information and video clips, see my "Speaking" page.


Consulting

I welcome the opportunity to do more consulting on topics like visual language, graphic communication, text-images relationships and the creative process. I'm particulary interested to work on projects that are related to education, progressive causes (such as environmentalism), and science. If you think I can provide a unique point of view to your ideas, projects, or inventions, I'd be happy to help make that happen.


Visual language “adaptations”

One of the greatest potentials that visual language has to offer is how it can effectively convey complex ideas in a very accessible fashion. I am available to work on books, websites, educational materials, etc. The works I find most appealing are both passionate and well-argued. Topics I’m especially drawn to include (but aren’t limited to):

  • Politics
  • Media and politics
  • Media and body image
  • Politics, religion, and science
  • War and morality
  • Educational material

My drawing styles are versitile and adaptable, stressing a blend of humor and straightforward, practical communication. Samples of my adaptation work include:


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