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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.
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 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.
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 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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