Final Blog

Scott McClouds article “Reinventing Comics” was very interesting to me, after reading McClouds first article “From the Vocabulary of Comics,” I was curious to see the point of view he had on the technology aspect of comics. He discusses the question on how comics will fit in this new century of technology. McCloud states, “In other words we have to ask what things comics can do in a digital environment, and which of those options are going to prove valuable in the long run”(207). As I thought about this question I know that comics can fit in to this new age of technology in many ways. We have already seen how animation has fit in through video games and computer games, and as can comics through a similar and entertaining way as they once were.

I have played video games such as Spiderman that have incorporated comics through the video game experience. Comics will evolve through the digital age, comics are unique in that they incorporate reading and art and soon will incorporate technologies. We already see software such as Comic Life being created to make it easier for people to enjoy the art for their own entertainment which was not possible years ago. With software like Comic Life being available it will only enhance comics and the possibilities of where it can go. I believe comics will find their place once the technology is continued to be created for them.

I like the metaphor relating a window to a monitor as opposed to other objects. As we look throughout windows there is a whole world we can see and a number of different ways we can see it, similar to a monitor where it allows us to view cyberspace in different ways. The window/monitor never changes but the things we see through them does. We look through windows and through it the seasons change, similar to the concept of cyberspace. I like the concept of the window rather than a wheel barrow, elevator or anything else because it is relatable to a monitor. Even a mirror can be a metaphor for a monitor, the mirror never changes but we do as do the information we see through cyberspace or on our desktops.

It is difficult to decide on one piece of text, for they have all been interesting and helpful through not just DTC355 but through my other classes as well. Robin Williams book “The Non-Designers Design & Type Book” has been very helpful while creating my web pages as well as my comic life and adobe Photoshop assignments. The book has taught me the CRAP principles and how to utilize them through any work I may do, and will do in the future. Charles Hill’s, “The Psychology of Rhetorical Images” was definitely one of my favorite pdf’s by far this semester. Hill went over different aspects of how images have been used to persuade people. I found this interesting and useful when I chose certain images to grab the attention of others when drawing them into my web page. There were many great texts that I have read this semester but these two were by far my favorite and will not be getting the “delete button.”