The Secret Language of Comics

Tracing Pages

To begin comparing the two pages, Stitches and Spinning both explore children who go through traumatic or difficult times, but their families are not always there to support them, therefore David and Tillie must outsource their families to figure out how to get through their difficulties. A similarity between the two pages I analyzed, was […]

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Tracing Pages Reflection

Thesis: Stitches and Spinning both use a change in frame to emphasize the emotional climax of the narrative on the page, but they depict the buildup of tension in different ways — through body movement and body language — therefore, this showcases how visual techniques can be used differently to influence the emotional impact of […]

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Stitches and Spinning Essay

The Courage of Vulnerability  Both Tillie Walden Spinning and David Small Stitches explore the theme of vulnerability, showcasing how it shapes their identities. A pattern I recognized in the pages I annotated is the fact that both Small and Tille strive for a sense of security. Both pages incorporate varying forms of shadowing, visually representing […]

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Stitches and Spinning Essay

The Courage of Vulnerability  Both Tillie Walden Spinning and David Small Stitches explore the theme of vulnerability, showcasing how it shapes their identities. A pattern I recognized in the pages I annotated is the fact that both Small and Tille strive for a sense of security. Both pages incorporate varying forms of shadowing, visually representing […]

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Tracing Pages Reflection

For this assignment, I argued that both Tillie Walden and David Small went through so much trauma during their lives, that looking at the things that represented their past trauma the most, wasn’t enough to completely remove the effect that that trauma had from their memory. I guided my argument with the thesis, “David Small’s […]

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“Tracing “Spinning” and “Stitches” Analysis” Reflection

links:Assignment PromptTracing “Spinning” and “Stitches” Analysis The main thesis of my tracing analysis essay of the two texts was that the authors of both stories tell traumatic life stories, but due to their differences in their traumatic events, they use similar methods to express their traumatic experiences. In instances where they use similar methods, one […]

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“Tracing “Spinning” and “Stitches” Analysis” Reflection

links:Assignment PromptTracing “Spinning” and “Stitches” Analysis The main thesis of my tracing analysis essay of the two texts was that the authors of both stories tell traumatic life stories, but due to their differences in their traumatic events, they use similar methods to express their traumatic experiences. In instances where they use similar methods, one […]

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Visual Psych Notes

The task for this sketch was to illustrate a class worth of notes from any class, the prompt can be seen here. I think that this is a particularly helpful practice for Psych because of the nature of the content. The class material is lots of memorization, yet the professor is determined to make the […]

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