Choice of word – words that add valuable information and work well with the images around.Choice of image – the characters, objects, and environments.Choice of frame – the right distance and angle to portray a moment.Choice of moment – which moments to include.In the world of comics, these choices are broken into five types: moment, frame, image, word, and flow, according to Scott McCloud’s Making Comics. This “stay-factor” is defined not only by our message but how we choose to portray it. You want to hit your audience with clarity.īlankets by Craig ThompsonWith that goal in set, we have to learn how to communicate clearly and understand what we need to persuade our audience to stay with us. Don’t do that unless there’s reason behind it. Sometimes, we want it to be hidden or mysterious. But other than being pictures beside each other in a certain order, there’s no rules to it.īut what do comics have to do with you, the usual visitor of YTD who probably has nothing to do with comics? I’m here to tell you a few points on comic theory and how you can apply it to further your practice, whatever it may be: illustration, typography, graphic design, web, whatever.Ĭomics, like any other form of art, needs a message. Sure, most of what we see are either American superhero ones, or Japanese manga with quick and dynamic action or literally flowery romance.

Spiderman Blue by Jeph Loeb and Tim SaleIt’s just a great and diverse platform. If You haven’t met me on any other platform, you probably don’t know that I’m deep into arts: most specifically, comics.

I’m the Senior Editor of YTD’s sister blog, You the Entrepreneur.

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