Week 2 Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud was fun to read because it was written like a comic. However, it was difficult for someone like me to pick out the most important. As a graphic design major, the part I most enjoyed was his examples of layout. he broke it down into 6 different types. The one I found that was most interesting was scene to scene because it can take the reader through time and space. Another interesting design element is his use of B&W throughout most of the book, but when he starts talking about the use of color he injects the 3 primary colors. I must be honest, the design of the book was NOT reader-friendly. It was fun that he used a lot of different fonts and he played with kerning and leading and he loved jumping the gutter. Since it is a book about comics, it was great that he used a bunch of different artistic styles from ancient Egypt, early 1900, to today.