Cartoon Terminology Flashcards
Satire
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticise people’s stupidity
Caricature
The use of exaggerating facial features of political figures as a comment on the persons character
Topical
A cartoon is topical if it references recent events, typically things coming up in the news
Symbolism
The use of objects to represent something
Labeling and Captions
The use of captions to make their message clear
Irony
When you say something and it means something completely else
Panel
A distinct segment with a combination of images and text
Frame
The lines and borders that contain panels
Gutter
The space between framed panels
Splash
A big panel - a panel that is bigger than the rest
Bleed
A panel that runs completely off the page
Graphic Weight
The implementation of panels that attract focus more than other panels
Moment to Moment
Ex: a blink
Action to Action
Ex: walking - running
Subject to Subject
change in subject of panels
