Final Study Guide Flashcards
Symbolic Icons
Represent concepts, ideas, philosophies.
Practical Icons
Language, science, communication.
Pictoral Icons
Resemble their subjects.
Action to Action Closure
Single subject, shows how action progresses or next movement.
Scene to Scene Closure
Transitions. Can transport reader across space time and distance.
Moment to moment Closure
Second to Second
Non sequiter
No logical realtionship between panel.
Aspect to Aspect
Aspects of a place, mood, or idea.
Gutter
The space between panels, where closure happens.
Bleed
a panel ‘bleeds’ into another panel.
Comics
Sequential Art
Graphic weight
the way some images draw the eye more.
Additive
Words amplify/elaborate on the image or vice versa.
Parallel
Words and pictures follow different courses without intersecting.
Montage
Words are integral parts of the picture.
Interdependent
Combination. Words and pictures go hand-in-hand, convey idea together.
Duo Specific
Words and pictures send the same message.
Word specific
Words convey idea, pictures illustrate but don’t add.
Picture Specific
Pictures convey idea, words add a ‘soundtrack’.
