his background as well as the literary opportunities presented by using the graphic novel as the medium of choice here. Spiegelman developed an interest in comics at an early age and started drawing professionally by the age of 16. He was also inspired by what he read in fanzines, which are non-professional publications produced by enthusiasts of a cultural phenomenon for others who share their interest. He read about graphic artists such as Frans Masereel and discussions of making the Great…
Watchmen is one of the greatest graphic novel of all time for the simple reason it makes you question morality on a scale rarely seen in fiction indeed. When considering the characters in the book it’s hard to say that their Good or evil they are simply people who are convinced that they are right.Rorschach is a good ex he follows the law with conviction, but doesn’t see the problems with the law, he is violent very violent his unique way of doing vigilante justice is a reflection of law’s order…
Sprite’s “Obey Your Thirst” advertisement centers the hand drawn faces of hip-hop legends Missy Elliot, 2Pac, and J. Cole above the tag “3 Legends; 16 Lyrics,” written in green. Beneath these legends faces are also three cans of Sprite with the musician’s lyrics written in bold letters across the cans. What interest me the most about this ad is the chosen people to represent this campaign, J Cole, Tupac, and Missy Elliot, are all leaders of the hip-hop community. The visuals are amazing and…
The article “ZAP!POW!BAM!” is an article written by Johnna Rizzo.Rizzo is a well known writer who resides in Washington D.C. This article discusses comic books and why they have become popular. Comic books became popular in the 1930’s, during a time of hardship known as the Great Depression. During the Great Depression, comic books became a way for anyone who needed some sort of cheering up. It did not matter who they were and their age, or status, the comic books were there for everyone to feel…
Victoria’s Secret has separated itself from other women’s lingerie companies as it becomes the number one seller of women’s high quality lingerie clothing, but in reality half-naked women being used for an advertisement is destroying the respect and image given to a woman. Victoria’s Secret is selling more than just lingerie clothing; they are selling the idea that they care about “you” and want what’s best for “you.” This concept is effective because not only do their ads tell an individual…
Art Speigelman’s Maus is a graphic novel that clearly displays the appalling treatment of the Jews during the Holocaust. Throughout the novel it becomes clear that the text is not just about experiencing the Holocaust but surviving its impact. It can be easily seen that the effects of the war are long lasting and Vladek was undeniably traumatised by the ordeal. Despite physically surviving the war, in some ways Vladek did not survive. The Holocaust also impacted Art, even though he did not…
Some possible places you might see this ad would be a billboard, in a magazine, possibly a newspaper, probably websites that are for cooking such as Food Network.com and websites like Pinterest. There are three elements that guide your reading for this ad. One; for layout salience which is the prominence or conspicuousness of elements in a design and amount of attention they are designed to attract.; relative size plays a part where the main image of the Tabasco is large, with the statement…
Two professors, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, originally created a life design class at Stanford to help students overcome the many dysfunctional beliefs about how your life should be lived by helping them through multiple steps to take control and design their own lives. Many students loved the class as well as other students who did not attend Stanford and because of what they were teaching gained popularity, they took the class and wrote it as a book called Designing Your Life: How to Build A…
Castiglione (1616-1670) and Rembrandt (1606-1669) were the first two artists introduced the true artwork of Monotypes. William Blake (1757-1827) was another major artist of monotype. He developed the technique of monotypes by using egg tempera to create some of the images for his poems. However, because he was quite secretive with his unique techniques, the methods he applied was not popular. During the etching revival, Vicomte Ludovic Napoleon Lepic (1839-1889) introduced a new technique,…
Sarah The Complete Maus Summary Maus was basically about a comic book author writing a comic novel on his father's account of World War 2 and the Holocaust. This book was written by Art Spiegelman, who was the interviewer of his father-Vladek Spiegelman. Maus commence with Vladek discussing how he met and fell in love with his first wife- Anja Spiegelman. Throughout the book, Vladek was currently married to Mala- a woman whom he argues with mostly over money, later she takes money from his…