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Advances in 3D computer technology have led to aesthetic experimentation within the comics medium. Comic creators have produced comic books done entirely with 3D models that are then assembled digitally for the printed page. However, in using these 3D objects in a comic format, the creators have developed art styles that do not adhere to the paradigms established by this traditionally 2D medium. More successful results can be achieved by integrating 3D computer generated imagery with traditional 2D imagery, rather than replacing it. This thesis develops a method of combining rendered 3D models with 2D vector graphics to create a comic book art style that is consistent with the traditional medium, while still taking advantage of the new technology.

In this thesis, I will explore the dual language Cajun-French and English comic strip, Bec Doux et ses amis, in terms of its value within the literacy communities of southwest Louisiana. I will claim that the text subverts the established power dynamics which existed between the American English speakers, the unreconstructed Cajuns, and the bilingual Cajun French and English speaking communities through the use of text placement and trickster figures.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2007. / Title from screen (viewed on May 23, 2007) Department of English, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-110)

Diss.--Freiburg (Breisgau)--Univ., 1991. / Bibliogr. p. 287-305.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 1999-12-14Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:08:23Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 andraus_g_me_ia.pdf: 8362517 bytes, checksum: 9ef6288bad4bb9d354a83dcb5756bbb9 (MD5) / As histórias em Quadrinhos (HQs), veículos artísticos de comunicação, podem ser comerciais ou autorais e de conteúdo adulto, embora, até hoje tenham sido mal interpretadas. Elas podem também descrever claramente os percalços evolutivos da sociedade humana em todos os setores, principalmente na ciência, refletindo paradigmas ou vaticinando novos conceitos, além de servirem como divulgadoras dos ideários autorais. O Koan é uma técnica oriental utilizada pelos zen-budistas, que tem paralelo com a física Quântica, a qual emprega como metáfora para exemplificar suas teorias e novas descobertas, aproximando os questionamentos da ciência ocidental aos conceitos paradoxais da filosofia oriental, como se pode ver no livro o Tao da Física do cientista Fritjof Capra. Este trabalho se propõe a apontar as HQs autorias destinadas ao público adulto que contenham o Koan em suas estruturas narrativas, indicando uma possível importância implicada tanto nestes conceitos como na propagação dos mesmos pelas HQs, para a evolução científico-social dos seres humanos. / Comics, artistic communication vehicles, can be comercial or authoral ones, and also destined to adults readers; although thei are misunderstood until today, they can clearly the evolutive paths of human society, in every sectors, mainly in science, reflecting standards, even predicting new concepts, mainly when comics reflect the ideals of the author. Koan in an oriental techic used by zen budhists, and it has parallel with Quantic Physics, which uses koan as a mataphor to explain its concepts and is new discoveries, nearing occidental science inquiring to paradoxal concepts of the oriental philosophy, as can seen in the book The Tao of Phisics, by Scientist Fritjof Capra. The objective of this study is to show the existence of Koans in those comics, pointing to an implicated importance possible to the sociaal-scientific evolution of the human beings in both of these concepts and their propagation by Comics.

Orientador: Flávio Mário de Alcântara Calazans. / Banca: Roberto Bazanini / Banca: Pelópidas C. de Oliveira / Resumo: As histórias em Quadrinhos (HQs), veículos artísticos de comunicação, podem ser comerciais ou autorais e de conteúdo adulto, embora, até hoje tenham sido mal interpretadas. Elas podem também descrever claramente os percalços evolutivos da sociedade humana em todos os setores, principalmente na ciência, refletindo paradigmas ou vaticinando novos conceitos, além de servirem como divulgadoras dos ideários autorais. O Koan é uma técnica oriental utilizada pelos zen-budistas, que tem paralelo com a física Quântica, a qual emprega como metáfora para exemplificar suas teorias e novas descobertas, aproximando os questionamentos da ciência ocidental aos conceitos paradoxais da filosofia oriental, como se pode ver no livro o Tao da Física do cientista Fritjof Capra. Este trabalho se propõe a apontar as HQs autorias destinadas ao público adulto que contenham o Koan em suas estruturas narrativas, indicando uma possível importância implicada tanto nestes conceitos como na propagação dos mesmos pelas HQs, para a evolução científico-social dos seres humanos. / Abstract: Comics, artistic communication vehicles, can be comercial or authoral ones, and also destined to adults readers; although thei are misunderstood until today, they can clearly the evolutive paths of human society, in every sectors, mainly in science, reflecting standards, even predicting new concepts, mainly when comics reflect the ideals of the author. Koan in an oriental techic used by zen budhists, and it has parallel with Quantic Physics, which uses koan as a mataphor to explain its concepts and is new discoveries, nearing occidental science inquiring to paradoxal concepts of the oriental philosophy, as can seen in the book The Tao of Phisics, by Scientist Fritjof Capra. The objective of this study is to show the existence of Koans in those comics, pointing to an implicated importance possible to the sociaal-scientific evolution of the human beings in both of these concepts and their propagation by Comics. / Mestre

This thesis will explore Watchmen as an event in postmodern art and literature. When a postmodern event occurs, no language game exists at that moment to make the event comprehensible. Limitations therefore of incommensurable language games are exposed and scholars are left without language, scrabbling to decipher what happened. This is the case with Watchmen. Comics and literature collided and there is no language to discuss what has come out of that collision. Through chapter analysis, character study, and inquiry into the postmodern mood this project will demonstrate Watchmen as a turning point in the discussion of comics and literature.

Uppsatsen behandlar den ordlösa grafiska novellen Home av Eric Drooker, en tecknad serienovell på 42 sidor där Drooker använder sig av specifika visuella medel för att kommunicera. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur en berättelse kan formuleras med bildspråk där olika symboler hjälper läsaren att förstå innehållet. Med hjälp av en innehållsanalys utifrån en semiotisk metod kartläggs användandet och frekvensen av symboler. Resultatet visar att symbolerna Drooker använder är gester, ordbilder, siffror, skiljetecken, noter, emanata, grafiska och ikoniska symboler, paneler, ramar och sidlayout. Rapporten vänder sig till forskare, studenter och yrkesutövare samt till intresserade av tecknade serier, grafisk design, layout och bildspråk. / The essay investigates the wordless graphic short story Home by Eric Drooker, a comic on 42 pages where Drooker uses specific visual means to communicate. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate how a narrative can be formulated with imagery where different symbols are included. The use and frequency of symbols are documented by a content analysis and a semiotic perspective. The result shows that the symbols Drooker uses are gestures, word pictures, numbers, punctuation marks, notes, emanata, graphic as well as iconic symbols, panels, frames and page layout. The report is aimed at researchers, students and professionals, and at those who are interested in comics, graphic design, layout and visual language.

The project is an investigation of the development of architectural space through drawing. The aim is to arrive at a design through the use of a graphic novel. The building has three programmes that augment the current conditions of the context. A motorcycle workshop and showroom; a boxing academy, and short term accommodation [apartments]. If fiction is really an invented reality, then protagonists are interpretations of projected contexts. The use of a comic offers a subjective perspective of design, as well as the ability to explore spaces where architecture is a backdrop. This is similar to the use of architecture in film. Parallel to the progression of the storyline, the process of illustrating the scenes forms the platform for the development of the architectural design. / Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Architecture / MArch(Prof) / Unrestricted