The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing

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Insulin and Washington

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For this assignment I wanted to create a “combophoto” that not only looked nice but had some contemporary significance. After pondering for a while I decided to combine a picture of the Capitol Dome and an insulin bottle. I chose this combination in order to visualize the relationship between insulin. Despite the power the government has over the price of insulin, the price is soaring at unprecedented levels. This is causing people to try to ration this life saving commodity. Growing up in Turkey which has nowhere near the economic prosperity of the US, yet still has free healthcare, I find it outrageous that the government is not taking action to solve a problem that has already claimed lives.

Visual Note Taking

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For this assignment I decided to convert a page of my ECON 101 notes to a more visual format. Similar to my regular method of note taking I utilized arrows and indicated subsections by using a smaller font. The difference however was the amount of time it took. The addition of a visual element slightly distracted me from the actual concepts, and upon completing it I realized I had mislabeled a section. Though this did help me identify the concept names I hadn’t internalized I think rewording and reviewing notes is a more effective study technique.

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Sketch 2

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Saturday morning I woke up to “Dekalb County Boil Water Advisory” signs posted all around campus. As a drinker of “unhealthy amounts of water,” as described by my friends, I was finding it quite difficult to find enough water this weekend. The ESC was only giving out two bottles a day and the jugs at the DCT had an off taste. When the time came to work on this Sunday Sketch, I knew exactly what to sketch. I took a bottle of water, and made it angel-like by drawing wings and a halo. This was the perfect depiction of my feeling towards water at that moment.

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Writing Narrative Reflection

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What is writing? What makes one a good writer? Generaly when we talk of writing we all imagine these long essays, books and articles, but in reality every text we send, every caption we prepare, every comment we post is a piece of writing. It is a piece of writing that has potential to change someones mood, day or even life. Now not every word will move mountains, but each word has meaning. These meanings are often powered by our relationship to them that we have developed throughout our reading and writing journey. Check out my journey here.

My Avatar

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This past summer I was visiting the Moco museum in Amsterdam that featured Banksy. While talking to a fellow museum goer I found out about a piece that they did not have at the museum. After seeing photos of it I was intrigued. I had just been made aware of a piece of art that combined the work of the most talented director of our time and one of my favorite artists alive. 

Banksy’s Pulp Fiction first appeared on the streets of London in 2003 (see image to the right). It recreates a shot from Quentin Tarantino’s movie of the same name, Pulp Fiction. Unlike Tarantino, Banksy chose to depict the hitmen with bananas instead of weapons, giving the image a humorous twist. 

After staying up for 4 years the artwork was tragically removed by the Ministry of Transportation. Following this event, a local graffiti artist painted the words “come back” on the wall in hopes that Banksy would return. 

In my avatar I chose to depict the bananas held by the hitmen and the cry for help sent out by the local graffiti artist. 

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