Research 3/4

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.5: Funny Pictures

Dan Woodward

Jul 24, 20217 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.5: Funny Pictures

For almost eight years I lived and grew up in Saudi Arabia. We’d also come back to the UK from time to time for holidays and visiting...

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.3: Superheroes

Dan Woodward

Jul 12, 20216 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.3: Superheroes

For this research task I selected three of the four recommended collections: Batman, by Denny O'Neill and Neal Adams Watchmen, by Alan...

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.2: “The True Story of Leopold and Loeb”

Dan Woodward

Jun 19, 20212 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.2: “The True Story of Leopold and Loeb”

In this research task, I had to review the titular comic, and answer the following questions: How does the style and narrative treat the...

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.1: Life Stories

Dan Woodward

Jun 18, 20212 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 4.1: Life Stories

Educational comics have been an area of interest for me for a while. I have been working on how to bring comics into my consultancy work...

Graphic Fiction - Research 3.6: Extreme Style

Dan Woodward

May 13, 20215 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 3.6: Extreme Style

In this exercise, I needed to select two candidates from the following list of artists with a more extreme style, and then consider the...

Graphic Fiction - Research 3.5: 'Silent' Comics

Dan Woodward

Apr 22, 20214 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 3.5: 'Silent' Comics

For this research task I was asked to research two of the following: Frans Masereel, Passionate Journey and My Book of Hours (1919) Lynd...

Graphic Fiction - Research 3.1: "The Spirit"

Dan Woodward

Mar 20, 20213 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 3.1: "The Spirit"

This research task was to consider an issue of the Will Eisner comic "The Spirit" that was shown in the coursebook and then consider...

Graphic Fiction - Research 2.6: Visual conventions for time and place

Dan Woodward

Feb 19, 202112 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 2.6: Visual conventions for time and place

Introduction After completing exercise 2.4, which was frustratingly similar to an exercise from another OCA module. I was disheartened to...

Graphic Fiction - Research 2.2: Turning Pictures into Words

Dan Woodward

Jan 24, 20213 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 2.2: Turning Pictures into Words

The second exercise is research-focused and explores the one-panel 'gag' cartoon still popularised in satirical publications, political...

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 1.2: Action & Reaction

Dan Woodward

Dec 31, 20203 min read

Graphic Fiction - Exercise 1.2: Action & Reaction

Exercise For the first part of this exercise, I had to create a 2-panel strip from 2, 12cm squares. These squares were meant to depict an...

Graphic Fiction - Research 1.1: The History of Comics

Dan Woodward

Dec 17, 20209 min read

Graphic Fiction - Research 1.1: The History of Comics

So the real start of this module begins with delving a little into the history of comics, and initial exposure to some of the variety...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 5.0: Visual Language

Dan Woodward

Apr 29, 20204 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 5.0: Visual Language

"Trying to reflect and comprehend the world through what we see and not through what one has to say with words, engages the mind in a...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 4.3: Story Structures

Dan Woodward

Mar 19, 20204 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 4.3: Story Structures

"All models are wrong, but some are useful." - George Box Nigel Watt’s Eight Point Arc This research task introduced me to Watts'...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 4.1: Top ten Visual Diaries

Dan Woodward

Feb 14, 20202 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 4.1: Top ten Visual Diaries

In research exercise 4.0 I was introduced to the use of sketchbooks as "Visual Diaries". For this exercise, I was asked to research as...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.5: visual research

Dan Woodward

Feb 3, 20202 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.5: visual research

For this research exercise, I was tasked with reading an article by Pam Smy, and her work in illustrating the character Lob, the Green...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.4: Creating your own version of reality

Dan Woodward

Jan 28, 20205 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.4: Creating your own version of reality

I started this research at an opportune time, having just listened to the latest podcast from Dan Berry. He was interviewing Joana Mori,...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.2 & 3.3: Reporting and Documenting

Dan Woodward

Jan 22, 20205 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.2 & 3.3: Reporting and Documenting

I really enjoyed researching the list of artists provided in this exercise. I was really surprised by the variety of technique as well as...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.1: A reportage case study

Dan Woodward

Jan 18, 20204 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research task 3.1: A reportage case study

I'm coming to this research task after undertaking some of the practical exercises. So I am less 'cold' in my experience (however brief!)...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 3.0: Building a Tool Kit

Dan Woodward

Jan 6, 20202 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 3.0: Building a Tool Kit

I was lucky to have been on holiday during August, at the start of my studies for this module. I wanted to sketch while on holiday, so...

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 2.2: Christoph Niemann and Saul Steinberg

Dan Woodward

Dec 18, 20194 min read

Illustration Sketchbooks - Research 2.2: Christoph Niemann and Saul Steinberg

I have come at this research exercise from the point of view of using objects as a way of narrowing and constraining my focus when...

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