COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Semiotics and sequential art
Creator:
Olson, Aaron C.
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Sequential Art
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Sequential Art
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
The successful application of sequential art heavily depends upon the understanding and use of semiotics, visual communication, language, and literacy. Post-structuralist critiques of semiotics have argued there are problems inherent with the representational nature of imagery, especially as the imagery becomes more abstracted, and a sequential artist must be aware of them to truly master their craft. There are a few simple, basic approaches to sequential art creation that can largely overcome or reduce the weaknesses of visual communication. This thesis explores these concepts, comparing and contrasting several overlapping theories of semiotics and visual language, and outlines a few basic approaches for sequential artists to better understand and use the theories and subsequent tools to create more effective works of sequential art.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-08
Format:
PDF: 52 p. : ill