Filed under: Graphic Design
1.) Unnaturalness
Generally, there’s no such word. But it should have. We can’t trust design decisions that come naturally. Yet ,It is unnatural to make an image too big, small, dark or light. The best way is to make sure the statement is understood and noticed.
2.) Grid/ Nature’s “ungrid’
There’s a statement that said there’s always chaos in an orderly manner and in opposite, there’s also order in chaos manner.
a) The grid is a system of equally spaced vertical and horizontal lines becomes a useful vehicle to relate typographic and other visual elements in layout. (used for variation in pages which related to each other at the same time)
b) Nature’s “ungrid”. For example- Have you seen autumn leaves fall and arrange themselves or a flock of pigeons stopping for a rest in a pavement square in boring composition – No one does.
This spatial relationships found in these random arrangements or almost any natural accidents are never mechanical, or unpredictable or uninteresting.
3) Redundancy/Complementary
Redundant- the type and image both either very large or very small- both compete with each other to gain attention. This is called redundant.
Complementary- type is large and images small or type is small and images is big. Reader has no problem identify which is the most important element here. This is called complementary.
Well, there’s a lot of articles on this topic. Are digital comics the future which going to replace the comic books in their printed form, and make them extinct?
In some way, digital comic do benefits the readers in saving the cost to read comic by small subscription fees. You should have observed that there’s a increase in price of the comic book compared to 5 years ago. 10 Years ago, I remember that i only paid $2.50 SGD for Manga- now it’s doubled the price $5.00 SGD. Some even more.
Also, Digital comics can use more interactive way in presenting with the current technology.
However despite the benefits of digital comics offer, printed comic books still had its attraction. Readers use their imagination to illustrate the gap from panel to panel. Also collecting them is a fun factor, looking up and down to find the missing back issue to complete the whole series.
Mobility of comic books is what digital comic cannot replace. You can take it anywhere whenever you go.
For myself, i believe that the market of digital comic will increase, as we had already heard seeing comic on the mobile phone.
Who knows, if ipod, Creative Zens or other MP4 player became a common accessory to the public, the market of Digital Comic will eventually opened up. However, printed comic will still stay because of its values.
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Note: May appear slow in preview but once u download it, it will appear normal.
