My Artifact

My Learning

For the project above we had to focus on analyzing images and understanding the plot structure of a book, our task was to find a children’s storybook, figure out the plot structure, and “read” the images. Before we started this project I was unaware of all the details that go into children’s storybooks/graphic novels, the pictures are illustrated in ways that can give them a deeper meaning such as pointy shapes to illustrate fear and the colour blue to illustrate sadness. In graphic novels, the spacing between pictures can show how much time has passed and the image’s border can portray the mood of that scene. With all of this new knowledge, pictures show me so much more. The quote, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” was proven to me during this project because small details could have multiple-sentence explanations to deepen the plot.

Core Competency Reflection

An example of where I built upon someone else’s ideas is when we were planning out our short graphic novel and my group members were talking about the shape of the border and I suggested using colour to further display the mood of the scene.

An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about is how simple shapes can appear as detailed images without adding any of the details. Colour and size can imply many things such as emotion, age, importance to the story, and more.