Throughout the course of Design 1 and in Brian Fies’ lecture there has been a common theme of words and images coming together to create an effective form of communication. To go into more detail about Brian Fies’ lecture on Wednesday, one of the first topics he addressed was, indeed, that of words and images. He compared the use of words and images creating comics and the idea of rock music’s use of words and music. He went on to say that the music is just repetitive, and the lyrics are just “bad poetry.” But, when the two come together it can create an emotional response or define an era. As for his method of creating comics, he believes that the words would be nothing without the image and vice versa.
Specifically, the image in Mom’s Cancer where his mother appears to be isolated and drowning in a backdrop of medical jargon is a clever and effective use of combining word and image. The words do not have an immediate connection to what he is drawing but there is a visual representation that is explaining the idea that his mother is completely overwhelmed with all this new information that she cannot completely absorb it all. The words are the thoughts of Fies or possibly the entire family, but with the image there is an illustration explaining the internal experience of his mother. Not only is he conveying the issues of the family but the issues of his mother as well. In this example, the use of word and image compliment each other. Connecting word and image does not need to be literal, it can further emphasize a point or sometimes contradict to create irony. In the words of Fies himself it can “help illustrate the internal.” Once you have formed an idea into a cohesive set of words, the image can create another dimension of consciousness. The reader can be in the mind of the character or experience the true emotions behind a statement created by the author and/or artist. When words and images come together effectively the reader can make a correlation that will potentially amplify the overall experience.
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