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Toni tassani
@atassani
The cognitivepower of
LEARNING
VISUAL
A picture is worth
a thousand words
INFORMATION
&
NEW IDEAS
CHaracteristics
comicsof
LEVELSof ABSTRACTION
FIRSTthe whole
thenthe DETAILS
ACTIVE
READER
Storytelling
SYMBOLS&CONVENTIONS
PICTURES
&
TEXT
Words Pictures
Levelsof Abstraction
storytelling
VISUALLANGUAGE
ACTIVEREADER
PICTURES& TeXT
The WHOLEand the DETAILS
THANKYOU
ALE2013
bucharest
Toni tassani
@atassani
• McCloud, Scott. (1994). Understanding Comics. Kitchen Sink
Press
• Tufte, Edward. (1992).TheVisual Display of Quantitative
Information. Graphics Press.
• Eisner,Will. (1985). Comics and Sequential Art. Poorhouse press.
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Poorhouse press.
• Sousanis, Nick (2012). Comics as a Tool for Inquiry. uniata
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