Comments on: THE SIMPLEST EXPRESSION OF AN OBJECT http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/ Austin Kleon is a writer, cartoonist, and web designer living in Austin, Texas. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:26:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Isotypes - GD2 Group 8 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-40848 Isotypes - GD2 Group 8 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:37:52 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-40848 [...] few more isotype links: Signs @ Austin Kleon Origins of the stick figure @ Austin Kleon Otto Neurath’s [...] [...] few more isotype links: Signs @ Austin Kleon Origins of the stick figure @ Austin Kleon Otto Neurath’s [...]

]]> By: Austin Kleon http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-40476 Austin Kleon Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:56 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-40476 From <a href="http://shermcohen.deviantart.com/art/SpongeBob-Tute-01-Silhouette-142219212" rel="nofollow">SpongeBob Drawing Tutorials - Silhouette</a> (via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/drawn" rel="nofollow">@drawn</a>) <a href="http://shermcohen.deviantart.com/art/SpongeBob-Tute-01-Silhouette-142219212" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/silhouettes.jpg" alt="spongebob silhouettes" /></a> From SpongeBob Drawing Tutorials – Silhouette (via @drawn)

spongebob silhouettes

]]> By: Austin Kleon http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-39547 Austin Kleon Fri, 15 May 2009 14:21:37 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-39547 <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mrFDGct4kH8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mrFDGct4kH8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <p>David Hockney on perspective and looking from the movie <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164525/" rel="nofollow">A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth</a></i><p>

David Hockney on perspective and looking from the movie A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth

]]> By: Mapping with Isotype « Making Maps: DIY Cartography http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-39153 Mapping with Isotype « Making Maps: DIY Cartography Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:00:03 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-39153 [...] Kleon’s blog on graphic design has a nice posting on isotype, comics, and information graphics design. Search the blog for other isotype [...] [...] Kleon’s blog on graphic design has a nice posting on isotype, comics, and information graphics design. Search the blog for other isotype [...]

]]> By: Otto Neurath’s Isotype « GIS at OWU http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-39148 Otto Neurath’s Isotype « GIS at OWU Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:30:02 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-39148 [...] Austin Kleon blog page discussing using isotype design in comic books                       [...] [...] Austin Kleon blog page discussing using isotype design in comic books                       [...]

]]> By: Class Project Ideas: Feb. 2, 2009 « G I S http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-39134 Class Project Ideas: Feb. 2, 2009 « G I S Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:32:09 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-39134 [...] Kleon’s blog on graphic design has a nice posting on isotype, comics, and information graphics design. Search the blog for other isotype [...] [...] Kleon’s blog on graphic design has a nice posting on isotype, comics, and information graphics design. Search the blog for other isotype [...]

]]> By: Austin Kleon http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-37588 Austin Kleon Thu, 15 May 2008 20:26:34 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-37588 <a href="http://www.gerdarntz.org/content/gerd-arntz" rel="nofollow">Gert Arntz draws the "unemployed" symbol</a> Nigel Holmes mentions: <img src="http://www.austinkleon.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/gerd-arntz-portret.gif" alt="Gert Arntz draws the unemployed symbol" /> Gert Arntz draws the “unemployed” symbol Nigel Holmes mentions:

Gert Arntz draws the unemployed symbol

]]> By: Bob Flynn http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-37453 Bob Flynn Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:29:46 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-37453 Nicely done, sir. I've been surprised by the reaction I've gotten from my own cartoon silhouette experiment. It couldn't be any more true. Groening is right----the Simpsons especially meet the standards...and are designs based from common shapes. Nicely done, sir. I’ve been surprised by the reaction I’ve gotten from my own cartoon silhouette experiment. It couldn’t be any more true. Groening is right—-the Simpsons especially meet the standards…and are designs based from common shapes.

]]> By: Austin Kleon http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-37141 Austin Kleon Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:00:39 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-37141 The map Mark mentioned: <a href="http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/at0025.2s.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://data.tumblr.com/WXCapTL7F5ghlibp7QBtm4Pd_400.jpg" /></a> The map Mark mentioned:

]]> By: Joe Williams http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-37130 Joe Williams Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:05:09 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/02/14/making-signs-making-comics/#comment-37130 Wow. Fascinating discussion. Not sure I have anything of worth to add other than Mark Beyer and Marjane Satrapi come to mind as examples of comics creators using isotype drawings. Wow. Fascinating discussion. Not sure I have anything of worth to add other than Mark Beyer and Marjane Satrapi come to mind as examples of comics creators using isotype drawings.

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