If you are like me, then you know that adding a joke into a lesson helps to recall the information later. My first project does just that with historical quotes. Take a look....
the SUBJECTS
Throughout this project I had to integrate elements from language arts, social studies, and art. Below is an explanation of what I did for each subject and why I did those things.
language ARTS
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social STUDIES
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ART
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In language arts I applied contextualization to integrate historical quotes into everyday conversations, and situations. I also incorporated appropriate phrasing and attitude to satisfy the characters personality in the 21st Century of America.
The quotes were changed from their original states in order to fit the 21st Century context. This was a necessary step to take because some of the quotes would not apply to today's technology and the resources that we have in the 21st century. |
I used abstracting in social studies when I took the quotes from history, I found the pattern in the situations and applied them to a modern day situation. When I was pulling the pattern from the quote, I had to be careful to not put it into a situation where the quote did not fit.
Most of the comics feature more than one person. The person that is not the main character is based of a sibling, family member or spouse of the person that said the quote. This was done to add a layer of depth to the characters. |
Creating the comic strips themselves is a part of the art portion, but the work that went into sketching, and placing objects in the cells also came into play. I used perspective to take a quote, that is outdated in most cases, and bring it into a modern setting. I observed other comics, and the rules of comic making in order to follow the set technique, and order of comic art. I also started out by sketching, rendering the people in Illustrator, and finally adding them into a scene that I created to fit the plot. I also used the background to add to the story’s perspective and depth.
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sketch TIME
These sketches were created as a cyclops version of the original to add to the effect of pulling the quotes and stories from reality and placing them in a different dimension where these quotes play out differently.
the COMIC STRIPS
Each comic strip takes it's own spin on a historical quote. The quotes are from: Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Leon Trotsky, Oscar Wilde, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
taking it a step FURTHER
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now that it's DONE
Not only has this project taught me about these people and a bit of their history, but I have also learned about what it takes to make a set deadline. The freedom of Apollo comes with a taste of the responsibility and time management needed outside the structured walls of school.
In the middle of this project I contacted the writers of Zits Comics. As in most reaching out, I did not expect a response. However, I was shocked when a few days later I received a response from James! He gave me some feedback and encouraged me to keep going with comic writing.
In the middle of this project I contacted the writers of Zits Comics. As in most reaching out, I did not expect a response. However, I was shocked when a few days later I received a response from James! He gave me some feedback and encouraged me to keep going with comic writing.
about the Author
I am active in my school's Improv teams, Design Club, National Art Honors Society, National German Honors Society, and National Honors Society. I am also actively involved in my church and with my friends, but you don't want to read about my extracurricular activities.
Some people are visual learners, learn better by reading or listening. I am a comedic learner. When learning new concepts I apply a clever pun or joke in order to remember it later on. There is some evidence that you remember the happy, laughing moments better then the boring, or solemn moments. Therefore, there is a method to my madness. In the future I plan to attend college for a degree in graphic and print design. I also plan to take classes in marketing and a few law classes in order to go above and beyond what a regular graphic designer might do. As a testament to my desire to become a designer I have included a vector self portrait, I made last year. Believe it or not the image to your right is made of thousands of small shapes; Facebook even recognized my face from that piece. I hope I have made you laugh, and maybe you learned a little something as well. Thank You! |
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