I wrote yesterday about Scott McCloud’s upcoming visit to RIT. Today I opened up my aggregator and found a post from one of my favorite design-focused blogs, Presentation Zen, on how McCloud’s book Understanding Comics informs design of all kinds. There are good reasons why McCloud’s book is a favorite not just of aspiring graphic novelists, but also of lovers of graphic design and narrative of all kinds.
Read the post.
Then come to the talk. I’ll be there (along with as many of my students I can convince to attend).
It’s too bad that the term “fairy” has taken on such a negative meaning in our language, far from the benevolent context of Cinderella’s “fairy godmother.” If it hadn’t, I would have titled this post “fairy stepdaughter,” as an homage to the remarkable changes in our household that my fabulous stepdaughter Erin has wrought since she moved in with us a few weeks ago.
I don’t know what it is about Erin, but she manages to bring out the best in all of us. Having her in the house on a day to day basis has been such a positive thing. We’re all happier. The house is cleaner—not just because she cleans up (which she does, and that’s wonderful), but also because she sets an example that the rest of us can cheerfully follow. We’re eating family dinners every night, and taking the time to enjoy each other’s company.
Actually, as I think about Disney characters, she’s really more of a Mary Poppins—but younger, blonder, and with a decidedly more delightful southern accent. And we’re lucky to have her.
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