Lecture class exercise_wk5

In this week lecture, we were taught about the relationship between image and text. 

Usually, texts are like navigator, it has the ability to direct where and how the story will flow, and can be used to depict as a voiceless voice to express ideas. After doing assignment 1, not sure what my other class mates feel, but I’m sure that having text on image helps a story. It can easily bring out the flow of the image. 

The readings mentioned 7 categories of image/text interactive by Scott McCloud:

• Word Specific 
•  Picture Specific
•  Duo-Specific
• Additive
• Parallel
• Montage
• Interdependent

In this week class exercise, we were given these 4 identical images with empty speech bubbles to be filled in. After realising, it’s actually a practice for text-image relationships. We are supposed to fill in the speech bubbles in contrast with 4 different relationships:

• 1  Redundant - where the words and images say the same thing.
• 2  Contrasting - where the words and images portray different ideas.
• 3  Complementary - where the words and images add up to tell an idea that neither one alone can express.
• 4  Unrelated - where the words and images have no apparent connection.

This meaningful exercise had proven how text can change the meaning of a picture completely. It is important to take note that text can be misleading for the image if it is wrongly used.

And, here is my work:

After this exercise, it’s comprehensible that with text comes great depiction, either for the good or bad. Furthermore, to add on in regards to comic artist earlier on and like I’ve said, text-image relationship is pretty straightforward and simple. Dialogues in comic strip can be in speech bubbles, narrative in text box or their sound effects presented in special fonts. Comic book artists are best in making use of such text to create sound effects by taking up various shapes and sizes depending on the effect needed.