take a look: the importance of visual content in nonfiction and graphic novels
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Take A LookThe Importance of Visual Content in
Nonfiction and Graphic Novels
Rollie WelchCollection Manager, Cleveland Public Library
Don BoozerKnowItNow Coordinator
What are we talking about…
• NONFICTION presented through primarily VISUAL means in PRINT for BOTH Teens AND Adults
• HOW has the Internet changed the way we look at BOOKS?
• QUALITY and FLASH! are NOT mutually exclusive!
• In some ways, this is nothing new…
A Very Brief History ofVISUAL NONFICTION
Visual Nonfiction started over 30,000 years ago. Skeptical?
A Very Brief History ofVISUAL NONFICTION
Moving onto 1275 BC, it was eventually picked up by the Egyptians…
A Very Brief History ofVISUAL NONFICTION
Finally, we come to 1066 AD and the most famous piece of medieval VISUAL NONFICTION…
Different Types of Illustrations
• Pen & Ink Line Drawings• Glossy Photographs• Actual Models
What is the best type of illustration?Is one type most effective over another?
What can PRINT do that the INTERNET can’t?
• NO Advertisements• NO Scrolling• NO Technology Required
Does VISUAL NONFICTION do the same duty as “regular” nonfiction?
JOURNALISM
"In a world where Photoshop has outed the photograph to be a liar, one can now allow artists to return to their original function — as reporters.“
~ Art Spiegelman
Just Maybe a Picture Really is Worth a Thousand Words…
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