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Graphic Novels: Comprehension of Text and Image
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Bermudez, Angel, Duenas, Ana Maria, Rodriguez, Oscar, Taylor, Amanda
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Research suggests that, instinctively, humans follow
a Z-shaped pattern when reading graphic novels.
Studies have also revealed that readers organize information
through Gestalt’s theory of proximity when
the panel structure is altered. This paper explores the
separation of text and image from the constraints of
the traditional comic book format. Through the utilization
of an eye-tracking… more
Full Text: Graphic Novels: Comprehension of Text and Image Angel Bermudez, Oscar Rodriguez, Ana Maria Duenas, Amanda Taylor, Nicolle Donado and Professor Tammy Knipp Does panel structure of comics Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Florida Atlantic University affect …