Author: Evan Matthew Xie

Musician, Artist, Creator, Visionary
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Week 3: Updated Portfolio CSS- Evan Xie

http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~emx200/wk2/portfolio.html

Throughout the process of adding new CSS elements to my flexbox portfolio, I enjoyed the majority of the process itself. I found that adding different colors and font styles were fairly simple after looking back at the powerpoints as well as doing outside research. I originally experimented with different fonts like Arial sans serif and times new roman but found that Helvetica suited the overall style of my portfolio more. I tried to go for a light blue/gray feel that represents something mysterious or unknown so that users would be curious as to what the portfolio includes. As well, I titled my portfolio “Allow Me 2 Intrude Myself” because I often find myself overthinking my own thought process/creativity. Rather than introducing myself, I thought to use the word intrude to make users question the purpose of the portfolio IF they catch the word choice in the first place. The challenging parts of adding CSS to my portfolio came from making sure my code was placed in the right areas such as “.header” or “.content.” Besides this, I found the styling and creative aspects of adding CSS elements very fun and personalized. 

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Week 2 Response to “Understanding Comics” by Scott McCloud- Evan Xie

Throughout chapters 1-4, I found the entire organization and structure of the work to be incredibly amusing and fun to read. The layout of the book is very interesting as it shows and explains what a comic is within a comic itself. I thought this method was captivating and helped not only explain the elements of a comic but also show them visually. As well, I felt that McCloud’s explanation of a comic medium as a sequential art or images helped me personally better understand comics on a deeper level. His discussion of artistic representation through comics and visually capturing messages through a certain order made me think of comics in a different way. As well, I also thought that the discussion and representation of comic history showed comics from a different perspective. I never previously thought about how older time periods such as that of Cortés included large scale drawings and artwork as murals that can be identified as comics. After understanding McCloud’s point of view, I realize how he sees artwork in many different forms as comics. From a historical perspective, I feel that based on McCloud’s work, a comic can be defined as any type of art following a specific order or sequence. I also thought that McCloud’s interpretation of detail in comics was very interesting. His belief that simplicity is more valuable than an enormous amount of detail stood out as very true in the sense that too much is not good. When thinking about my own artwork, this message impacts me deeply as I feel strongly that simplicity can show much more than trying too hard to be detailed.