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March 12, 2005
Illo Watch
My friend Andrea has started a great blog on a subject I never would have thought could generate so much smart commentary: the daily New York Times editorial page illustration. Andrea's analysis combines Edward Tufte's focus on informational clarity with a long-time comix fan's appreciation for the aesthetics of line drawing. And I don't know where she learned so much about the history of illustration - it's one of those weird subjects that doesn't just fall through the cracks (the way comics do) but falls through the cracks between the cracks (between, say, political cartoons and graphic design). If anyone's going to write "Understanding Illos" - a version of Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics" for this vital little field - it'll be Andrea.
Here's her take on one of the more provocative recent NYT illos:
Illo Watch: "A Force for Good," 3/3/05
Posted by tedf at March 12, 2005 02:29 AM
Comments
Thanks for the props, Ted! I blush at the comparison to McCloud. I'm afraid my drawing skills are inadequate to an "Understanding Illos," but I am inspired by the art criticism of the New Yorker's Peter Schjeldahl and especially the best reviews in the Comics Journal--I've never seen writers interrogate the quality of a line (and its interaction with narrative) as deeply as those folks.
Posted by: amoeda at March 14, 2005 05:22 PM
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