Notes on graphic conventions Unit 55 Lo1

The use of words and text in graphic novels and such is more popular with
the rise of computer users.
Some of the earliest examples are ;
William Blakes poems. 1794
Laurence sternes tristram shandy 1767
More printing of comics and illustrations in the late 1900s
More books since 2000s comics are becoming more popular with the
introduction of Hypertexts and Ebook.
Half of all graphic texts have been published in the new century
Peter de Voogd the texts verbal and visual elements are so intimately
interwoven that they form an aesthetic whole. Text and picture cannot be
divorced from one another without serious loss