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5 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
We’re going to use plain language here. We’re not hiding anything and we strive to maintain compliance with international law. MFA Visual Narrative uses the following services to provide a […]
Are you an educator looking to earn your MFA in Visual Narrative ? We have a scholarship for you at School of Visual Arts.
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6 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
To: Educators and friends & family of educators From: MFA Visual Narrative Subject: Educators Scholarship! We wanted to make sure all of you educators out there know about this […]
Why MFAVN? Eight alumni tell us in our new video, ‘What’s Your Story?’
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6 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Our video ‘What’s Your Story?’ explores how 8 alumni found their unique voice, professional community & advanced their skills in STORY. MFA Visual Narrative at the School of Visual Arts […]
What’s going on here? MFAVN is going on here…
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7 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Is that Mary Georgescu? We’re not really sure. Stay tuned… Remember me A video posted by Mary Angela Georgescu (@swagasorusrex) on Jul 20, 2016 at 2:24pm PDT
Websites we love: Edward Hemingway’s ‘Hemingwayland’
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8 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
Because I’m a huge nerd, I LOVE to analyze websites of creative people. I’m interested in how we present ourselves online. Why? Because what we see on a site is […]
The Rules of a Takeover
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8 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Takeovers are a great way to promote yourself! We give you one full week to post stuff for our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and blog audiences. Takeovers are an important tool […]
Scrivener: Writing tool 2.0
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8 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Writing on a computer can sap your soul. While the keyboard/screen combo has improved the process of producing and publishing the written word, an argument can be made that it […]
New York Comic Con 2015 is over but we left a bit of ourselves behind (we’ll pick it up next year)
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8 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Thanks so much for swinging by our New York Comic Con table and saying Hi! We had a great time and will now sleep for seven and a half days. […]
High Fidelity virtual reality is coming
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Right now you and I are sitting in three dimensional space, moving through the fourth dimension and interacting in…what? The digital dimension? Yes, don’t worry, this is going somewhere. The […]
Matt Rota’s editorial illustrations depict the Syrian Refugee experience in Germany
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Matt Rota, MFAVN faculty member, has posted a series of editorial illustrations portraying the plight of refugees as they arrive in Germany. It’s a powerful series that shows the fear […]
Melissa Malzkuhn of Ink & Salt talks about The ASL App
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Melissa Malzkuhn is a student of MFAVN, a leader in digital innovation at Gallaudet and a founder of Ink & Salt, LLC. The company’s latest app, The ASL App, is […]
Here are some free tools for podcasting
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8 years, 7 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
We all like to tell stories in our own way. If you have the podcast muse in you then you should be talking into a mic at least once a […]
MFAVN’s Third Annual Summer Storytelling Exhibition & Open Studios
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Join us for our third annual extravaganza of storytelling work from our wondrous first and second year students. Exhibited work […]
And Then: The 2015 MFAVN Thesis Show
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
After three years of inspirational, consistently fantastic and grueling work, our first graduating class is ready to tell their stories. It was all worth it. Check it out… The Class […]
Internal Matter: a thesis presentation by Ivory Nuñez-Medrano
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Internal Matter By Ivory Nunez-Medrano Please join us for a special gallery presentation by Ivory Nuñez-Medrano, the creator of Internal Matter. The event takes place at 7pm on July 16th at the SVA […]
THIS IS MY MEMORY OF FIRST HEARTBREAK, WHICH I CAN’T QUITE PIECE BACK TOGETHER: A thesis presentation by Jenny Goldstick
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
THIS IS MY MEMORY OF FIRST HEARTBREAK, WHICH I CAN’T QUITE PIECE BACK TOGETHER BY Jenny Goldstick Please join us for a special gallery presentation by Jenny Goldstick, the creator […]
Spilt Milk: a thesis presentation by Nadia DeLane
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Spilt Milk BY Nadia DeLane Please join us for a special gallery presentation by Nadia DeLane, the creator of Spilt Milk . The event takes place at 7pm on July 21st at the […]
Eating Alone: A Thesis Presentation by Anna Eveslage
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Eating Alone by Anna Eveslage Please join us for a special gallery presentation by Anna Eveslage, the creator of Eating Alone. The event takes place at 6pm on July 16th at […]
And Then: A Series of Gallery Presentations by MFAVN Thesis Students
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Join us for a series of presentations by thesis students of the Visual Narrative MFA at School of Visual Arts. From reconstructing memories to exploring the act of eating alone, […]
Setting up the 2015 thesis show, ‘And Then’.
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Our students are hard at work installing their work for the 2015 thesis show, ‘And Then’ at SVA. Setting up the 2015 thesis show at the Gramercy Gallery at SVA! Come […]
Join us at the Grand Comics Festival in Brooklyn on June 6
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8 years, 9 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
What kind of work will you see if you attend the Grand Comics Festival in Brooklyn on June 6? Check out this gallery of MFAVN student work for a taste. […]
Being introverted
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8 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
How many of you are introverts? Sometimes it feels like a whole other plane of existence, doesn’t it? I enjoyed reading this piece on Fast Company. First, because it’s like […]
MFAVN Chair, Nathan Fox, does Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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8 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
Congrats to MFAVN’s Nathan Fox for this spectacular print he did for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel says: “Celebrated artist Nathan Fox brings a showdown to “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” […]
Screenwriting tips for the biz side of things
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8 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
Here are some tips on the screenwriting biz. The advice ranges from “Write something actors will like” to “Don’t be afraid to move on to another project”. Common sense stuff, […]
Ed Valentine, MFAVN faculty, is nominated for his FOURTH Emmy!
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8 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
More faculty news! What is it about Spring 2015? Our faculty seems to be busier than ever. Something in the coffee? May we have some of that, too? This time? […]
Matt Rota has a new promo book and it is gorgeous
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8 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
Matt Rota is at it again. The MFAVN faculty member has been posting updates at a frantic pace these days. Which is as it should be. Always. wink emoticon From Matt: […]
OFFSET contest: Win a portfolio review with the pro of your choice!
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8 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
How would you like to get your work reviewed by one of the following talents? Nathan Fox Jeff Rogers Jim Rugg Benjamin Marra Matt Rota Mark Sable (for all of […]
Swift: The basics of Apple’s programming language
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9 years, 4 days ago
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by Ben
A lot of our students and faculty are not interested in sticking with one medium to tell stories. Comics, film, animation, apps, games — our tastes run the gamut. With […]
SVA in LA puts storytelling students in the room with top filmmakers
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9 years, 8 days ago
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by Ben
We shot off some questions to Sal Petrosino, who runs the annual SVA in LA trip. The excursion is a fantastic resource for students, offering a chance to network and […]
Can Telltale Games make transmedia work?
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9 years, 11 days ago
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by Ben
Transmedia is one of those terms that we use selectively. It’s overused. It’s become a phrase to describe what amount to marketing efforts that span different media. But true transmedia […]
the visual narrative thesis projects: ann coddou
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9 years, 18 days ago
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by Ben
Ann Coddou is a storyteller with a strong, unique voice. From her colorful, emotional comics to her adorable plushies, Ann has shown a proclivity to reel us in with visual […]
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with an adorable walking sheep!
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9 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
THE CUTE! IT TICKLES! We had to share this wonderful animated gif, done by our student, Rosa Chang, to commemorate the Chinese New Year! Here’s a note from the talented […]
The first step to making an excellent website is simple: Focus
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9 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
The first step to making an excellent website is simple: focus. In the last installment of this series we discussed building a site that gets to the point. In my […]
the visual narrative thesis projects: alison paul
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9 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
Alison Paul is an accomplished storyteller, having seen two books published by Houghton Mifflin (Sunday Love and The Crow). Her style is simply stunning, with a combination of expressive characters, […]
Scott McCloud at 92nd Street Y, covered by MFAVN student Jenny Goldstick
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9 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
Jenny Goldstick (Student, Illustrator, Philosopher) has done it again. You may recall several other live sketches from events past. She’s upped her game with this one, covering the Scott McCloud/Tim […]
Virtual Reality storytelling is in its infancy
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9 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
Virtual reality storytelling may just be starting, but the results so far have been fantastic. VR Cinema recently ran a virtual reality meetup where storytellers showed off their latest attempts […]
Storytelling and the Butterfly Effect
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9 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
One of the pleasures of writing is hearing from readers. I recently got an email from a ten year old in Germany who enjoyed one of my books. He’s decided […]
Work on your stories with other people
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9 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
One of the lessons we live by every day at MFAVN is often overlooked by many… “Work on your stories with other people.” It’s risky. It can be painful. It […]
The Visual Narrative thesis projects: Anna Eveslage
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9 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
Anna Eveslage is an MFAVN student in her third year. And she’s got a style all her own. […]
the visual narrative thesis projects: ryan ansel
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9 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
Ryan Ansel (Class of 2015) is a workhorse. He’s prolific, fast and talented. We asked him about his experience with MFAVN, his mentor and his budding thesis project! Where are […]
Mark Sable talks to MFAVN about the writing life and the writing business
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9 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
We enjoyed a half hour of writing nerd-out with Mark Sable. Mark is the author of many comic books, including Batman, Unthinkable and the upcoming Dracula: Son of the Dragon. Mark […]
Welcome to the Visual Narrative MFA at School of Visual Arts
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9 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Welcome! We’re a low-residency MFA program in visual narrative with two years online and three summers… in New York City! We offer a distinctive and evolutionary approach to storytelling on […]
Evernote + Nanowrimo = writerly nirvana?
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9 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
WARNING: THIS POST IS FOR WRITER NERDS. ALL OTHER EYEBALLS WILL ROLL INTO THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITHIN FIVE SENTENCES. Are you doing Nanowrimo this year? For those who […]
Don’t believe the anti-hype… Storytelling will always sell your work
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9 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
“Storytelling as marketing” is the buzz phrase of 2014. It can be frustrating to see powerful, valid forms of expression hit the mainstream. Suddenly, if you want to tell your […]
Attention artists and writers! Here’s a simple rule to follow for your website.
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9 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Building a website for artists to sell work is not easy. In my experience, writers and illustrators are hesitant to sell. And that’s fine. As long as they do it […]
Tool tales: The ten year quest for the perfect tablet
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9 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
I remember using my first tablet. It wasn’t an iPad. It was an HP using Windows XP. The year was 2003 and I got the demo unit to try out […]
Tool tales: The ten year quest for the perfect tablet
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9 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Game trailers can be a lot like movie trailers, but they can also tell stories of their own. We’ve admired the ambition of many trailers recently, so we decided to […]
The key to promoting yourself on Twitter and Facebook can be summed up in two words…
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9 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Has anyone written “How to make Facebook Friends and Influence Twitterers” yet? Sometimes it feels like we all need it. Self-promotion can be hard. Self-promotion on social networks like Facebook […]
Our visit to Ross MacDonald’s studio was like stepping into another world
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9 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Our students had a chance to visit Ross MacDonald’s studio. After looking at these pics, you might think it’s the coolest place on the planet. Anna Evelage’s photos give us […]
The Nathan Fox Subway poster series (What’s Your Story) starts to pull in the awards
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9 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Do you live in NYC? Then you’ve probably seen the SVA subway poster series that Nathan Fox illustrated. It’s a fantastic series of 3 posters, titled “What’s Your Story?” which […]
Whiteboard ephemera, MFAVN-style!
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9 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We love the ephemeral. When we know something is fleeting and delicate something in our Crafting Juices activates (I call dibs on the term, “Crafting Juices”!) Whiteboards for example. They […]
Storytelling meets roleplaying: Presenting the Summer 2014 Character & Empathy ebook
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9 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
The Character & Empathy class was a stroke of genius. Designed by Benjamin Marra, Lee Rosen and Nathan Fox, the class sets out to develop unique and resonant characters using […]
Jeff Rogers presents Summer 2014 Malleable Type ebook (by students!)
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9 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Jeff Rogers‘ typographical work is familiar to you. His work at Nike, Google, Urban Outfitters, The New York Times and Ace Hotel have likely inserted messages into your brain in the […]
Nathan Fox and Edward Hemingway present the 2014 Words & Pictures ebook (by students!)
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9 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We’re delighted to present 2014’s First Years’ final Summer projects. Nathan Fox and Edward Hemingway led the students on a tough mission to break down their assumptions about stories, and […]
Best Sites by Artists and Writers #4: Amanda Palmer
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9 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Ever since my days at Sony, people have teased me for analyzing websites in depth. “What does the header tell you about her soul, Ben?” But the fact is that […]
Best Sites by Artists and Writers #3: The Self-Publishing Podcast
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9 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
In our never-ending quest for the best sites by artists and writers, we present The Self Publishing Podcast! Sean Platt, David Wright and Johnny B. Truant are self-published authors. They’re […]
best sites by artists and writers #2: chase jarvis
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9 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Chase Jarvis‘ blog is the next must-see destination in our Sites We Love series. Jarvis is a photographer, filmmaker and all-around visual storyteller type. Our people. Among his projects “Seattle […]
Best Sites by Artists and Writers #1: Pikaland
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9 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
We love to find websites by creative people that offer community, storytelling and practicality. The best websites by artists and writers are powerful draws for Ms./Mr. Muse. So, as […]
Digital Short Story exhibit at SVA
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9 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
We’re getting ready for a milestone event in the Visual Narrative MFA program at SVA. Our inaugural class is having its first Digital Short Story exhibit and the whole school […]
Authors: 9 steps to make Amazon’s KDP Select your friend
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9 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Amazon KDP is the service that allows authors to sell their indy books on Amazon. KDP Select is another tier of the service that offers tools to the author in […]
5 great storytelling apps for iPad
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9 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Whenever one chooses an expansive topic to write about, one is asking for it. We all have our opinions about what makes something “good” or “not good enough.” But it […]
If you want a piece of Nathan Fox, you should go to MoCCA 2014
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9 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
If you’re headed to MoCCA 2014 then be sure to stop by table A14. We have a fun contest going on. The prize you ask? Oh, just a signed poster […]
If I want to be part of the Visual Narrative family, I got me some provin’ to do
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9 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
I’m having the time of my life working with the Visual Narrative faculty. I’m astonished by the team that Nathan Fox and Joan McCabe have put together in such a […]
Typewriters will rise again
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10 years, 11 days ago
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by Ben
You may as well buy a typewriter now. You know, deep down, that they will have their day again. Like many other staples of the analog life, we look upon […]
Bill Kartalopoulos joins SVA’s Visual Narrative MFA program
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10 years, 17 days ago
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by Ben
Bill Kartalopoulos joins Leonard Marcus this summer to teach the History of Storytelling class. Bill’s experience as editor for The Best American Comics speaks for itself. But his curatorial and […]
Super Bowl Movie Trailers 2014 – the best on one page!
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10 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
In case you didn’t get to see the best Super Bowl movie trailers during the 2014 Super Bowl, we’ve collected them here for you. Turn down the volume! These puppies […]
Leo the Maker Prince is a book about 3D printing for the rest of us
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10 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
If you’ve followed us for a while then you know we LOVE 3D printing. The possibilities for the technology range from printing your own nuts and bolts for that Ikea […]
Stacy Renee Morrison joins School of Visual Arts’ Visual Narrative MFA program
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10 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
Stacy Renee Morrison is the newest member of the Visual Narrative family. She’ll be joining us in the summer to help teach the History of Visual Narrative class, featuring photography. I […]
Maciej Kuciara is a concept artist to follow
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10 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Maciej Kuciara caught our eye on Google+ in a random post. The piece that made everything else disappear was this one: It’s digital. So, yeah, that made me click through […]
Emmy Cicierega’s Scarf is a taste of joy on a cold winter night like tonight
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10 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Folks, here’s a real treat. Emmy Cicierega is an artist living in MA. You may have seen her Potter Puppet Pals around. She also does narrative work. Boy howdy, does […]
Nathan Fox’s cover art for Federal Bureau of Physics (formerly Collider)
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10 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Nathan Fox is a great boss. He heads up the Visual Narrative MFA program at SVA. In his first year he’s already earning a rep for giving his teachers the […]
Crowdsourced storytelling will happen one day. Authorbee says it’s already here.
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10 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
While it’s wonderful that the term “storytelling” has enjoyed a surge in popularity recently, it’s also led to many start-ups who throw the buzzword around like cheap candies at the […]
up ‘n comers | Karla Castañeda
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10 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Karla Castaneda is a student in Savannah, GA. Her work caught our eye on Behance, and we were immediately struck by her distinct style, and her proclivity to say something with […]
Workspace Porn: The ground they walk on
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
While artists and writers love them some pencils, they may love them some workspaces even more. Most of us could spend our lives looking at/wandering in/rummaging through other’s creative spaces. But […]
Giving thanks this holiday season for…pencils
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
It’s hard to get artists of every variety to agree on much. Writers see the world differently than painters. Editors extract completely different meanings from a scene than a director […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: joe kelly
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Comic and TV writer/creator, Joe Kelly, is our newest faculty member. To say we’re happy is like saying we’re hungry for bacon. Of course we are! Joe is best introduced […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: Benjamin Marra
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
We’re happy to continue our series of posts that highlight our faculty’s excellent work, without the color commentray that makes your eyes wander. Can I say one thing, though? Benjamin Marra […]
Give us your customers, Microsoft!
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
The Next Web is reporting that 1000 games have hit the Windows Store in the last five months. That’s good news for us creative folks. The dominance of iOS and […]
Writing The Camelot Kids | The cost is chivalry
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Writing is hard. Writing about famous figures is harder. Writing about Camelot is downright dangerous. The consequences of taking creative license with something that has Ivy League programs dedicated to it invites […]
The Visual Narrative experience | 2013 memories
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
We pride ourselves on the community we’ve built here at the Visual Narrative MFA program. We have such a wonderful team of faculty and students working together that it requires […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: ben zackheim
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Ben Zackheim, faculty member/author/game producer has the mic today! Ben Zackheim bio: After an education at NYU Film School and a Hollywood stint with Redford’s […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: mark sable
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
We’re nearing the end of our blog series covering the work of our incredible faculty. The point of the series is for us to write as little as possible, and […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: jonathon rosen
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Today’s featured Visual Narrative MFA faculty member is Jonathon Rosen! (his spectacular bio follows the spectacular work) From Jonathon’s site: About me: I make static & moving pictures. […]
Writing Camelot to save the world
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
The world sucked for a kid growing up in 70s and 80s America. And it was hard to ignore the suckage, which ranged from the Iran Hostage Crisis to Iran […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: leonard marcus
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Leonard Marcus knows kid books. His show The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter will be at New York Public Library through March 23rd, 2014. If you love visual […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: matt rota
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
MFAVN is fortunate to have Matt Rota as faculty. Here’s a small sampling of his work, much of it seen by millions in the editorial pages of The New York […]
win a nathan fox original! check out this incredible page from the graphic novel, dogs of war
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
We love contests. We MUST, because we keep running them. But we’ve never given away something as cool as this… Nathan Fox has given us a full page of original […]
a brief history of comic cons
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Comic cons were all about comic books, once. My first comic con was in Santa Fe, NM. 1981. It was in a small bookshop called Book Mountain. Six tables, six […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: jeff rogers
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
The hardest part about posting Jeff Rogers work is the sheer volume of quality stuff on his site. Oh well! Here’s a solid stab at curation. From Jeff’s bio […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: ross macdonald
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Today’s highlighted faculty member is the incredibly talented visual artist, Ross MacDonald. From his fantastic site: Ross MacDonald is a contributing editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, and is on the masthead […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: jennifer daniel
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
And now, guys and gals, here’s faculty member Jennifer Daniel, designer and illustrator (and awesome tweeter at @jenniferdaniel) (yes this is her work — click on the image to […]
the visual narrative faculty collection: edward hemingway
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10 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
On to a student favorite, Edward Hemingway!
the visual narrative faculty collection: nathan fox
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Next up in the series of faculty work, the big boss, Nathan Fox!
The Visual Narrative Faculty Collection: Jim Rugg
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
This is the first in a series of posts where I’ll shut up and let the art do the talking. You’re welcome! The series will cover our faculty’s incredible talent. […]
SPX 2013 rundown by designer and illustrator, Jenny Goldstick
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Jenny Goldstick is a designer & illustrator, as well as a prized student of School of Visual Arts’ Visual Narrative MFA program. She’s been kind enough to give us a […]
Jennifer Daniel’s New York Times work, and a splash of her tWITter
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
You probably could tell (from this blog, or Twitter, or Facebook) that we’re really proud of our incredible faculty. It’s hard to gather together this much talent in a single […]
Nathan Fox in China, representing SVA’s Visual Narrative MFA program
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Nathan Fox, illustrator and chair of the Visual Narrative MFA program at the School of Visual Arts, is travelling in China. Frankly, it’s hard to believe since we still casually […]
Guillermo del Toro’s sketchbooks opened. And wow.
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Film.com gathered the sketches of Guillermo del Toro from various sources, and the result is fascinating. The above pic splits between a sketch and the final product from Hellboy 2. […]
Amazon’s Kindle Comic Creator is a big deal
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Did you know that Amazon loves comics? To be precise, they love what comics could do for their Kindle products. Few of us have paid much attention to a new […]
Sagaki Keita’s Statue of Liberty
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
I’ve always loved the Statue of Liberty. To me, it stands for a simple ideal – a world (not just a country) where we take care of each other and […]
Who are we? The Visual Narrative faculty summed up in a blog post!
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
The Visual Narrative faculty here at School of Visual Arts MFA program is as deep as the Pacific. Really. We offer a humongous variety of talent across professions that are […]
Goni Montes’ flair for the dramatic might make me $40 poorer
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
I’m not sure what caught my eye. I was browsing Behance (as usual) when I came across Goni Montes’ work. My incessant clicking halted. I browsed through all of his […]
Welcome to the 150 Word Story Contest!
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Welcome to our first 150 Word Story Contest! The Visual Narrative MFA program is all about helping writers and visual artists hone their crafts. We’ll only be happy when everyone who […]
Will Terrell talks illustration and inferiority complexes
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Will Terrell has a strong voice. The illustrator runs a YouTube channel where you can watch him pencil, ink and color his charming pieces. While the vids can be very […]
Ukiyo-e Heroes carves out the fantastic from wood
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
The fine art of the woodblock print will never die! Artists like Jed Henry and David Bull will make sure of that. We stumbled on this excellent series of prints […]
how was your year? see the story of your life on the wall.
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10 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
It’s one thing to keep a journal. It’s another thing, altogether, to splash your life on a poster for quick review. But that’s what the folks at Brigada Creativa offer, […]
nathan fox teaches you how to do it in 3D
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
The Visual Narrative MFA program’s chair, Nathan Fox, is known for his dynamic art, unique portrayal of action and comic book paneling. He’s also a kick-ass muralist, with a flair […]
zac gorman’s ‘magical game time’ = games+comics+innocence
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Zac Gorman, an illustrator who loves Zelda, Nintendo and all things games, didn’t mean for Magical Game Time to become a career. His comic strip started as simple sketches during […]
tell your story with a board game
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
One of the blind spots in all this newfangled talk about “the power of storytelling” is board games, or tabletop games. These are general terms that paint pictures in our […]
independent animator mikey please’s haunting work
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Mikey Please is an independent animator in London. His work caught my eye when he showed up in a Google alert titled “unusual animation.” Google done did good. They pegged […]
review of loop, an iPad and iPhone animation app
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
I’ve been on an animation kick recently. I love the idea of giving some of my book characters a fresh life in motion. To add fruit to the blender, my […]
Omoko Shintani draws cute pictures on Starbucks coffee cups, and it works!
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Omoko Shintani is onto something that is very much her own thing. How did she start doing these charming pieces? If I were a betting man, I’d say she was bored, […]
shida murals overwhelm with size, dynamic strokes and ability to extract a “whoah!”
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Shida is an Australian street artist who’s causing a bit of a stir in the art world. Take a look at his work and you’ll see why. If you look […]
chris labrooy crafts fonts that look at other fonts and say, “you call yourself a font?”
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
What tends to happen when I see something new and powerful is, well, my brain fries. I get a jolt in my chest, half-tears and half-joy at what we can […]
Andrew van der Merwe’s letters in the sand
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Imagine walking down the beach, as the sun rises, and spotting this in the sand. Andrew van der Merwe is a South African calligrapher who sees the beach as his […]
three excellent flicks for weekend viewing
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
What beats a good movie? Three good short films, that’s what. We’re always keeping an eye out for the best in shorts, either animated or live action. If you have […]
Go nose to nose with Sargent, da Vinci, and Rembrandt
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We all do so much browsing and link sharing these days that it’s easy to assume we’ve seen it all. Multiply that assumption by tenfold when you throw Google in […]
maentis deconstructs brands for our enjoyment
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Best we can tell, maentis is a firm (or maybe just a person) in Paris, France that does satirical art. Biting satirical art. Satirical art that leverages the billions of […]
Josef Albers’ ‘Interaction of Color’ brings color to your iDevice
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Once in awhile technology really delivers. Today, we get word of a new app that could help our students wrap their heads around color, and use it in their storytelling. […]
Guillaume Kurkdjian’s animated .gifs will make you believe!
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Guillaume Kurkdjian (@gkurkdjian) has done something pretty unusual. He’s made animated .gifs shine. The artist’s simple style works very well with the compact (and some would argue graceful) animated .gif […]
pics from grandpa’s WW2 sketchbook
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Weston Emmart, a World War 2 veteran, was an illustrator/ad man/carousel horse carver who left his family a ream of impressive work. His grandson posted some of it on reddit […]
the beautiful illustrations of Simon Prades
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10 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
German artist, Simon Prades, teaches Illustration at the University of applied sciences in Trier. He’s worked for The New York Times and The New Republic. His work impresses in a lot of […]
a love story in steam
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Love is in the Air from Wriggles & Robins on Vimeo. Do you ever get that cynical sensation in your gut? It’s kind of like a cross between the feeling […]
visual narrative students’ work in all its black, white and yellow glory!
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Well, that was fun! As covered before, our first students have been working on their final projects of the term. When I last saw them, they were walking around with […]
will we jack-in to our stories with the oculus rift?
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
You and I are focused on telling good stories. We spend hours a day honing our craft; writing, drawing, writing/drawing, rendering, inking. But when we look at the world around […]
want your portfolio reviewed by nathan fox? enter our contest!
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Enter the contest here! Nathan Fox, illustrator, may be known for his work for The New York Times, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Heavy Metal, (gasp, need breath!), Rockstar Games, AOL, Vertigo, […]
visual narrative info session=what a night!
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
This last Monday, July 15th, 2013, we had our first Info Session with the inaugural class in attendance. Invites went out to the public to come see what the program […]
Narrative Object | Objective Narrative
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
We love stories. That means we love surprises. So it was a real pleasure to have the July 11, 2013 class. For the past five intensive weeks each student has […]
the NewerYork Anthology looks for beauty everywhere, even in manuals
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
the NewerYork Anthology is a new pub that focuses on short works, accompanied by illustrations. Mind you, the work is a collection of ” both new and forgotten forms of literature […]
Change your perspective, Leandro Erlich style
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
We may be on a bit of a roll here. This is the second post in a week about how optical illusions can blow your mind, and inspire. But clearly […]
The changing face of comic books causes Vertigo
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10 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
The Vertigo imprint was launched by DC Comics in 1993 and quickly became one of the best sources for quality (non-superhero) storytelling. Sandman, Hellblazer, Sandman Mystery Theater and Fables were […]
Chilling Post-It Monsters prove that inspiration strikes everywhere
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Don Kenn is a television director for kids shows in Denmark. So, of course he’s also a brilliant illustrator who prefers post-it notes for his work. Kenn’s work is reminiscent […]
Dissecting books can be beautiful
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Alexander Korzer-Robinson is a surgeon. He cuts into books, peeling off the words like flesh, revealing their illustrated entrails, then moves them around until they’re beautiful. His attempt to dissect […]
Shake it up, tell your story
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Advice for creative people is worth the pixels they’re rendered in. But one neglected truism is, if you want a hit of inspiration then change your surroundings. Which takes on […]
Dreams as personal narrative
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Two thoughts struck me upside the head one morning as I talked to my son, Jack. Usually I’m struck upside the head by a flying Lego or a poorly aimed […]
SVA’s Visual Narrative MFA is churning out stories right now!
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
The first-ever class of Visual Narrative MFA students is probably not getting much sleep now. Visions of comics and art and books and films and wingdings are likely dancing through […]
Hey Leonard Marcus, help us understand Maurice Sendak!
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
On June 19th, SVA Visual Narrative’s own Leonard Marcus will be moderating a discussion about Maurice Sendak and his contribution to children’s books, illustration and popular culture. I know, in […]
Fight, Flee or Flock
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
The old phrase “fight or flee” is meant to sum up how humans handle a stressful or dangerous situation. But the other ‘F’ word, rarely discussed, is ‘flock’. Perhaps it […]
I want a character who writes herself
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
I’m working on a project with Eric Fogel, creator of Celebrity Deathmatch, and I’m struck by something. In-the-back-of-the-head struck. With-a-2-by-4-struck. Eric has an ear for what fuels a line, a scene, a […]
The Daily Heller for your daily dose of design
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10 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Where can you get insights into 1920s street signs, CBS’ corporate design philosophy and the power of “Don’t”? Print magazine’s Steven Heller covered those topics in three straight days, diving […]
SVA’s MFA in Visual Narrative Program Debuts at 2012 New York Comic Con
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11 years, 5 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Booth 2370, Small Press Area Beginning in the summer of 2013, the School of Visual Arts (SVA) will offer an evolutionary low-residency graduate program and groundbreaking approach to visual storytelling […]
A History of American Comic Books in Six Panels
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11 years, 6 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Here’s a new comic I did for the Colgate University alumni magazine, Colgate Scene: I drew it to accompany a very good article by Professor Paul Lopes on the evolution […]
Talking Comics with Tim | Duplicate’s Mark Sable
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11 years, 6 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
On Wednesday, Kickstart Comics (not to be confused with Kickstarter) will release Duplicate, the new graphic novel from writer Mark Sable and artist Andy MacDonald. The publisher describes the project […]
Faculty Jeff Rogers shares his adventures with Spicy Chicken McBites…
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11 years, 7 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
From Imprint: Hand-drawn type seems to have taken over the advertising world in the last year or so—which makes me smile, since that generally means more tasty, accessible type for […]
Summer Reading List: Nathan Fox
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11 years, 7 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
MFA Visual Narrative Department Chair Nathan Fox shares his diverse and wide-ranging summer reading list, from books on the art of visual storytelling to ultra-violent manga and beyond. The Art […]