I am working on one of my final assignments in which I am developing a classification scheme for comics. I know a couple of other LJ'ers either work in libraries or go/have been to CCS which I am sure would have its own comic library. Can anyone tell me how their comic book collection is put together? Or what they think of my basic order here (the final classification scheme will be a lot more detailed)
I am thinking that a basic order would be this,
-Books on/about comics (history, creators)
-Technical ('how to' or 'all about' type books)
-Comic anthologies and exhibitions
-Actual comics
In the fourth section of actual comics I think it could be further divided by
-Age (keeping the kiddie books away from the adult books, for example)
-Country (keeping the Japanese, French, and Nth American separate, for example)
-Publisher (keeping Dc from Marvel and Fantagraphics from D&Q etc, for example)
-Country (keeping the Japanese, French, and Nth American separate, for example)
-Publisher (keeping Dc from Marvel and Fantagraphics from D&Q etc, for example)
Here are a few examples on film making from the wiki page
• The computer animation specialists Pixar sometimes create short animated films that include a proof of concept of a technically difficult task. Their short film Geri's Game (1997) included proofs of concept of the animation of cloth and of human facial expressions. These techniques were later used in the film Toy Story 2 (1999).
• Similarly, in preparation for the creation of the film Finding Nemo (2003), the team created several short proofs of concept to experiment with the animation of water movement, the tentacles of a sea anemone, and the slow appearance of a whale swimming toward the camera from a long distance. These proofs of concept demonstrated ways for the team to accomplish difficult technical tasks, or proved that a particular creative concept "worked" (or didn't work).
I know of comic artist friends who have drawn a few test pages first, and it is often proven to contribute to an excellent end product.• Similarly, in preparation for the creation of the film Finding Nemo (2003), the team created several short proofs of concept to experiment with the animation of water movement, the tentacles of a sea anemone, and the slow appearance of a whale swimming toward the camera from a long distance. These proofs of concept demonstrated ways for the team to accomplish difficult technical tasks, or proved that a particular creative concept "worked" (or didn't work).
Who else has used a proof of concept for a project?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_co
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-Go to other LJ'ers etsy stores and add them add favourite stores/favourite items
-Make an etsy mini (Flash version of code works on LJ) with your favourite items from other LJ comicers and artists.
-You can join etsy even if you are not going to sell items, you can use the account just to add favourites or buy things
I will create a post containing all the stores I collect
Lets go!
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Elements of a virtual community of practice
Independence
Each member has their own space that they control, they are not associated with any one group but many different and perhaps overlapping groups.
No obligations
Members are not committed to anything, there is no obligation to participate. They can come and go as it suits.
Interconnected
Members are interconnected through a variety of means
· RSS (bloglines, google reader, etc)
· Message boards
· Wikis
· Fans, friends favourites
· Social networks (twitter, Facebook, myspace etc)
· Emails (group and otherwise)
Support
Members use the VCoP for support, encouragement, advice and general camaraderie. This support helps members continue and ideally improve their practice.
He there LJ’ers just wanted to say I still read my friends page and leave the occasional comment. Not many comics from me lately as this year I have been studying to become a librarian.
Anyway a concept that I have been researching for the course recently is the idea of communities of practice
Which got me thinking about how the LJ comics community is such a good example of a community of practice (albeit a virtual one) Which is an exciting thought for me, as here are all these big businesses trying to figure out how to share their knowledge and create these communities of practice when we are all doing it perfectly right here!
The comics community shares it work and ideas, people post tutorials and behind the scenes shots, there’s memes and collaboration happening. People commenting on each others work, and so on and so on…
What really makes it exciting too is the fact that a lot of you get to meet up at SPX (or other cons) swap books and have fun times. While you’re selling the shit out of your minis and drinking beers with other comic nerds at SPX you can be proud that you’re part of an awesome community of practice.
But here's a recent comic for you all,
Here's the feed for LJ
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/awcomi
Or you could just use your own feed reader like bloglines or Google
http://www.awcomix.blogspot.com
I also have a Twitter account
http://twitter.com/awcomix
And a facebookfan page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/awcomix/75
Lots of choices for lots of different users ;)
Lately I've been dropping in on LJ and checking you talented folks out again. Seriously stop being so good!
I liked the sound of this meme
* Post ten of any pictures currently on your hard drive that you think are self-expressive.
* No captions. It must be like we're speaking with images and we have to interpret your visual language just like we have to interpret your words.
* They must ALREADY be on your hard drive - no googling or flickr! They have to have been saved to your folders sometime in the past. They must be something you've saved there because it resonated with you for some reason.
* You do NOT have to answer any questions about any of your pictures if you don't want to. You can make them as mysterious as you like. Or you can explain them away as much as you like. 
( 9 more )
Also been getting into this R4 thing. What has really surprised me is the ability to play the old NES and SNES games on my DS it sure has taken me back down memory lane. Some games can have a few bugs in them and they are not always perfect but it is fun all the same. Two games that I was particularly happy to be playing again were ‘Ducktales’ on the NES and ‘Earthworm Jim’ on the SNES. Those old platform games are hard!
So therefore I need to lighten my load and move as many copies as I can and I am hence putting the last three issues of 7 pages digest on sale.
7 Pages Digest #7 = $1.00!
7 Pages Digest #8 = $1.00!
7 Pages Digest #9 = $2.00!
These prices are around about one third of what they should be and will only last until the move.
Also to sweeten the deal I'll include a little something extra free in each package, most likely one of my stickers or a sticker and another zine for larger orders.
Best if you use my esty store as all the postage is already figured out as well as paypal links etc
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=52
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himynameisjamie I got the idea to try and take back the sims ds game I got the other day. I had played it once and immediately felt it was unplayable due to the fact it pauses when you build things. Maybe this happens in other games but somehow in this game it just seemed to not flow or something. It could be that you build in this abstract way of coloured shapes on a grid instead of actually just seeing the buildings...anyway I was annoyed at myself that I go for these discount games, only to find out there is a reason why they're in the discount bin.The thought of taking the game back excited me and made me anxious at the same time. I thought if I could take it back and then use the refund towards a game that actually looks good (in this case lego batman) then the story would have a happy conclusion. I dreaded doing it though as I could imagine there would be some sort of policy about not exchanging games.
I went in there this morning with my reasons already figured out,
"this is the wrong game I got it by mistake I haven't played it"
and I hadn't really played it unless you consider turning it on and getting 2 minutes in and turning it off.
When I entered the big box store I saw they had a sign saying you can only return the games if you have not opened them. I went to the counter anyway. I tried to be polite and state that I wanted to return the item. She immediately launched into the company policy and something about copyright. I explained that these games cannot be copied, and the game did not have a seal (true) so I should be able to return it. The manager came out and without even looking at me just said "that's fine"
Phew, it was a relief to be able to return this game as I really had no interest in playing it. I still felt cheeky though and tried to not feel like I had scammed them. But the game was in perfect condition, I'd had bought it back with in a few days an they would have no problem putting back on the shelf for sale. Unfortunately Lego Batman is not out yet, I might give it a few days to read the reviews as I have a bad history with buying and choosing games.
Don’t change your clothes, don't fix your hair
Just take the picture
Post the picture with no editing
Post these instructions with your picture
Need to shave!
Been focusing on putting comics on blogspot, this is part of my idea to try my darndest to focus on one blog instead of many
also heads up for some free spots on my blogspot account with project wonderful
Thought I’d give a quick update on where I’m at with all my projects currently (as I change my mind constantly it’s hard to keep up!)
99 Doodles- Taking a little break, have been since mid April, but I’m hoping to get back into it in maybe the next 2-3 weeks. I only have 24 to go…
Z-Factor- I’m also taking a little break on this one too. This is partly as I want to work on some other pressing things right now and I don’t have the second part written yet, I can’t seem to decide how I want to introduce the actual Z-Factor team. I’ll maybe go back to this in a month or so.
Journal comics- This has been my main pleasure these last couple of weeks and I’m trying to do them every day. Thus far this has been going since the 13th April (except I missed 16, 20, 21, 23 of April) but haven’t missed a day since 24th April.
I’m really enjoying making these and it has been extra enjoyable since discovering the non photo pencil.
Canada Story- This was on hold until something actually happened, ie, I got my visa. Now that I know I’m getting my visa I guess I can go back to writing the story. But there are a few other pressing projects first.
Next comic, 7 Pages Digest #10- I’m keen on putting out the next issue. I want to have a whole bunch of new material in there so I’m working on a short story about the problems I had with my drawing hand last year that prevented me from drawing for a good 3-6 months in 2007.
Affordable Art- I’ve come up with my own manifesto of affordable art that I’m in the process of nutting out. This is good news for you as it means cheaper books, prints, T-shirts and Art for everyone. I’ll have more on this soon but in the meantime I’ve written a little something about it in my etsy store
Upon opening my email I saw one from the immigration department in Sydney.
The email contained nothing in it only a very small word file.
I opened the word file and in a straight forward and unceremonious manner it tells me to send my passport to Sydney for my permanent resident visa.
So it looks like I have it I guess, albeit once it gets sent there and back which could take a month all up
All in all four free books, not bad!
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Seems like I'm updating the journal strips daily at WCN now.
Heres' the code to link it if you like
<a href="http://www.webcomicsnation.com/awc
Which looks like this:
Click image to go there.
All going well I should be posting strips a few days ahead which means they'll appear automatically at the start of each new day.
(They will be appearing them in weekly blocks, ie, seven strips to a week. Sometimes there will be extra strips, so it won't always be day for a day.)
For those of you who are into rss feeds here's the list of my wcn feeds ( I recommend using bloglines.com for keeping track of feeds)
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