but such judgments may be influenced by people’s exposure to manga 😍

How come i didn't think of it :D

With different cues, it’s possible to explicitly indicate direction, convey varying levels of speed (especially with more lines) and even depict multiple moments. I love this work, even though it pushed back my defense time. Curiosity matters more to me 🥹

Images don’t necessarily show a single frozen moment. Look how they can depict multiple moments at once:

I was mesmerized by the idea that something static can convey not only motion but also temporality, and I decided to test it empirically. It wasn’t an easy task, as the way our data was organized didn’t make it straightforward. But now, here is our paper!
♥️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Yesterday I gave a guest lecture on Visual Language Theory as part of the Architecture and Comics course at MEF University. It was very interesting and we played around with affixation to find new meanings. For example, the one below means being happy with your miserable self!

Writing articles was not the best at giving me an immediate reward but I guess it pays off 🥳

if you are curious about the paper:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thanks for all the support you provided throughout the process. I can’t believe 😳🧿