The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log

(cover art to Ukin by and (c) Josceline Fenton)

Over on his blog Sean Azzopardi posts a new Artist’s Corner where he chats to Josceline Fenton about her comics work:

“Sean: You are in the second year of your graphic and media design course, is it sympathetic to your comic making. I see so many strong design elements in your work, has this developed because of education, or is it something you had a natural affinity for. As an example, I have no real sense of design, pictorially or typographically. I studied fine art, there may well be a connection :)

Josecline: I hope it’s something I have a natural affinity for, otherwise I’m not sure why I’m studying it! I guess I’ll find out when I finish my degree. It has definitely helped, though. Graphic design won’t necessarily aid you in writing or drawing a comic, but it influences things like page layout, sound effects, speech bubbles and so on. Telling a story with images and words is an important part of both graphic design and comics, so I think there’s a lot of overlap.”