McCloud

 

In this article, McCloud talks a lot about images and pictures that we see everyday, but puts them in a different light. He talks about cartoons, especially their faces, and relates to humans being self-centered. He believes that we see ourselves everywhere, even in inanimate objects, and we give things identities and characterisitcs that don''t need them. Lastly, he says that our face is a mask like any other, we have just worn it since we were born. Also, how one sees their face is different from how others see it and vice versa.

 

 

Bernhardt

 

Bernhardt's whole article is about how different characteristics and ways of writing appeal to different readers. Depending on what type of paper it is or who it is for should change what the paper looks like so it will appeal to the reader. It is almost like how they say we eat with our eyes first. If a reader looks down at an article and it is just one long paragraph with no indents, titles, etc., the reader will lose interest very quickly. The way you display your work is just as important as the words in it. I know that for myself I hat reading really long paragraphs. If the article has short paragraphs with titles, indents and the like, I find it easier to read. The more white space the better.

 

 

Opinions

 

I didnt't find McCloud's article to contain anything of great importance. He calls humans selfish because we see ourselves in everything else, but that's because we are a part of everything else. Most things are designed so we can relate to them, like cars. I felt like he was just trying to confuse us to make himself sound smarter than us but he really didn't have an interesting idea.

 

On the other hand, I did like Bernhardt's article, and I agree with what he says. Like I said earlier, if a person looks down at an article that is just pages and pages long with no spaces or titles, they will lose track and get bored quickly. I agree that the way a text is organized is very important if you want your words and ideas to appeal to the reader.