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Take A LookThe Importance of Visual Content in
Nonfiction and Graphic Novels
Rollie WelchCollection Manager, Cleveland Public Library
Don BoozerKnowItNow Coordinator
What are we talking about…
• NONFICTION presented through primarily VISUAL means in PRINT for BOTH Teens AND Adults
• HOW has the Internet changed the way we look at BOOKS?
• QUALITY and FLASH! are NOT mutually exclusive!
• In some ways, this is nothing new…
A Very Brief History ofVISUAL NONFICTION
Visual Nonfiction started over 30,000 years ago. Skeptical?
A Very Brief History ofVISUAL NONFICTION
Moving onto 1275 BC, it was eventually picked up by the Egyptians…
A Very Brief History ofVISUAL NONFICTION
Next, we come to Trajan’s Column in AD 113…
A Very Brief History ofVISUAL NONFICTION
Finally, we come to 1066 AD and the most famous piece of medieval VISUAL NONFICTION…
We Learn to Read With the Help of Illustrations
At Times, There’s a Conception that Illustrations are Bad
The Difference Between…
OLDNonfiction
and
NEWNonfiction
Different Types of Illustrations
• Pen & Ink Line Drawings• Glossy Photographs• Actual Models
What is the best type of illustration?Is one type most effective over another?
PRINTIs Trying To Keep Up With
THE INTERNET…But…
Can It?Should It?
What can PRINT do that the INTERNET can’t?
• NO Advertisements• NO Scrolling• NO Technology Required
Does VISUAL NONFICTION do the same duty as “regular” nonfiction?
SCIENCE
HISTORY
MEDICINE
LITERATURE
ARTS & CRAFTS
JOURNALISM
"In a world where Photoshop has outed the photograph to be a liar, one can now allow artists to return to their original function — as reporters.“
~ Art Spiegelman
