a sequence of drawings in boxes that tell an amusing story, typically printed in a newspaper or magazine.

Salience is the condition of being prominent. It refers to the importance of a subject in relation to other objects. The mo

a drawing or painting which represents an idea. In books, illustrations illuminate or emphasise the focus of the story.

Composition is the way that something is put together or arranged. 

Triptych refers to an artwork consisting of three related panels placed side by side.

Frame refers to the composition (or what is being included and how it is included) of a visual text. 

Graphic novels are narratives which may be presented in comic strip format and published as a book.

Symbol is something that stands for something else. Symbols have meanings that go beyond the literal.

A reading path is the path you take through a visual text. The path moves from the most salient elements to the least salient elements.

Representation is the manner in which the ‘real world’ is shown to the responder (audience) of a text.

Vectors are the lines in a photograph, painting or picture that draw the eye to a particular object or person.