Scott McCloud joins Non Breaking Space Show to talk about his new book, Sculpture, movies he’s enjoyed lately, his upcoming book on visual communications, presentation styles, old media vs. new media, and how comic book writing and design has changed.
Topics discussed with Scott McCloud:
- 3:10 → How is The Sculpture book doing?
- 4:20 → You wanted to make a Zot! movie?
- 5:00 → Any movies you’ve liked recently?
- 6:15 → Talking about Fantastic Film Festival and The Lobster
- 8:45 → The best part of the Fantastic Film Festival
- 9:28 → What does Scott love about life with his wife?
- 10:13 → Talking about The Blackcoat’s Daughter
- 11:02 → Talking about Drowning by Numbers
- 12:00 → Talking about the making of The Raiders
- 15:50 → What are you working on now?
- 15:58 → Scott’s working on a book about visual communications
- 17:05 → How does it relate to Understanding Comics?
- 18:50 → Talking about better UI/better user experience and Edward Tuffte
- 22:20 → Talking about presentation designs
- 23:24 → Talking about style delivery of presentations
- 25:10 → Scott’s simple principle for presentations
- 27:00 → The use of screens at concerts and Moogfest
- 29:13 → Using visuals as a means of performance-enhancing
- 29:45 → Two different presentation styles as defined by Scott
- 31:44 → Viral presentation at keynote in France
- 32:24 → Talking about Scott’s new book
- 34:50 → Understanding Comics is a touchstone
- 36:15 → Old and New Media
- 38:10 → How soaps and radio have survived TV?
- 39:20 → What is the difference between TV and movies
- 42:01 → Digital comics page count and navigation
- 43:30 → Presentation of digital comics
- 46:55 → Responsive design vs designing for the device.
- 50:30 → Old comic design and writing vs digital comics
- 53:00 → Scott’s rainbow of good news about modern comics
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