Today I gave a talk at the conference “World History Association of Texas – Phi Alpha Theta” at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas (via Zoom). My talk entitled “Approaching History and the Arts with Multiform Grammar” introduced my academic and artistic exploration of the communication of ideas through combinations of words and images. InContinue reading “What Works”
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Welcome to MFG: Welcome to the CRRS Library!
I’m currently working on an art project in the library of the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at the University of Toronto. The project is an installation entitled “Image-Text Relationships at the CRRS Library,” and it’s taking place in the hallway that leads to the library. Welcome to the CRRSContinue reading “Welcome to MFG: Welcome to the CRRS Library!”
Using Multiform Grammar in Presentations
How do speakers who use both words and images employ MFG? And how can they do so intentionally and effectively? As you can see in the illustration below, the speaker refers to the image on the screen in three different ways. These are three types of multiform references (MFRs) that integrate words and images intoContinue reading “Using Multiform Grammar in Presentations”
Zooming in on Multiform References
Visual Rhetoric : )
What happens to a punctuation mark that transforms into a representation of a pair of eyes or a smiling mouth? Is it still a punctuation mark, or is it a sign of a different kind? Let’s examine a colon that signifies a pair of eyes and a curved bracket that signifies a smiling mouth. Noticeably,Continue reading “Visual Rhetoric : )”
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