Iva Cheung http://www.ivacheung.com Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:45:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 24668547 Graphic storytelling http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/09/graphic-storytelling/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/09/graphic-storytelling/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2016 22:33:52 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2620 At this year’s Alcuin Awards ceremony, Robin McConnell, host of the Inkstuds podcast, moderated a captivating panel on graphic storytelling featuring: Sarah Leavitt, author and illustrator of Tangles, her memoir about her mother, who died of Alzheimer’s disease; Nick Bantock, perhaps best known for his Griffin and Sabine books, the first of which came out in 1991 … Continue reading "Graphic storytelling"

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Four levels to accessible communications http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/09/four-levels-to-accessible-communications/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/09/four-levels-to-accessible-communications/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2016 02:06:16 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2597 I presented this four-level accessibility framework at a few academic conferences this year, and some people have requested a non-academic summary, so here it is. I’ll leave out the methodology details, but if you’re curious about them, please get in touch! *** Is your communication accessible? This question can be tricky to answer, because access … Continue reading "Four levels to accessible communications"

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#EditorProblems http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/09/editorproblems/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/09/editorproblems/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2016 15:39:35 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2581 I used this hashtag in a tweet about a perennial editorial irritant and figured I’d make it into a one-framer: Once I made the blank, I immediately found other uses for it—recurring #EditorProblems that probably don’t merit their own strip: Play along! Here’s a blank:  

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Everybody in the house make some noise http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/08/everybody-house-make-noise/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/08/everybody-house-make-noise/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:14:24 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2558 For the stereotypically introverted editor, marketing and promotion can feel unnatural and effortful. This discomfort has obvious consequences for a freelancer who’s always on the lookout for the next contract, but it can also hurt in-house editors: when editorial departments aren’t vocal about their function within the larger organization, their work may be ignored or … Continue reading "Everybody in the house make some noise"

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Collapsing the dimensions of communication space http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/08/collapsing-dimensions-communication-space/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/08/collapsing-dimensions-communication-space/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:23:42 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2528 In June, I was lucky enough to attend Information+, a phenomenal data visualization and information design conference at Emily Carr University. One of the keynote speakers was Colin Ware, renowned for his pioneering work on visual thinking and cognitive processing. At the end of Ware’s talk, Yanni Loukissas, assistant professor of digital media at Georgia … Continue reading "Collapsing the dimensions of communication space"

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Citius, Altius, Fortius http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/08/citius-altius-fortius/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/08/citius-altius-fortius/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:04:27 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2521 The post Citius, Altius, Fortius appeared first on Iva Cheung.

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Meteoric rise, meteoritic fall http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/07/meteoric-rise-meteoritic-fall/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/07/meteoric-rise-meteoritic-fall/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:03:07 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2510 I usually stick to writing about editing and publishing here and comment about language usage elsewhere, but I’ve recently noticed a lot of people pondering the seemingly contradictory phrase “meteoric rise”: If meteors fall to earth, why do people say 'meteoric rise'? You might as well talk about 'rocketing to the depths' — Tom Albrighton … Continue reading "Meteoric rise, meteoritic fall"

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Dialogue on editing Indigenous writing (Editors Canada 2016) http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/07/dialogue-editing-indigenous-writing-editors-canada-2016/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/07/dialogue-editing-indigenous-writing-editors-canada-2016/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2016 22:31:58 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2504 Jordan Abel, Nisga’a poet, editor, and PhD candidate, and Ann-Marie Metten, managing editor at Talonbooks, had a conversation about telling Indigenous stories and about establishing good working relationships between non-Indigenous editors and Indigenous authors. They began the session, as the conference itself did, with an acknowledgement that we were meeting on the unceded territories of … Continue reading "Dialogue on editing Indigenous writing (Editors Canada 2016)"

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Graphic novels and comics: creation, editing, and promotion (Editors Canada 2016) http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/07/graphic-novels-comics-creation-editing-promotion-editors-canada-2016/ http://www.ivacheung.com/2016/07/graphic-novels-comics-creation-editing-promotion-editors-canada-2016/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2016 06:26:43 +0000 http://www.ivacheung.com/?p=2497 Once relegated to nerdy subculturedom, comics have finally come to be accepted as a legitimate literary and art form, said Jeff Burgess, who coordinates continuing studies visual arts at Langara College. Tintin expert Benoît Peeters’s appointment as Comics Professor at Lancaster University shows a growing academic commitment to studying comic book art, and the vibrant comics … Continue reading "Graphic novels and comics: creation, editing, and promotion (Editors Canada 2016)"

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