Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | E-Book Illustrated book | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | Portfolio Supporting work | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Portfolio Supporting work | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | E-Book Illustrated book | 70% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Create a resolved illustrated e-book that demonstrates effective sequential visual storytelling and appropriate professional presentation.
Produce and evaluate a self-directed body of supporting work that documents creative, technical and narrative decision-making in response to a set brief.
Manage a complex illustration project independently, adhering to professional workflows, production processes and deadlines.
Apply research into relevant art historical and contemporary illustration practices to inform, contextualise and justify creative decisions.
Analyse and apply the relationship between text, image, typography and page design to communicate narrative meaning effectively across sequential formats.
Brief description
Have you ever wanted to illustrate a story? This module invites students to explore how ideas, narratives and characters can be developed and communicated through the creative synthesis of text and image. Building on foundational principles of visual storytelling, the module examines how images, typography and page design work together to guide the reader through a narrative. Students will also be introduced to the professional expectations, working methodologies and practical implications of print-based media. It is strongly recommended that students have completed either AR10420 Illustration: Foundations to Storytelling or AR24520/AR2460 Illustration:Worlds and Characters before taking this module.
Content
Through a series of lectures, workshops and seminars, students will be introduced to the core principles of sequential storytelling, including narrative structure, pacing, composition and the relationship between text and image. The module explores comics, page layouts, typography, bookbinding and professional print media processes. In response to set briefs, students will develop storyboards, roughs, dummy books and finished illustrations, culminating in the design of an e-book.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Adaptability and resilience | Responding to feedback, refining work through iteration, and adapting to creative and production constraints. |
| Creative Problem Solving | Generating and resolving narrative, visual and design solutions through experimentation and informed decision-making. |
| Digital capability | Using industry-standard software to develop, format and prepare sequential illustration and book designs for print and digital outputs. |
| Professional communication | Presenting ideas clearly, participating in critique, and articulating creative and technical decisions in visual and written form. |
| Real world sense | Working to briefs, deadlines and audience needs, with an awareness of professional illustration and publishing contexts. |
| Reflection | Evaluating creative processes, outcomes and personal development to inform future practice. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Sequential storytelling, storyboarding, page layout, typographic integration and illustrated book design. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5