Illustrations for Critical Thinking
In the coming semester I will be working on a series of illustrations/cartoons possibly appearing in the next version of a book called Asking the Right Questions. It is quite an interesting book- written by one of my professors: Dr. M. Neil Browne.
The following sketches are based on subject matter within the book.
1) Sponge Learning vs. Panning for Gold Learning
2) Teaching with Questions
3) Critical Thinking Etiquette
4) Attitude toward debate: Winning Vs. Furthering Understanding
5) Descriptive Arguments and Prescriptive Arguments
What are your impressions? Feel free to give me any feedback, ideas/changes etc…
-Tom
January 8th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Hey Tomas - just a few thoughts on these -
On the first one, its not necessarily clear whats happening to those in the water. They do look bloated, but I find it hard to tell that they’re bloated because they fell in the water. I think a closer composition would be better, and have only the necessary components in there.
On teaching with questions, I think you can vary the students poses individually, and then really take the body language a lot further in both directions so that it reads clearer. Stronger poses would help emphasize your point more I think.
And on the Winning vs Furthering understanding, the ‘winning’ reads well, but the furthering understanding wouldnt’ make any sense at all if you took out the text. I think if you brainstormed, there might be stronger alternatives.
Good work so far, it seems like a really great project.
January 8th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Thanks Jon!
I agree with your points wholeheartedly. I’ll try to have new ideas and revisions up soon!
January 13th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I like these! I think these are strongest when blunt and with minimal details. Those ones are the most direct, clear, and almost confrontational?