Leonieblog

As my work will be based mainly around Graphic novels, I will need to get to as many talks and conventions as possible. This is great in theory, but my bank balance doesn't seem too chuffed with the idea. I was hoping to get to the Brighton comic convention in November, but this is looking quite unlikely due to my financial situation. I've now found out that there is a talk on graphic novels happening in London in October (with Paul Gravett at the ICA, info on Jintys journal), which is very relevant to my course, but again I think I lack the funds to attend. If anyone reading this is going, please can you pass on any notes you have taken to me!! I will definitely be adding Pauls new book to my reading list, along with 99 ways to tell a story by Matt Madden (as soon as they are released)
One talk I think I can afford to attend (hopefully) is a discussion and networking event about websites being held in Durham on the 6th Oct. There will be someone from the University of Sunderland talking about the research they are conducting into how a viewers eye moves around websites. I'd heard of this research and been interested in finding out more, so now's my chance!