Dr Dean Jacobs is an author/illustrator based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
He has written three novels and nine children's picturebooks, a number of which have been nominated for national literary awards.
Dean's doctoral thesis explored the role of illustration, or visual text, when used in conjunction with words, or written text. When used effectively, visual text and written text can create multiple levels of understand and interpretation for the reader, and can form a stronger literary attraction for a wider reading audience
Dr Dean Jacobs is an author/illustrator based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
He has written three novels and nine children's picturebooks, a number of which have been nominated for national literary awards.
Dean's doctoral thesis explored the role of illustration, or visual text, when used in conjunction with words, or written text. When used effectively, visual text and written text can create multiple levels of understand and interpretation for the reader, and can form a stronger literary attraction for a wider reading audience
Computers, devices and iPhones, as a society we are becoming more visual and our attention spans are lessening, emphasising the need for entertainment to be instant, in an attempt to maintain a level of focus. In literary terms, the role of illustrations, or visual text, is not a new concept; however, when the visual text becomes equally as importan
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