More things I like

Anders Nilsen http://www.andersbrekhusnilsen.com/ the title page is clever enough even before you look at the content. I discovered him through an article in The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/16/anders-nilsen-the-end I haven't read comic books or comics since I was a child and read my brothers copy of The Victor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Victor_(comics) and was a massive fan of Alf Tupper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Tupper

Research point

The course asks what software I have available;

For drawing/Images JASC Paint Shop Pro. Dated, I've had it for years, but I can do quite a bit with it. Some bits are still a mystery, how to control the Magic Wand button, a lot of the layering stuff and adjustments of contrast, saturation, hue. It all sounds very scientific but I don't understand the underlying theory. I have The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design so I will need to do some working out. I may have done something odd with it recently as some of my favourite features need a different approach....

For Desktop Publishing I have an equally elderly copy of Microsoft Publisher which I have learned to treat with respect. I save my work religiously as I go along as it had a past tendency to crash unexpectedly which does seem to have stopped lately, maybe that's because of my neurotic saving. It is limited I'm sure, compared to more modern software, but it has taught me to think laterally when I need to do something it appears not to support.

For both packages I find that I learn in response to the needs of my projects and that I am constantly finding hidden features.

(I dream of Adobe software when I'm rich and famous)