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Bang published the first version of her groundbreaking exploration into the psychology and physiology of viewer response in 1991 (Bullfinch Pr.). Having confronted her own compositional challenges, the author/illustrator wanted to share her newfound understanding regarding the language of images. Using construction paper shapes as stand-ins for narrative elements in "Little Red Riding Hood," she explains how changes in size, color, and placement affect observers' emotions. In his foreword, visual thinking and psychology scholar Rudolf Arnheim called this primer on picture structure a "grammar for the eyes." Textual edits and graphic enhancements were provided in a 2001 ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More