▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁N I ▁Bus ▁ ▁Irish ▁Transport ▁Trust ▁ ▁Ul ster bus ▁T ours ▁ ▁Trans link ▁ ▁Category : Bus ▁operators ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Category : G overn ment - owned ▁companies ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland <0x0A> </s> ▁" How ▁to ▁Read ▁Nancy " ▁is ▁an ▁ess ay ▁by ▁Mark ▁New g arden ▁and ▁Paul ▁Kar as ik , ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Er nie ▁Bush m iller ’ s ▁Nancy ▁by ▁Brian ▁Walker ▁( Hen ry ▁Hol t / Com icana , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ). ▁The ▁piece ▁exam ines ▁the ▁com ic ▁strip ▁Nancy , ▁foc using ▁on ▁Bush m iller ’ s ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁com ics ▁language ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁g ag . ▁F inding ▁correspond ences ▁to ▁the ▁minimal ist ▁architecture ▁of ▁M ies ▁Van ▁Der ▁Ro he , ▁the ▁ess ay ▁calls ▁Nancy ▁" a ▁complex ▁am alg am ▁of ▁formal ▁rules ▁laid ▁out ▁by ▁[ its ] ▁designer ." ▁ ▁De const ruction ▁" How ▁to ▁Read ▁Nancy " ▁is ▁distinguished ▁by ▁its ▁extensive ▁analysis ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁Nancy ▁com ic ▁strip ▁originally ▁published ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁ess ay ▁success ively ▁isol ates ▁and ▁discuss es ▁the ▁strip ' s ▁individual ▁formal ▁elements ▁( including ▁the ▁pla cement ▁of ▁word ▁bal lo ons , ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁horizon ▁line , ▁the ▁spot ting ▁of ▁black s , ▁and ▁panel ▁shape ▁and ▁size ) ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁each ▁code