Examples
- {Sile / nce}, Steel Wagstaff
- May It Please the Court, Maira Kalman
- Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
- Suspended in Language: Niels Bohr’s Life, Discoveries, and the Century He Shaped, Jim Ottaviani & Leland Purvis
Resources
Software Support
- Lynda Training: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, WordPress
- STS Classes: Photoshop 1, Illustrator 1, InDesign 1, WordPress.com
- Comic Life
Source Materials
- Flickr: Creative Commons
Distribution
Methods & Approaches
- Scott McCloud: TED Talk on comics
- Comics Alliance: Comic Book Software
Graphic Essay
A graphic essay uses text and images to explore a specific topic. Graphic essays often look like graphic novels, magazines, or artist books, but like theory comix they generally convey non-fictional histories, cases, and/or arguments. Graphic essays can make content more accessible to new audiences or highlight unappreciated visual aspects of a topic.
Software
Photoshop, Illustrator, Comic Life
Tips
- Provide a cohesive structure and logical flow.
- Determine the final format of the project at the beginning: print or web-based. Then, you avoid collecting resources that will not print out well or are not suitable for the web.
- Employ good narrative structures to make your project interesting and impactful.
