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Explori ng learnin g through comics Session 406 #DevLearn Not Just For superheroes! Bianca Woods @eGeeking

Not Just For Superheroes: Exploring Learning Through Comics

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Exploring

learning through comics

Session 406 #DevLearn

Not Just For superheroes!Bianca

Woods

@eGeeking

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When was the last time

YOU read a comic?

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My History with Comics…

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1st lesson of comics

They can (in the right hands)

tell emotionally powerful stories

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…finding manga…

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2_dogs/40982772/

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2nd lesson of comics

They don’t just have to be about

superheroes

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and guess what?!

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3rd lesson of comics

You can actually learn things

from them!

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A wide variety of genres

Maus

The Oatmeal

xkcd

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A wide variety of genres Dinosaur Comics

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4th lesson of comics

This medium is much

more flexible than you might think

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Changing perceptions

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lord_mariser/4957954704/

Worst… slide… EVER!

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Changing perceptions

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5th lesson of comics

Mainstream culture is growing

more and more accepting of comics

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So what does this all mean to

YOU?

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Today we’ll talk about…

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What are

others already doing?

#DevLearn

Examples!

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Simplifying existing content

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Simplifying existing content

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Step-by-step

tutorials

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Comics as textbooks

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Comics as textbooks

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Non-fiction narratives

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Are you asking the right questions?In each of the interviews below, determine which is the correct, legal question. When you’re done, scroll to the bottom to learn the solution. 

Illustrating ScenariosWilliam Chinda@WillChinda

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Illustrating ScenariosAndrew Jacobs@AndrewJacobsLD

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What you

need to know about

makingcomics!

#DevLearn

Tips & Tricks!

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People have preconceived notions about comics

PLanning

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Read comics & Learn

Planning

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The Long TailMore Realistic

The Manga Guide to…Manga

XKCDStick figures

Align comic style

with the audience

Planning

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Single PanelOne moment

StripShort story/scene

Many panelsLonger story

Decide on your comic format

PLanning

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• She’s a highly experienced project manager.

• She’s incredibly uncomfortable with asking for help, even if she needs it.

• She generally is calm and composed, even under stress.

• She has fantastic attention to detail.• She’s quite open to sharing details about

her work, but doesn’t open up about her personal life often.

• She’s been less enthusiastic about her job lately, but hasn’t talked to anyone about why this is.

• She’s a lifelong learner, and often takes classes and goes to seminars in her spare time.

Make character ProfilesPlanning

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Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/essgee/2790590481/

Start with a script

Writing

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Tell

Show

Show, don’t tell

Writing

vs

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Don’t get too

attached to ideas

Writing

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Be clear & ConciseWriting

First this happened…then this… and, oh yeah… I forgot that this guy was involved…then another thing happened… oh wait, this happened too (it’s important)… and then….

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Plan your layout

with thumbnails

Drawing

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Use clear panel orderDrawing

1 2

3

4

5 6

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Use the language of

comic effects

Drawing

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Check for clarity

Drawing

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Characters can’t look

alike

Drawing

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No comic Sans!

Drawing

Comic

Sans

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Drawing

Respect

“Whitespace”

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Vary your camera angles

Drawing

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What you can

use to actually create a

comic

#DevLearn

Tools!

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Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/85853333@N00/2617510420/

Hire an artist!

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Nate was excited about the promotion, but knew it would be a challenge to get this group to start seeing themselves as a team.

I wish I knew why this group doesn’t trust each other? What happened before I got here?

Nate spent the next few weeks talking with the team and trying to get to the bottom of the problem.

Use photographs!

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Comic Book!

ComicLife

Use a comics app!

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Bitstrips

Use websites to help!

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PaperDraw your own! Jot Pro

It starts with the customer thinking…

I think I need to…

Oh no! I have to…

Then they evaluate their options based on the following piece of information

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Use Software!

Manga Studiosuper cheap!

PhotoshopYou might already have it!

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Non-default fonts!

This typeface is called

komikaYou can get new

fonts from

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Additional resources

http://biancawoods.weebly.com/dl-2013.html

http://e-geeking.blogspot.ca

@eGeeking