Tag: Comics
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Scott McCloud on Comics
If you have 20 minutes, take a look at this TED talk on comics. It is interesting how he explains how comics gain their power – channeling all elements through the visual media that they use. It is really interesting how he takes a look at how ancient glyphs worked and how the first CDs…
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Comics in Education
I’ve been a fan of Larry Gonick since I found one of his books many moons ago. So when a colleague of mine, who was trying to use comics in Science education was let go at the end of 2008, I was rather disheartened because I was really keen on working on the project. But…
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Lewis and Fry on Iraq
Gotta love Over the Hedge, while taking on the whole “where are the bees” over the last week and a bit, they have a well placed dig on Iraq as well.
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Comic Life Windows
Plaq, the creators of Comic Life have rolled out a Windows version of their great little app, Comic Life. Using comics is a great way to make information accessible to a greater range of students and it also allows students a great way to express themselves. It’s in beta, but worth looking at.