ComicLife | Digital Writing 101

Shelby’s “turning point” story in the form of an autobio comic Term: WRTG 3090 – Spring 2015

Tools: Hand drawn and inked in Photoshop

A “turning point” graphic memoir by Rachel N. Term: WRTG 3090 – Spring 2015

Tools: Composed in Comic Life

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A “metaphorical” autobio comic by Sean Term: WRTG 3090 – Spring 2015

Tools: Hand drawn and digitally inked in SketchBook Pro; laid out in Comic Life

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A “letter never sent” comic, by Marisa Term: WRTG 3090 Fall 2014

Tools: photos she found and modified and laid out using Comic Life

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Want to try conveying a message in the form of a comic strip or comic book “short story”? Check out the options below, but also do your own Google searches …

Jacqui composed this comic strip for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. You can read her rhetorical analysis on the class blog.

(Sample Student Project) A Confusing Path to Self Discovery AMY’S NOTE: Joanie composed the project using Comic Life, a downloadable app for both Mac and Windows that has a free …

Final Digital Storytelling Project by a Summer 2011 student