SAMPLES – Graphic Storytelling | 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

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

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

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

Here’s a digital storytelling project a student made mostly with cut-out animation and a small amount of voiceover: Training in Pain, by Taylor Powers. (When I track down the info …

Here’s a digital storytelling project a student made in Photoshop, using characters she created and backgrounds she found online: Piece of You, by Claire. I had a few suggestions for …

Pitch: A young girl is separated from her dog when her mother is arrested for child abuse. Story by Sheena (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) Tools: Pixelmator, PhotoPuppet (iPad app), …

Comic strip by Hannah (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Hannah used Pixton.com to create this free-form comic about what she learned about gender and sexuality through her sister’s journey. To …

A Kinetic Typography Poem by Dustin (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Topic: The rush of energy and excitement that comes from being at a gay bar for the first time …

Image Story by Sheena (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) A young woman, left alone in this world when she was orphaned, struggles with emptiness of heart. She finds love and …

Animated Story by Kelsey and Sara (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2013) Barbie and Stacy are your normal teenage girls. They meet at school and become inseparable. What happens next? Find …

Grandma’s house final from Kate Limebrook Image Story by Kate My Grandma’s house has been in the family for the past 54 years and it is a place family members …

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