Why Do Comics Work?
Luke at the Functioning Form blog has reported on a presentation at the IA2006 conference on using comics to present information most effectively:
why do comics work?
· Communication: very approachable and easy to digest; we want people to read our documents; a universal medium that transcends language
· Imagination: through abstraction people engage with the concept. They interpret and add themselves into the scenario depicted.
· You want to communicate concepts not interface elements. Show just enough UI to understand what is going on, users will imagine the rest.
· Expression: added degree of context from image + text
· Motion: convey time, animation, and movement. Comics provide an idea of how long or how fast.
· Iteration: really easy to iterate comics. Think of it as paper prototyping for product ideas
You can find the full presentation at Kevin Cheng’s site: Communicating Concepts Through Comics (a PDF) using the link inthe title above, but it is clear that you had to be there....
why do comics work?
· Communication: very approachable and easy to digest; we want people to read our documents; a universal medium that transcends language
· Imagination: through abstraction people engage with the concept. They interpret and add themselves into the scenario depicted.
· You want to communicate concepts not interface elements. Show just enough UI to understand what is going on, users will imagine the rest.
· Expression: added degree of context from image + text
· Motion: convey time, animation, and movement. Comics provide an idea of how long or how fast.
· Iteration: really easy to iterate comics. Think of it as paper prototyping for product ideas
You can find the full presentation at Kevin Cheng’s site: Communicating Concepts Through Comics (a PDF) using the link inthe title above, but it is clear that you had to be there....
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