diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3470481..4b9bf6c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -368,12 +368,14 @@ Anyone who writes an email, a presentation, or a document, is a storyteller. Within organizations, we see this in: -- **Executives' analysis**. An analyst created a poster explaining their work using comic characters. It was simple and engaging -- the entire organization understood this deep learning technique. -- **Managers' reports**. An admin manager sent his status report as a pair of comic characters conversing. Their CEO read this report fully for the first time. -- **Consultants' workshops**. A consultant runs a culture workshop using [comics in the presentation](https://www.businessillustrator.com/culture-change-with-comics-workshop/) because "... it's a lot less threatening than an official PowerPoint presentation." -- **Product teams launching features**. Google Chrome was launched using a [comic book](http://scottmccloud.com/googlechrome/). -- **Marketer emails** -- **Event manager invites** +- **Presenting insights** + - **Executives' analysis**. An analyst created a poster explaining their work using comic characters. It was simple and engaging -- the entire organization understood this deep learning technique. + - **Managers' reports**. An admin manager sent his status report as a pair of comic characters conversing. Their CEO read this report fully for the first time. + - **Consultants' workshops**. A consultant runs a culture workshop using [comics in the presentation](https://www.businessillustrator.com/culture-change-with-comics-workshop/) because "... it's a lot less threatening than an official PowerPoint presentation." +- **Marketing stories**. This could be: + - **Product teams launching features**. Google Chrome was launched using a [comic book](http://scottmccloud.com/googlechrome/). + - **Marketer emails** + - **Event manager invites** ## Comicgen makes storytelling easy @@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ We succeed when more people create more and better stories with Comicgen. We mea -## Gallery +# Gallery Here are examples or guides of where comics have been used effectively in storytelling. @@ -439,6 +441,26 @@ People working on storytelling / data visualization through comics include: If you know of more people, please [add a comment](https://github.com/gramener/comicgen/issues/25). We'll include them. +## Resources + +Here are other tools and resources to create comic stories: + +- [Pixton](https://www.pixton.com/) has an [online app](https://app.pixton.com/#/) + and content packs for educators and students to create comics. There's also a + [PowerPoint Add-In](https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA104380907) and a + [Pixton Comic Maker](https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/SA000000020?tab=Overview) +- [Canva Comic Strips](https://www.canva.com/en_in/create/comic-strips/) +- [Write comics](http://writecomics.com/) +- [ToonyTool](https://www.toonytool.com/) +- [SummitSoft's ComicCreator](https://summitsoft.com/products/comic-creator/) +- [Make Beliefs Comix](https://www.makebeliefscomix.com/) +- [StoryboardThat](https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator) + +If you know of any others, please [add a comment](https://github.com/gramener/comicgen/issues/26). We'll include them. + +We haven't yet found tools that expose an API. This should enable developers to integrate with existing tools and workflows, as well as build new ones. Hopefully comicgen will enable that. + +