A new offering from AAT is a course titled ‘E-comics and graphic storytelling,’ informs Rathishbabu, CEO. “Over the centuries, artists have found many creative ways to tell stories with pictures. Picture recitation formed the foundation for the visual literacy that has gradually developed into modern-day graphic narratives,” the site notes.
Talking to YourStory on the sidelines of the recently-held award function for Fame Music 2013 winners, under the auspices of AAT, Rathishbabu underlines the importance of graphic narratives in the context of shift in reading habits. Today’s generation prefers visual depiction to written text, and that too downloadable on handheld devices, he observes.
The course is about creating content for a range of audience, from children to serious adults, explains Rathishbabu. “We have 3-day workshop to post-graduate course on this subject. We teach the students how to make characters, work with different materials, write and present using graphical formats, and publish graphic stories.”
At the time of writing, I try to find evidence of use for graphic storytelling, and what comes up is a recent story in http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/, about Alan Dabney, an associate professor in the Texas A&M Department of Statistics, who has written a book titled ‘The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics,’ co-authored with cartoonist Grady Klein. “Instead of using the typical textbook examples to illustrate statistical concepts like confounding, probability, hypothesis testing and standard deviations, Dabney and Klein used attention-grabbing devices like evil witches and flying dragons to keep the reader’s interest.”