patokon blog

I created an infographic designed to persuade people who see comics as a genre and not a medium for telling stories of any shape, size, or texture. My contention is that comics can achieve with the combination of pictures and words, an experience unlike no other. This is my first run at the subject and I hope to revise this piece in the future based on any feedback I receive.

I've created a series of emoticons based on the typical ones, except mine have noses. Revolutionary? Arguable. Mad genius?? Perhaps. Guy with a misplaced sense of priorities? Could be. I just prefer these to the original ones. They emote more. Here they are conveniently named for no good reason except that I'm attached to them and I've imagined they have personalities. For example, Vern's a bit of a know-it-all, Umberto's a conservative, Ned's a liberal, and Ozzie's a creative type, and Carl is a good-natured goof. The great thing about the first 5 guys is that they work in both directions. Don't ask me why that's a good thing, but it is. These are open source (is a horse of course) of course. Spread the seeds of emotirevolution! I'm adding an emoticomic at the end. :c)  Carl :v)  Vern :u)  Umberto :n) Ned :o) Ozzie :3) Trig :2) Deuce :Ω) Omar :Π) Pike :Λ) Larry :o(|) Boz :oB Bucky :o3 Bingo (:oθ Bubba :cφ  Carla :vφ  V...