Nifty stuff

That cold I fought off? I didn't fight it off. I now have the voice of a pubescent seal. Tomorrow is my day off, and I'll be wallowing in sickitude; burrowing into foot-deep layers of blankets and mainlining lemon tea. Lots of interesting things happened today, but for now, I'll confine myself to three nifty things I found online.

But first, I have a request. There are some awesome icon-makers on my flist. Would any of you be willing to make me a custom icon, for to-be-revealed purposes?

Nifty stuff:

1. Check out this mini-doc on the narrative structure of comic books via otw_news.

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Drawn & Quarterly has a pdf preview of Lynda Barry's multimedia comic "What Is it?" about getting creative. Their blurb:

What It Is demonstrates a tried-and-true creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible to anyone with an inquisitive wish to write or remember. Bursting with full-color drawings, comics, and collages, autobiographical sections and gentle creative guidance, each page is an invigorating example of exactly what it is: "The ordinary is extraordinary." Lynda Barry explores the depths of the inner and outer realms of creation and imagination, where play can be serious, monsters have purpose, and not knowing is an answer unto itself.

How do objects summon memories? What do real images feel like? These types of questions permeate the pages of What It Is, with words attracting pictures and conjuring places through a pen that first and foremost keeps on moving. Her insight and sincerity will tackle the most persistent of inhibitions, calling back every kid who quit drawing to again feel alive at the experiential level.

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And finally, check out the beautiful illustration work of Kate Slater.