Applied Comics Etc

Making ace comics + collaboration/research/engagement/education/information. Home of @nclsciencecomic (Asteroid Belter & Spineless) & more. Tweets by @lyd_w

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

Here's our 2021 annual report by @saraqaed

Here's the email newsletter version of our annual report & plans https://t.co/a9T1198jKl

We'll gradually do a thread of our 2021 projects and our top secret plans for 2022...

[Institute for Social Science @NCLsocsciences]

Love isn’t just for Valentine’s Day…

Read Arranging Love, a comic about arranged marriages, love and family, by Dr Raksha Pande, @NCLgeog social geographer, co-created with cartoonist Mark Stafford (@marxtafford).

https://t.co/98suEooEXz

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

Oooh... #comics creators keep an eye on this from the team at @CreativeFuseNE

[CreativeFuseNE @CreativeFuseNE]

Also announced this week... our Comics CreateNet!

Are you:
🦸a professional in the comics industry?
🦸an artist?
🦸an aspiring creator?

Join our network to share your work and challenges, and learn about opportunities for funding and resources!

https://t.co/lhlemwCKzc

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

4/ What we did in 2021... series of 3 blog posts about ~how~ and ~why~ to use comics as a research method, as Mentor in Residence for #SAGEMethodSpace @SAGE_Methods
(cc @lyd_w, #CRMethods, @einterview, @GraphicSocSci)

https://t.co/Nc5qhuBHUC

[Sage Methods @Sage_Methods]

Comics in research? Comics to communicate findings? Yes. Learn how from @lyd_w in this 3-part series on #SAGEMethodspace https://t.co/Y6aa3PHJGU

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

Here's our 2021 annual report by @saraqaed

Here's the email newsletter version of our annual report & plans https://t.co/a9T1198jKl

We'll gradually do a thread of our 2021 projects and our top secret plans for 2022...

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

3/ What we did in 2021... Get The Vote Out comics with @NewcastleUniUCU, to help inform members about an urgent ballot

(GTVO comics in twitter thread https://t.co/Lvi1XWmfHi , or see these PDFs from earlier series of strike comics https://t.co/hpTIn7qzIe)

[Janice McLaughlin @janicemcl.bsky.social @JaniceMcl1968]

Great summary of productive collaborations.

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

This free @CreativeFuseNE online event is this Thurs 27th Jan. Listen to our @lyd_w talking about comics & research/education, and to @zoethorogood @dougbraithwaite talking about their careers as comics creators

[CreativeFuseNE @CreativeFuseNE]

Don't miss out!

Tickets for Thursday's CAKE event are being snapped up!

Grab your free ticket and join us as we explore the world of comics, graphic novel storytelling, illustration and communication 🌎 https://t.co/XrAljgUSBn

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

For subscribers to our free email newsletter - our 2021 report and 2022 plans are on their way to you!

For everyone else - we'll tweet about it soon

[CreativeFuseNE @CreativeFuseNE]

CAKE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

@lyd_w will be joining us on Thursday, discussing all things comics, graphic novel storytelling, illustration & communication 🌟

CAKE 46: Comics Culture
27th Jan
10am - 11:30am
Zoom

Sign up for your free ticket quick: https://t.co/cociY5BOK0

[Sage Methods @Sage_Methods]

Welcome Dec! Let's build on #AcWriMo and focus on visual and multimedia ways to communicate research with new #SAGEMethodspace Mentors in Residence @Tullio_Rossi @Animate_Science and Lydia Wysocki @appliedcomics https://t.co/8p6bU8AH0E

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

We hope you find our Applied Comics Collaborations methodology useful. Let us know if you use & adapt it in your own work

FREE guide+resources: https://t.co/zVeyfpmxWt

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(comic in web preview⬇️is by @JimMedway)

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

We’ve had great interest in our FREE guide 'Applied Comics Collaborations: Ways for humanities & social science researchers to work together with comics creators' (by @lyd_w @Adam_T_Murphy @acouplecomics)
It's all online: https://t.co/zVeyfpmxWt
&here's an easy-to-share thread 1/

[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

more big thank yous:

to project intern @rsrsdexpress whose reflections and contributions helped refine the Collaborations methodology
and to @Carol13Moxam for her advice on literacy and visual accessibility in the comic guide

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[Applied Comics Etc @appliedcomics]

@Rachaelcartoons @hannahillustra @JimMedway @IrinaRichards_ @hannahksackett @marxtafford @kaimera_co @anjauhren aww likewise - a genuine highlight, especially at a really weird time for doing any form of creative work!