Hey, cartoony pal Stacy Curtis announced two new Meghan Rose books he illustrated are available over at Amazon now!
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Category: Books & Comics
The Back of the Napkin – Chapter One Review
OK, I’m not business book kinda guy, but Dan Roam’s book caught my interest in a few different magazines I like. And after kinda poking fun at it (and Dan commenting so nicely despite that) I figured I really gotta give it a fair read.
That being said, I’m a stay-at-home-dad to two kids under five, plus I’m running Andertoons and trying draw funny pictures on a regular basis.
So I’m gonna take Dan’s approach and review his book visually as I go along. Here’s chapter one:
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Jimmy’s Non Sequitur
Regular reader, Jimmy, wanted to see a little more of the inside of the Trib’s new comics section, especially the vertical Non Sequitur.
Here you go:
Sorry about the lighting and the general crumminess of the picture. I took it at 5:14 AM before my first cup of coffee.
I think NS holds up well. No idea if Wiley had to change anything.
Peanuts, however, doesn’t work so well vertically:
Kinda awkward IMHO.
Anyway, there’s a look inside for ya!
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Don’t Sweat the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Cheese Movers and What They Learned in Kindergarten
This book showed up in my Newsweek last week, and my Fast Company this week.
From the synopsis:
Used properly, a simple drawing on a humble napkin is more powerful than Excel or PowerPoint. It can help crystallize ideas, think outside the box, and communicate in a way that people simply "get". In this book Dan Roam argues that everyone is born with a talent for visual thinking, even those who swear they can’t draw.
This strikes me as one of those crazy-idea-that-just-might-work books that come and go in a year or so, but I’m close to ordering it if, for no other reason, than to find some way to justify more cartoon usage.
Aw heck, it’s a write-off. I’m ordering.
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Chicago Tribune Comics Section Format Change
Thanks for being patient while I battled my sinuses for a few days there.
As promised, here’s the old Trib comics section (left) and the new one (right).
Looks like about the same number of comics, although they’re printed a bit smaller.
All in all I’d say it’s a nice new format, it’s a good size for kids’ hands, and including it with the TV guide may spur some readership.
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