{"id":1455,"date":"2013-04-10T21:57:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T21:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T12:33:32","slug":"shrimp-rainbows-and-the-power-of-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/shrimp-rainbows-and-the-power-of-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp, Rainbows and The Power of Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re interested in web design, dinosaurs or unicorns, The Oatmeal is pretty much the best site ever.<\/p>\n

The guy behind it is a comic artist who used to design websites, and uses a lot of his personal experience as fodder for his hilarious blog. Like this little diddy<\/a> that went viral today:<\/p>\n

\"Shrimp,<\/a><\/p>\n

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3 Lessons from The Mantis Shrimp<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1. People like learning.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At least, people no longer in school do. And if you are in school, learning via comics is like a paid vacation to Fun Town. Either way it’s a win-win. Comic-styled information is more attractive, is easier to digest and probably easier to retain and remember. Studying for a biology exam? Would you rather read about macrophages<\/a> in a thick textbook that’s survived generations of coffee stains, or in a free online comic book<\/a> showing these immune system defenders ruthlessly protecting their host against invasions from virus enemies? (Don’t answer that).<\/p>\n

2. People like colors.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

COLORS! Fire engine red. Ultramarine blue. School bus yellow. The primary colors have long been associated with classic comic book-style art, and for good reason. These are the basics. Primaries, some may say. Superman, Spider-Man, Iron Man….all those guys sport outfits in classic primaries. (Batman went all postmodern with that goth get-up of his).<\/p>\n

3. People like short but compelling text.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Action and adventure are the two more popular genres of comic books and graphic novels. Packed with high-impact visuals, the dialogue and captions show what’s happening NOW. No nonsense. Any excess is cut out, left for your imagination to fill in.<\/p>\n

The comic-book aesthetic<\/strong> (bright and bold) and dialogue<\/strong> (short and impactful) is the perfect recipe for quick entertainment. Add a legitimately interesting, factual subject matter and you’ve hit the sweet spot. Did someone say…Biowars<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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