Graphic Journalism: Use comics to tell real stories
A course by Takoua Ben Mohamed , Graphic Journalist and Author
Joined March 2022
Use the drawing to represent a true story, news, or event giving voice and face to its protagonists.
Use the drawing to represent a true story, news, or event giving voice and face to its protagonists.
Joined March 2022
Comics are not only suitable for children and teenagers, but for some time now they have been adopted by newspapers, magazines and publications to tell true and complex stories. In fact, they have an expressive power that makes them very effective for depicting intense and significant situations. It also favors the identification of readers, giving a face, a name, a character to the protagonists.
Takoua Ben Mohamed began experimenting with graphic journalism when she was very young, telling the story of her family, who fled Tunisia under the dictatorship of Ben Ali. She then published numerous books using comics to tell important and too often forgotten social issues.
In this online course, she will therefore teach you how to approach a real topic, following not only the rules of journalism but also of the language of images. You will thus learn to collect information and then translate it into a script, draw it and share it with the world.
What will you learn in this online course?
10 lessons & 13 downloads
- 86% positive reviews (7)
- 473 students
- 10 lessons (1h 30m)
- 13 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Italian
- Italian · Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
The final project will be a comic strip that will tell the story of the condition of women and women's rights in Cambodia, but you can adapt it to the social theme that is closest to your heart.
Who is this online course for?
For anyone curious about the world of graphic journalism and for comic book enthusiasts interested in social issues.
Requirements and materials
All you need is a pen and paper to follow the course. Takoua will use Procreate to finish her comic, but you can use any technique you prefer.
Reviews
A course by Takoua Ben Mohamed
Takoua Ben Mohamed is an author and cartoonist of graphic journalism comics, specialized in animation cinema at the Nemo Academy of Digital Arts in Florence. She began to use her drawings to tell the story of her family members, political activists against the Tunisian dictatorship of Ben Ali who were later exiled to Italy.
Awarded numerous awards, including the Special Award for Best Graphic Journalism at European level (2019), she was defined as Woman of the Year by the magazine D - la Repubblica delle donne (2021). Among his most famous titles are Under the veil (ed. Becco Giallo) and My best friend is a fascist (Rizzoli).
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Inspirations
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U2
Preparation
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Choose a theme and tone
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Step into the shoes of a reporter
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Transformation from reporter to storyteller
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Write the comic book script
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U3
Creation
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First drafts of the comic
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Choice of colors
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Adding text and comparing it with the outside
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U4
Publication
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Liaise with publisher and audience
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Final project
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Graphic Journalism: Use comics to tell real stories
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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gc.marabc
Responde rápidamente, usa un lenguaje respetuoso. Me gustó la parte de investigación.
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hertzdame
Es ist kein Kurs, es ist eher eine Dokumentation über die Autorin und deren Ansichten und Arbeit. Erklärt wird so gut wie nichts. Lediglich erwähnt, woraus die Arbeit besteht. Es gib z.B. eine ewig lange Lektion wo zu sehen ist, wie die Autorin in Procreate Flächen einfärbt. Andere Lektionen zeigen sie beim Scrollen durch Dokumente.
Nach diesem Kurs bin ich genauso schlau wie vorher.
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annaniro65
Plusinteressante e stimolante!
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seliktar2
recommended!!
marguardadot
Me parece un proyecto increíblemente buen. La profesora es muy buena transmitiendo su mensaje y muy clara para explicar el proceso creativo.
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