I do not have final details, but wanted to get the word out as soon as possible so you can start planning. Subject to change.
Who: Scott McCloud, Cartoonist and Theorist
What: Comics: A Medium in Transition
When: Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:30 pm
Where: 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
One of the sponsoring organizations appears to be the BGSU student chapter of SIGGRAPH / Computer Arts Club. The School of Art may also be funding part of this (Todd Childers is the one who gave me the basic info - thanks Todd!).
Poking around some more, I found "The Comic Book in Popular Culture" scheduled in many rooms in the same building at the same time. Which led me to this call for participation from the Popular Culture Department. So I assume Scott's visit is part of the conference.
And checking out "Comics: A Medium in Transition" by Scott, I see these other performances:
Stay tuned for more info...
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Coolies
Scott's Google browser project
One thing Scott has been up to is explaining Google Chrome in comic form. Maybe he will talk about this a little at BGSU next month.
Re: Scott's Google browser project
And the comic has been posted to Google Books, of course.
And I wonder when/if Internet Evolution will talk about how this might change how the network is used.
Confirming McCloud talk
I see some details about the Scott McCloud talk posted on the BGSU School of Art site. First, the Art Talks calendar lists:
And the current events calendar lists Scott as "cartoonist and theorist" and gallery director Jacqueline Nathan as a contact.
Confirmation from Scott
NWOACM dinner at 5pm
NWOACM is hosting a dinner at 5pm for those who want to socialize before the Scott McCloud talk. Meet us at Campus Polleyes, 440 E. Court St., Bowling Green, OH, 43402. Hope to see you there!
McCloud was on campus at EMU
Very short recap
I really enjoyed his talk, so much that it was hard to take good notes. For now, here is my twitter feed, from first to last.
I only had a chance to talk with Scott for a few minutes, so we did not really get into the parallels between user experience work and making comics. I bet Scott will like Kevin's book.
I did not get good photos of Scott presenting (he got some photos of us, tho). I posted two photos from the gallery reception after his talk.
It was a great evening. Thanks to all who made it possible!
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