Wednesday, April 26, 2006

World Comics India




Comics tell stories through a combination of both the pictorial and verbal formats. Their popularity comes from the fact that they are a powerful medium of story telling. Comics are often seen as trivial, as "something for children", and, of course, a big part of the mainstream comics sold today are just that. But comics, in a nutshell, are a visual form of storytelling, where texts and effects are added to extend meaning to the visual narrative.
Comics can perhaps be compared with a film that stops at intervals. What we see in the panels (boxes) of the comics is a still image from the story. What is outside the picture and what has happened between the two panels is left to the reader to imagine and fill out. They can be serious, funny, thought provoking entertaining and have an intrinsic energy of their own, they also have the power to stimulate, provoke and urge one to action. So far in India, this medium has been restricted to professional comics artists, who have used the techniques to express themselves in popular mainstream comics that deal with mythology, adventure or basic humour, eg Amar Chitrakatha, Lotpot, and the Indian reprints of Phantom, Tarzan, Superman, Spiderman, Tintin, Asterix etc.


Chekout World Comics India (WCI), a conglomeration of artists, media persons, social activists and grassroots people who are formulating a social movement that identifies comics as a powerful tool to perpetuate social change

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Drugs and creativity

Continuous use of Drugs by creative heads like Kurt Cobain,Charlie Parker,Janis Joplin etc fostered popular impression that drug use enhances creativity.Though still it has not been scientifically proved,it is believed that :

Alcoholenhances creativity by reducing inhibitions.
Nicotineconsumption leads to certain cognitive gains in areas such as information processing speed and working memory function
Marijuanaapparently results in increased originality but has a negligible or slightly negative impact on creative achievement.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Goodmorning Sunshine!!

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Enjoyed dawn after a long time.when dawn came , power went off.Taking advantage of the moment, I went out of my room and laid myself on the cot kept in the ground near my room.I focussed my eye on the only star tht was visible in the sky and let cool breeze run over me.Then I slowly closed my eyes and took a deep breathe n folded my palms.I felt like coming back to life and felt as if I am learning to fly.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Slogons for promoting PANACHE:

Here it goes...:

R:

[Red]ox Reaction


G :

[Green]house Effect

V:

[Violet] the law

O:

[Orange]utang

Marketing getting inside my head

These days i view everything as a commodity...woooee..marketing is getting inside my head..Now i am thinking of branding my blogs ..
PANACHE : Distinctive and stylish elegance

I will publish my fashion fotographs under this brand name.Hope visitors of my blog will comment on my panache and will enquire me about costumes.

AAWAAJ : wo kavitayien jo ek aawaaj banna chahti hain.

ISMS : Thoughts with lil-bit of rhyming.

Lets see how it goes....

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Advertising Slogans I Love:

...nd here is list of slogans for which i will like to make ads :

"Do the Dew" - Mountain Dew
"Obey your thirst" - Sprite
"Yeh pyaas hai badi" 2000s (India)Pepsi
"The Axe effect" — Axe deodorant
"Anyhow... Have a Winfield" — Winfield Cigarettes
"We know why you fly " — American Airlines
"The ultimate driving machine" — BMW
"Do you have it in you?" Indian Army

Concept for A Condomn Add

Here is what came in my mind :
A couple is making love and just before intercourse,when the couple realised that they are not using condom --> they screamed..
Now this thing was going on in a dream..cause of screaming couple wakes up,smiles at each other with a sense of relief...
slogan: Dont dare to dream of making love without XXX Condom..[:)]

comments please!! [;)]

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Getting Ad-dicted

I got Smitten by the creative bug and now I am get set to think ads,make ads and promote ads.I Will be working with my friend vishal.He will be giving final shape to my ideas.You can see our work at Ad Space.
For the time being have decided to work on these slogans:

"Connecting people." — Nokia
"Make yourself heard" — Ericsson
"Impossible is nothing" — adidas,
"Nothings sucks like an Electrolux" — Electrolux
[:)]