Today, Mike is joined by Nick Sousanis, Assistant professor of Humanities & Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University, where he is runs a Comics Studies program. While at Columbia university, he wrote and drew his dissertation entirely in comic book form, which became the book Unflattening. He’s an advocate for using visuals in education.
RUNNING ORDER

Intro
Nick’s Comic-based Dissertation
Drawing isn’t just for the professionals
Unflattening book
Comic studies
Visuals and metaphors across languages
Tools
3 Tips
Nick’s next book

LINKS

Nick’s website - http://spinweaveandcut.com/
Nick’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/nsousanis
Nick’s Book, Unflattering - http://spinweaveandcut.com/unflattening/
Unflattening on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Unflattening-Nick-Sousanis/dp/0674744438/
San Fransisco State University - https://www.sfsu.edu/
Grids and gestures - http://spinweaveandcut.com/grids-and-gestures/
Linda Barry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda_Barry

TOOLS

Newsprint paper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsprint
Wacom Intuos - https://www.wacom.com/en-in/products/pen-tablets/intuos
Cintiq - https://www.wacom.com/en-in/products/pen-displays/wacom-cintiq
iPad Pro - https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/
Apple Pencil - https://www.apple.com/apple-pencil/
Pilot Precise Rollerball v7 - http://pilotpen.us/brands/precise/precise-v5-v7/

3 TIPS

Lines, marks & gestures
You can draw even if you don’t think you can
Don’t worry about ideas, just draw stuff.

CREDITS

Producer: Jon Schiedermayer
Show Notes: Chris Wilson

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