Oct 13, 2008
October 13th, 2008 by Paul Bradshaw
A couple weeks ago I published the ‘5 Stages of a Blogger’s Life‘ cartoon, drawn by Alex Hughes. It was an experiment to test a theory of mine: that cartoons could be particularly successful in increasing news website visitor numbers, and that news organisations should be doing more with them.
The results? In one week that cartoon got over 40,000 hits, making it the most popular single post ever on the Online Journalism Blog . [Read more]
Sep 26, 2008
September 26th, 2008 by Paul Bradshaw
Hope you enjoy this. Concept by Paul Bradshaw, drawings by the wonderful Alex Hughes:
1st stage of blogging: play
2nd stage of blogging: feedback
3rd stage of blogging: community
4th stage of blogging: fame
5th stage of blogging: exhaustion/death
Here are some Twitter avatar-size versions too:
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Sep 3, 2008
September 3rd, 2008 by Paul Bradshaw
In a guest post for the OJB, The Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation give an overview of how news organisations are treating cartoons online.
Cartoons have long been an essential part of British newspapers, so why do so many of those publications fail to do justice to drawn content on their websites?
The digital display of the web is a visual medium and cartoons and illustrations thrive on it. Yet many newsprint employers have not been quick to develop the advantages that drawn imagery offers as a digital communication tool and as existing sticky content for their sites and products. [Read more]
40,000 hits: why news websites should make more of cartoons (and infographics)