Digital Comic Illustration for Social Media
Storytelling in Advertising
A course by Rocío Diestra Villavicencio , Illustrator and Cartoon Artist
Joined December 2014
About the video: Storytelling in Advertising
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to tell you about the importance of storytelling in advertising and how the comic can be a useful way to tell an audience about a product.”
In this video lesson Rocío Diestra Villavicencio addresses the topic: Storytelling in Advertising, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Comic Illustration for Social Media. Transform your client's briefs into a digital comic strip by learning how to illustrate original cartoons.
Partial transcription of the video
“Storytelling in advertising Now I'll tell you about the importance of storytelling in advertising, and how comics are useful to tell an audience about a product. People like to be told stories. We tend to listen and empathize with others' stories. By empathizing, we become emotionally involved. It's easier to remember something when it triggers emotion. That makes storytelling the base of good advertising. Usually we try to make the viewer laugh, although some opt to move them. It depends on the product or service. But this doesn't mean telling a joke. Advertising creativity seeks to convin...”
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Course summary for: Digital Comic Illustration for Social Media
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Comic, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Instagram, Social Media, Traditional illustration

Rocío Diestra Villavicencio
A course by Rocío Diestra Villavicencio
Although she is formally trained as an architect, Rocío Diestra has found success as an illustrator and cartoon artist. Her comic strips are characterized by sweet, simple, almost naif, linework, that contrasts with the provocative messages woven into the dialogue.
This contrast of sweet and sour has led her to work with major brands like Absolut Perú and Vogue España. She has also published a book with Penguin Random House titled Este libro no es acerca de ti, a collection of comics and texts that was warmly received by her audiences.
Her latest projects tackle other important topics like mental health and social issues. One of the most notable projects from her recent work is El Crush, a webcomic that became so popular on social media it was converted into a graphic novel and published by Penguin Random House.
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