Common Sense Media Review
By Mark Raby
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Simple, exciting way to create comic books using own photos.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Strip Designer
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What's It About?
Kids get started by tapping "Create New" and selecting a style and template for their comic strip. From there, the options feel endless. They can tap to add a photo from the device's photo album, Facebook, or Dropbox, or they can draw something using the in-app paint tool. There are dozens of text bubbles and stickers as well as formatting options for photos, text, pages, and more. Users can share their comic strips as a .jpg or PDF file via email and can export them to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, iTunes file sharing, and Dropbox.
Is It Any Good?
STRIP DESIGNER is appropriate both for people with only an ounce of creativity and some free time, as well as budding graphic designers who want to spend hours tweaking their creation until it's just right. Every comic book kids create will no doubt be unique, as even the layout is customizable -- kids can choose between a "film strip" look or an "embossed" comic book style, among several other designs. The possibilities are also endless; make those vacation photos even more exciting, turn the birthday party into a graphic novel, or change an otherwise humdrum day into an extraordinary adventure. All this combined with an intuitive user interface, just the right amount of customizable options, and the ability to export comic books to PDF format, makes this app as productive as it is rewarding and fun.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Encourage your kids to check out examples of popular graphic novels to get ideas for their own comics. See our list of best graphic novels for ideas.
Suggest that your kids create a comic for a school project; comics are great for kids with visual learning strengths.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : storytelling , writing
- Skills : Tech Skills : digital creation , using and applying technology , Communication : multiple forms of expression , Creativity : making new creations , producing new content
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : May 19, 2013
- Genre : Photo & Video
- Publisher : Jens Egeblad
- Version : 1.18.22
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 8.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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