Exploration: New Media and Social Sites: Pixton Comics Inc.

I stumbled upon Pixton Comics Inc. which is a social website that is fairly new. The website allows non-artists the ability to create comics with ease. It is very fast and very efficient.

Pixton Comics Inc. is located in Vancouver, Canada and has two creators Clive and Daina Goodinson. They used flash to create a comic book creator, that can create very individual characters that can be distinguished by age, gender, ethnic background, hair and body type. These characters are fully editable so you can add facial expressions or body movements to the character as the story progresses.


The idea is that people all over the world can join a community where they can create and share their comics amongst each other. They have contests occasionally where you can win prizes. You can publish your comic and it is instantly translated into over 20 different languages. Pixton is safe for kids as well. They have a language filter that censors offensive language and the users can vote and flag each others comics to be reviewed and removed if necessary.


I like how simple the design is for Pixton Comics Inc. It is very straight forward and I don't think many people will have trouble learning to use it. The learning curve seems fairly short. And is a fun way to express oneself. The website currently has only 7,531 members, but has been created this year.


For more info on how to use the site check out their trailer/tutorial at
http://pixton.com/trailer

If you want to learn more about their company and product visit
http://pixton.com/about

-Klarence OuYang