Visual storytelling for UX, marketing, and communication

My collection of creative, educational comic strips blending humour, storytelling, and design to raise awareness about important topics. Using UX principles, I focus on engagement, accessibility, and cultural relevance, creating materials that are easy to understand and resonate with diverse audiences in a meaningful way.

The comic strip in discussion in English

Malaria prevention with Abu and Momo

I collaborated with a Peace Corps volunteer to create a fun, educational comic about malaria prevention for kids and grownups in Guinea. Using UX principles, I focused on cultural relevance, emotional connection, and easy access combining animal characters, humour, and a simple one-page format for quick reading and low-cost distribution. The story follows a soccer-loving elephant and his monkey friend to make the message more engaging and memorable. I handled the visual design, character creation, and co-wrote the comic, working with local input to adapt the dialogue into French and make sure everything felt clear, accurate, and culturally on point.

Read about the creation of this comic at Soccer, mosquito nets, and malaria: the story behind Abu and Momo.

The comic strip in discussion in English

“A Child Starts To Stutter” PowerPoint slide

I collaborated with Dr. Joseph Donaher to create a short comic strip for a PowerPoint slide in his presentation to a large group of speech-language pathologists who don’t specialize in stuttering. He wanted to replace a dense, text-heavy slide with something more engaging and easier to follow. I worked closely with him to condense key information about how stuttering begins in children, translating it into a clear, approachable visual story. I used a friendly, expressive cartoon style to keep things light and accessible while still conveying clinical accuracy.

The comic strip in discussion in English

Concept: teaching cybersecurity to children

A concept comic strip series designed to teach kids about basic cybersecurity using silly scenarios and fun cartoon characters. I wanted to make an important topic more engaging and memorable, so I leaned into humour, playful storytelling, and expressive visuals tailored to keep kids’ attention while reinforcing key lessons in a lighthearted, accessible way.

The comic strip in discussion in English

Encouraging vaccine confidence in kids through storytelling

A concept comic strip using cartoon characters to help children understand the benefits of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. I wanted kids to relate directly to the characters’ experience – specifically the frustration of not being able to see their friends because of the virus. Through expressive cartooning and a simple, heartfelt storyline, I aimed to make the health message more personal, reassuring, and easy for young readers to connect with.

A comic strip in 7 panels that is more like an infographic. Entitled, How not to talk to people who stutter, the comic begins with a female fox asking a male fox, Hi, what is your name?. The male fox, named Franky Banky, begins to reply but it stuttering. The following six scenarios take place. Scenario A, the girl asks, did you forget your name? Next to this panel is Franky Banky saying to the reader, you wouldn’t believe how many times we are asked this. Scenario B, the girl tells Franky Banky too breathe. Next to this panel is Franky Banky saying to the reader, breathing is automatic. Not something anybody needs to think about doing. Scenario C, the girl tries to guess by asking Francis? Fred? Fizz? Next to this panel is Franky Banky saying to the reader, we know you mean well, however, we just need a little extra time to say what we need to say. Scenario D, the girl says, think about what you want to say. Next to this panel is Franky Banky saying to the reader, we already know what we want to say. Including our name. Re-read item A. Scenario E, the girl says, Name. Your name. Or maybe you’re nervous because of my pretty face? Next to this panel is Franky Banky saying to the reader, stuttering is not caused by low intelligence or low self-esteem. Scenario F, the girl gives Franky Banky a funny look. Next to this panel is Franky Banky saying to the reader, we are not weird. Stuttering is neurological. Near the bottom of the comic is a summary saying Long story short, keep natural eye contact and give us the time we need to say what we want to say. Followed by the it’s how we talk hashtag and the franky banky dot com website address.

A comic strip poster hanging in clinics across North America

An engaging stuttering awareness poster that blends comic strip storytelling with a bit of interactivity to educate and spread stuttering awareness. Designed as part of my Franky Banky side hustle, this poster has become a popular fixture in speech therapy clinics across North America helping kids (and adults!) better understand stuttering in a friendly, approachable way.

A choose-your-own adventure comic strip entitled, “Choose your own Franky Banky adventure!”. A female fox cartoon tending to her gelato stand asks a male customer named Franky Banky, “may I take your order?”. Franky Banky wants to say vanilla but he stutters his order. He is thinking to himself, “aw man”. There are three next step scenarios he can take. The first is he says, “uh, lobster” to which the girl at the counter says “Here you go!” as she hands him a lobster ice cream cone. In the next panel, Franky Banky is walking away eating the ice cream but is disgusted. “Lobster” he sighs to himself, “bleah”. In the second scenario, he stutters his order, “va-va-vanilla”. The girl says, “here you go!” As she hands him a vanilla ice cream cone. In the next panel, Franky Banky walks away feeling embarrassed. “Why did I have to stutter? Why? Why?” He asks himself. In the third scenario, Franky Banky stutters his order, “va-va-va” but is interrupted by the girl who asks “Would you like cherry? Lemon? Pickle? Poutine? Lobster?”. Franky Banky explains in the next chapter, “no, I stuh stuh stutter. Vanilla, please”. The girl says, “Here you go!” as she hands him a vanilla ice cream cone. In the next panel, Franky Banky is happily eating his ice cream and saying “Yum! Yum! This is the best vanilla ice cream ever!”

Choose your own Franky Banky adventure

Another slightly interactive stuttering awareness poster in the form of a “Choose Your Own Adventure” comic strip, created as part of my Franky Banky side hustle. This poster encourages kids and adults who stutter to take charge and show that stuttering doesn’t have to control their lives. Through humour, choice-based storytelling, and engaging visuals, it offers a positive, empowering message in a fun and relatable way.