Webcomic About Google's New Browser

[nemorathwald]

Google has its own web browser now, called Chrome. Read their comic book about it. It's a prime example of presentation comics, which I described a few weeks ago. Think to yourself what it would have been like if Google had presented you with a page of pure text instead. Throughout reading it, I was thinking they obviously had been reading Scott McCloud's works. I got to the last page and it turns out Scott McCloud adapted it to a comic. My admiration for the Chrome comic knows no bounds.

Comments

[rachelann1977.livejournal.com]

The browser is pretty cool too. :-D After about 30 seconds, Chuck had me wanting to download it, and it is truly awesome, even to someone who won't use it to its fullest potential.

[asfi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, very nicely done, and the factoids presented argue well for Chrome.

I have a raised eyebrow for all the references to automobiles and the internal combustion engine, though. In particular, naming something "V8" in the post-SUV era seems so....twentieth-century of them. What used to be a symbol of raw power is now a metaphor for crippling fuel efficiency. Wake up, Google!

[le-bebna-kamni.livejournal.com]

Oh, my gosh! This is so cool! *geek out*

And the comic is interesting too... ;P

Seriously, I was impressed by how easy the comic was to read, and it presented a lot of technical information in an easy-to-consume package. While the average person might not understand everything they're saying, the illustrations seemed very helpful even if the concepts might not be familiar.

[(Anonymous)]

I was impressed by the comic book, too.

-- Sarah Elkins

[uplinktruck.livejournal.com]

I like the format. It is entertaining and very clear. It is very well done and I now have an understanding of Chrome. (I will have be seeking my own copy as soon as I am done with this comment.)

It troubles me as well.

To think we are getting to the point that we need to explain things with pictures is a sad statement on the intellect of the population.