MY IDEA

IDEA FOR COMIC:

Working in a restaurant I’ve noticed the lack of communication and relationships between people. I’ve had a lot of first hand experience in this: I see snipets of how anti social society is becoming and more connected to our screens.

Couples sat on their phones not saying a word to each other; taking photos of their food and not enjoying the moment for what it is. Kids and young children as young as 4 with headphones in, watching a movie at the table whilst their parents eat… Complete lack of interaction with anything. Dad on the phone whilst his children are throwing food across the restaurant and fighting with each other. And a mum too busy texting to see her child about to fall out of his chair.

I wanted to use my own experiences as inspiration for a comic. I would say I’m also addicted to my phone and I know I’m not the only one. We don’t know the effects yet but I do believe it could be very damaging, not just for our mental health but also physically. I wanted to make a humorous comic about this worry to shine a light on the problem but make it light hearted at the same time.