Why Comic Contracts?
Why Comic Contracts?
We live in a market economy and we need to sign contracts if we want to have a job, a place to stay, services, insurance, a bank account, a loan, or send our children to school, …the list goes on. Or, as expressed by the winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2016: “Contracts are essential to the functioning of modern societies”
But, contracts always seem to be documents “written by lawyers for lawyers.” They are dense, complex and hard to read if you are very literate, and nearly impossible if you have low literacy skills.
That is why we want to make contracts that everyone can understand.
We believe this will guide the behaviour of both parties in order to have a successful relationship and reduce disputes.
We also believe that no one should be made to suffer the indignity of being presented with a contract that they must sign but cannot understand.
But, contracts always seem to be documents “written by lawyers for lawyers.” They are dense, complex and hard to read if you are very literate, and nearly impossible if you have low literacy skills.
That is why we want to make contracts that everyone can understand.
We believe this will guide the behaviour of both parties in order to have a successful relationship and reduce disputes.
We also believe that no one should be made to suffer the indignity of being presented with a contract that they must sign but cannot understand.
Testimonials
It saves time, avoids conflict and creates a pleasant working environment.
We use Comic Contracts as an induction tool, where everything is clearly set out from the start and people can get work sooner.
I have more faith in the picture contract. People who cannot read are able to see and also understand it better.
The Power of Visual Communication










Show, don’t tell
Show, don’t tell
We live in a world that consists of individuals with different literacy levels. But the one thing we have in common is that we are all able to understand an image. Visual communication has the ability to easily communicate across all literacy levels to help everyone understand their contracts.
It is time for us to think outside the “text-only” box and explore new ways of communicating.
We live in a world that consists of individuals with different literacy levels. But the one thing we have in common is that we are all able to understand an image. Visual communication has the ability toto easily communicate across all literacy levels to help everyone understand their contracts.
It is time for us to think outside the “text-only” box and explore new ways of communicating.