It took 3 years, and after that I was exhausted, and decided that it would be easier to tell a story using less drawings by doing it as a comic. In school I’d make comics starring my teachers and pass them around to my friends in class, often getting into trouble.Īfter high school I made an 11-minute cartoon using traditional frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation. My parents put me in animation classes when I was six, where I’d make stop-motion movies and flipbooks. I’ve been making comics and cartoons since I was a kid, it’s always been an obsession of mine. Hey there, Ba! In your own words, could you share with us the journey of Bitmoji to what it is today? Mashable Southeast Asia recently spoke to Blackstock, who is now the CEO and Creative Director of Bitmoji, to share why everyone's favorite digital avatars have played a huge role in revolutionizing the way humans interact with one another. Since then, Bitmoji have gone on to become a staple among internet users. So successful was their endeavour that on July 2016 Snapchat acquired the company. With a simple tap, you can create a comic strip starring yourself and your friends easily.
However, the journey of Bitmoji began in 2007 when Jacob 'Ba' Blackstock together with David Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Dorian Baldwin, and Jesse Brown founded Bitstrips, a media and technology company allowing its users to create personalized comic strips. At some point of your social media experience you've created a personalized avatar of yourself to express your thoughts and feelings.ĭubbed Bitmoji, these personalized representations of yourself have been turned into comic strips, to stickers and mobile games, and now an animated series starring none other than your avatar and that of your friends.
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