Memes
This phrase involves a Charli XCX album and a time of year
Brat Summer
This app focuses on short, spontaneous, text-based posts
Twitter (X)
A photo that is self-taken, featuring the self
Selfie
This medium tells stories using panels, gutters, and splash pages
Comics
Fans of this book & movie series are often stereotyped as young girls, and some anti-fans even said they ruined Comic-Con and didn’t belong there
Twilight
This meme comes from a phrase said by Kamala Harris about a fruit
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
This app is based around long form video content such as vlogs
YouTube
This type of vlog follows a creator through the mundane aspects of their day
Day in the life
True or false, comics are a genre
False, they are a medium
Due to the incredibly problematic author of this fandom’s series, fans often interact with the canonical text through self-made productions such as fanart and fanfiction
Harry Potter
This meme format involves an automatic looping video clip
GIF
On this platform, pseudonymous users post to blogs that can include text, videos, images, gifs, links, and more
Tumblr
This person began his vlogging career with showing viewers his life in New York City
Casey Neistat
This is typically the readers first point of contact with a text (comic, book)
Its cover
This creative outlet allows fans to reimagine and invent what canon characters can look like and represent
Fanart
This card game allows players to pair phrases with memes and make hilarious combinations
What do you Meme
Heavily focused on social networking, this app features user generated content displayed through stories and posts
This type of video is usually done as a collab, and could involve chapstick, marshmallows, baby food, and more
Challenges
This medium is a DIY subculture usually made on paper. It is typically associated with punk and fan culture
Zines
This creative outlet involves storytelling based on pre-existing characters, posted to the internet
Fanfiction
For some memes, you need this, to understand what is going on and why it is funny
Context
This app centers on its algorithm & has shaped current shopping behavior
TikTok
These videos (long-form or short-form) are used to relay information about various topics, and used by gen z to learn
Video Essays
Comics rely on both visual and this kind of storytelling
Verbal
In fanart or fanfiction, some fans utilize this practice to add diversity to canon by changing characters race or gender
Racebending and Genderbending