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Blackout Bard: Blackout Poetry 4+
For Creativity / Art Therapy
UberYogi
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- Free
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Description
Play with words: Select words from a passage; erase the rest; create a completely new phrase!
Used as an exercise in Art therapy & Creative Writing workshops. (Ad-free)
Create amazing expressions in minutes by selecting words from an existing block of text, erasing the rest to carve out a whole new or hidden meaning.
This form of creative writing is also known by various names such as "Blackout Poetry", "Found Poetry", "Erasure Poetry", "Caviardage Technique", "Redaction", etc.
Repurposing / Redaction / Reordering of content stimulates the brain and enhances the ability to unlearn, thus enabling oneself to explore possibilities outside of one's own boundaries. The resulting artwork would be very diverse than from what you would do given an infinite canvas.
Art therapists use this technique in their workshops with Hikikomori (persons who exhibit extreme withdrawal from society) & autistic children.
Using the app select words from existing text, form sentences. Blackout / Dim the rest. Style and export to the image gallery. Share your creations on social media. Choose from a set of carefully themed templates. Curated fonts are available taking into account people for special needs ( low vision, dyslexia etc). Use your own images as the backdrop for your writing. All this in just a couple of clicks!
Works for language scripts which use " " as word separator.
Highlight your state of mind, give voice to social causes, find hidden meanings, inspire new thoughts. There's no particular order though the fun happens when you create something new as opposed to just skimming words. Users have created small poems, haikus, etc.
And no - you do not have to be a writer nor a poet to create blackout poetry. And the experience is quite calming and meditative. Great insights arise, to reflect upon.
With each attempt a different word or phrase will catch your imagination!
With each style will capture a different mood or phrase! Steer through a treasure house of fresh ideas and thoughts!
Tap away, flirt with words and create magic! Fill your lull moments with creativity!
Visit us at https://blackoutbard.wixsite.com/bbard
What’s New
Version 4.1
App reconfigured to execute in Light Mode always.
Minor fixes in User Interface based on user feedback
Ratings and Reviews
Really Good, but has Flaws
I really, really like this app and the features.
However, the directions are worded confusingly and checking the help didn’t clear up anything I was wondering. The images exported are extremely fuzzy and blurry, have a white border, and can’t be cropped in the app.
If you fix those things, it’ll be golden. I really like it.
Developer Response ,
We were not in a position to maintain the app for the past 4 years, but now, Blackout Bard has been refreshed with all the fixes based on user feedback. Hope this addresses your concerns.
Thank you for your feedback and patience.
updated review
develeper update has made this a really fun app to use
Developer Response ,
We were not in a position to maintain the app for the past 4 years, but now, Blackout Bard has been refreshed with all the fixes based on user feedback. Hope this addresses your concerns.
Thank you for your feedback and patience.
Doesn’t work
This app seems great for its purpose but it keeps crashing for simple things.
Developer Response ,
We were not in a position to maintain the app for the past 4 years, but now, Blackout Bard has been refreshed with all the fixes based on user feedback. Hope this addresses your concerns.
Thank you for your feedback and patience.
App Privacy
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Information
- Seller
- DEEPTHY MENON
- Size
- 19.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Deepthy Menon. All rights reserved.
- Price
- Free