160 THE POWER OF VISUAL STORYTELLING Tools for Creating Memes • Common situations. For example, Memes are not hard to create if yyoouu ha have funny responses to asking someone ext on out, waking up, office humor, things an image and tools to overlay text onto an kids do, celebrating holiday occa- ges w image (see the tools in the “Images with sions, and more. this chapter). Text, Quotes, and Stats” part of this chapter). • Confessions. For example, “I do / n white Most memes use the Impact font in white Use your toothbrush.” his with a 3- to 5-point black outline, which is • First-world problems. For exam- very easy to overlay on an image. If you’re ple, “I lost my phone. / Now I have looking for additional resources, here are to use my BlackBerry.” three websites to consider: • Flashbacks. For example, 1970s, MemeGenerator.net. • Select from preex- 1980s, 1990s moments. isting character images, or upload your own. • Good or bad luck. For example, This is a free tool, so you’ll need to create a “Put on old jeans. / Found $$$ in the custom name for your character that will live pocket.” on the site for others to use, and then you • Like a boss. Can be used when can add text to the meme and share it across conquering an everyday situation in Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest, and a big way. Tumblr. Just note that a “MemeGenerator • Personalities. For example, the jerk, .net” light gray watermark appears on the the crazy girlfriend, the terrible boss, bottom right corner. Find it at http://meme and the hysterical statements they generator.net. make. • Song one-liners. For example, QuickMeme.com and weknowmemes Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” or Gotye’s .com • Both sites allows you to select from “Somebody I Used to Know.” already generated images and add person- • TV shows and movies. For exam- alized text to them. This is a free tool, and it ple, funny one-liners from popular is helpful if you want to play off of already TV shows and movies. Reality TV is successful meme images. However, doing so a well-known source for amazing may not be feasible depending on how strict meme one-liners. your legal department is. Find it at http:// • What if I told you. Funny, sarcastic, www.quickmeme.com and http://weknow and very frank statements on com- memes.com/generator. mon occurrences.