during the past two years i've replaced word-processing software with documents created in Comic Life.. really, fax cover sheets, program advertisements, student school identification badges, resumes, greeting cards, meeting agendas, office signage, informational posters, training manuals and, oh yeah, some cartoons.
this software combined with digital images and video is simpler and more authentic in the production of both personal and corporate communications than much of the template art that runs rampant in the digital world.
try working with the basic white-filled shapes against a dark background- add some shadows, play with the shape's fill opacity;
copy and paste some of the shapes and suddenly you've got an intriguing graphic rendering.
simple/complex one-two-three point perspective is my next challenge.