Skip to content

Balloon Tales

Comicraft's guide to digital comic book lettering

  • Welcome
  • Articles
  • Interviews
  • Tips
    • Lettering
    • Production
    • Publishing
  • Glossary
  • Book
  • Fonts
  • Online course

Category: Interviews

Posted on September 30, 2016April 24, 2017

Extensis interview

We talk with font management experts Extensis about the evolution of comic lettering, the definition of “comic book font”, and where our font ideas (and names) come from in this interview.

Continue reading “Extensis interview”

Posted on September 24, 2016April 25, 2017

MyFonts “Creative Characters” interview

Myfonts interview us about making comics, lettering, type and graphic design.

 

 

Posted on January 1, 2015April 25, 2017

“Why is lettering an invisible art?”

Posted on December 30, 2014April 25, 2017

“What makes a good logo?”

Posted on December 29, 2014April 25, 2017

“Why did you create Hip Flask?”

Posted on December 28, 2014April 25, 2017

“Who are your favorite creators and collaborators?”

Posted on December 27, 2014April 25, 2017

“How do you kern an all-uppercase font?”

Posted on December 26, 2014April 25, 2017

“What’s the secret to great comic book lettering?”

Posted on December 25, 2014April 25, 2017

Thoughts on Thought Balloons!

Posted on December 24, 2014April 25, 2017

“Where do you get ideas for new fonts?”

Posts navigation

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page

Categories

  • Articles
  • Interviews
  • Tips
    • Lettering
    • Production
    • Publishing

Publications

  • Book
  • Fonts
  • Online course
Balloon Tales is brought to you by
The World's Greatest Comic Book Fonts

Recent Posts

  • Lettering in Procreate #11 – Masking Balloons & Objects
  • Lettering in Procreate #10 – oval & jagged burst balloons
  • Lettering in Procreate #9 – flat-edged “evil” balloons
  • Lettering in Procreate #8 – creating pen-drawn FX
  • Lettering in Procreate #7 – Easy outline, shadow & color FX
  • Lettering in Procreate #6 – creating FX with type
  • Creating Authentic Comic Pages – John on the Adobe Fonts Show
  • Lettering in Procreate #5 – drawing tails
  • Lettering in Procreate #4 – drawing word balloons
  • Lettering in Procreate #3 – word arrangement

Archives

  • December 2021
  • October 2021
  • December 2020
  • December 2017
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2015
  • May 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • July 2010
  • March 2010
  • November 2009
  • July 2009
  • July 2008
  • April 2008
  • August 2007
  • May 2007
  • March 2007
  • January 2007
  • November 2006
  • October 2006
  • September 2006
  • August 2006
  • July 2006
  • April 2006
  • March 2006
  • February 2006
  • January 2006
  • December 2005
  • November 2005
  • October 2005
  • September 2005
  • August 2005
  • June 2005
  • March 2005
  • February 2005
  • January 2005
  • November 2004
  • October 2004
  • September 2004
  • April 2004
  • March 2004
  • January 2004
  • June 2003
  • May 2003
  • March 2003
  • February 2003
  • December 2002
  • November 2002
  • September 2002
  • May 2002
  • March 2002
  • February 2002
  • January 2002
  • December 2001
  • October 2001
  • June 2001
  • May 2001
  • September 2000
  • March 2000
  • October 1996
  • October 1994
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • YouTube


Contents copyright © Comicraft, except where obviously not. Powered by WordPress.