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Better Letterer

BETTER LETTERER: Comic Lettering Tips

These infographics were originally posted on Nate Piekos's social media accounts,
and are collected here for your reference!


Better Letterer 1: I vs I
Better Letterer 2: Kerning
Better Letterer 3: Dynamic Sound Effects
Better Letterer 4: Don't Cross Tails
Better Letterer 5: Stacking Dialogue
Better Letterer 6: Consistent Balloon Tails
Better Letterer 7: Line and Negative Spacing
Better Letterer 8: Non-English Dialogue
Better Letterer 9: Quotation Marks
Better Letterer 10: Italics
Better Letterer 11: Ellipses and Double Dashes
Better Letterer 12: The 94% Line Width Cheat
Better Letterer 13: Layering Balloons in a Conversation
Better Letterer 14: Comic Lettering Essentials
Better Letterer 15: Balloon Methods
Better Letterer 16: Consistent Radio and Thought Balloons
Better Letterer 17: Visual Differences in Point Sizes
Better Letterer 18: Typographic Terminology
Better Letterer 19: Symmetrical Vs. Organic Balloons
Better Letterer 20: Enabling Autoligatures and Contextual Alternates
Better Letterer 21: Nate's Color Palette for Sound Effects
Better Letterer 22: Traditional Comic Book Hand Lettering Pens and Stroke Directions
Better Letterer 23: Proper Comic Book Script Preparation for Letterers
Better Letterer 24: How to Combat Press Gain

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