tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post640519497556240727..comments2024-03-11T02:59:30.839-05:00Comments on The Book Design Review: Reading ComicsJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-40119521365459310752007-07-31T07:31:00.000-05:002007-07-31T07:31:00.000-05:00i think the 3d effect isn't needed. it makes it ki...i think the 3d effect isn't needed. it makes it kind of clunky. if it wasn't for that it would be realy goodUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020842943838722456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-1781244807873248912007-07-31T07:00:00.000-05:002007-07-31T07:00:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020842943838722456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-34738006335351581622007-07-20T21:14:00.000-05:002007-07-20T21:14:00.000-05:00Did you notice the optical illusion? First I thoug...Did you notice the optical illusion? First I thought "Comics" was elevated and "Reading" was sunk, but then they switched. I like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-77453190844037748972007-07-19T15:16:00.000-05:002007-07-19T15:16:00.000-05:00I wonder if this was done in Illustrator... very c...I wonder if this was done in Illustrator... very cool with the 3D effect on the type. How it is not true to perspective, but works. Over the top bubbly fun... And the typface used in the second lower bubble is perfect...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-10248402826953685452007-07-19T11:07:00.000-05:002007-07-19T11:07:00.000-05:00the designer is Alex Camlinthe designer is Alex CamlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-18527097178499542262007-07-19T04:08:00.000-05:002007-07-19T04:08:00.000-05:00Another thing, the clouds in the background too lo...Another thing, the clouds in the background too look very much in the manga style... Somewhat close to what Osamu Tezuka would have painted.Trinankurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566226409572659127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-66467788562794889192007-07-19T02:18:00.000-05:002007-07-19T02:18:00.000-05:00I think the lettering order is taken after Japanes...I think the lettering order is taken after Japanese Manga. The vertical writing style is apparently called 'Tategaki'. I guess the squarish lettering is also meant to echo this.Trinankurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566226409572659127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-91289299073166987092007-07-18T15:43:00.000-05:002007-07-18T15:43:00.000-05:00I like the way that the type treatment makes your ...I like the way that the type treatment makes your eye read things in the right order, just like comic books do, even without the typical comic graphic art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-39756850897197591812007-07-18T06:40:00.000-05:002007-07-18T06:40:00.000-05:00I couldn't find this in the bookstore last night, ...I couldn't find this in the bookstore last night, so I still don't have the designer's name. Agreed that it's probably Chris Ware's work, or someone working way too close to Chris Ware's style.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382230402711258215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-39072070057965608942007-07-17T21:39:00.000-05:002007-07-17T21:39:00.000-05:00Looks like Chris Ware's work. The colours used, th...Looks like Chris Ware's work. The colours used, the visual illusion and the prominent type.<BR/><BR/>I like that it's different from similar books on comics and graphic novels. Those usually have... well, comics and graphic novels on their covers. A bit boring.Readymadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636031917981754285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-90429420913661852632007-07-17T11:53:00.000-05:002007-07-17T11:53:00.000-05:00it looks just like the Eisner book only not at all...it looks just like the Eisner book only not at allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-5947559292103523582007-07-17T11:42:00.000-05:002007-07-17T11:42:00.000-05:00Very fun and engaging. Speaks to the piece and mak...Very fun and engaging. Speaks to the piece and makes for a good addition to the trend going on with these comic treatments to covers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-73875024730602998992007-07-17T11:08:00.000-05:002007-07-17T11:08:00.000-05:00mm I dunno, I think I kinda see the composition ki...mm I dunno, I think I kinda see the composition kind of akin to what Eisner did in The Spirit title splashes. http://wednesdayshaul.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/spirit4.jpg<BR/><BR/>But the form evokes to me little bit more Kirby or more probably Moebius with the airbrush look, etc.Juan Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188567526002215631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-57607047752597169712007-07-17T11:01:00.000-05:002007-07-17T11:01:00.000-05:00I think you were doing a shoutout to me. :)In any...I think you were doing a shoutout to me. :)<BR/><BR/>In any case, I don't think vertical text is used in any great abundance. Obviously, there are times when it works from an artistic standpoint, but I don't think this was any particular homage to any particular comic. In fact, thinking about it, it would be annoying to read something that used vertical text in such abundance.<BR/><BR/>The yellow and red balls strike me as similar to caption dialog boxes, so there could be a call out there.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I could see this as a title splash in a comic, but there'd be more around it than a stark background.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe I'm just over thinking it.Keith T. Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073280409570291355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10466335.post-61377603327067787392007-07-17T10:16:00.000-05:002007-07-17T10:16:00.000-05:00Nice. I love looking at covers that were obviously...Nice. I love looking at covers that were obviously painstakingly handcrafted. I love the vertical type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com