Where the "comic book font" came from

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So...why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox's Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper.

Want to learn more about comics lettering? You can't beat the writing of legendary letterer Todd Klein:
http://kleinletters.com/

Special thanks to Collector's World in Annandale, Va, as well as Comicraft and Boom! Studios.

Check them out here:
http://collectorsworldva.com/
http://new.comicraft.com/
http://www.boom-studios.com/
spawnflaggersays...

I think using the history of the usage of the word "font" is not the best, as it was only used alongside computers. Maybe they should have combined the sum of "font" and "typeface".

Also, there is a documentary called Helvetica. It's great (if you're into fonts).

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