Graphic quotes

[Cliff N. Hansen]

Here's another idea the designer of the Ironic Sans blog came up with that I think is really clever. I can't see this working for small 10 or 11 point text, but for pull quotes, this could be brilliant in some situations. Read his blog article about it at http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/01/idea_word_balloons_as_quotatio.html.

[Karen Brattain]

Hm. Doesn't work for me; it looks too clunky. But then, I'm pretty conservative when it comes to design. Maybe if just one comment balloon was used either to precede or succeed the quotation, the effect wouldn't be so overwhelming.

It's a clever experiment, anyway.

[Cliff N. Hansen]

Maybe it could have white quote marks inside the balloon... I like it, but I don't this is something that would be used every day.

[Karen Brattain]

That's an idea.

We have to get some more graphic novel people on this site so that they can weigh in. C'mon, graphic novelists!