Digital Lettering

Digitizing comic lettering started as a favour for a friend. When his first graphic novel was getting published abroad, he didn’t want it to be set in Comic Sans.Comic lettering 1

With the second project OpenType technology came into game. Alternate versions of each letter that randomly changes let the text look more lively and closer to the usually handmade lettering. This next one was done in collaboration with Hendrik Möller.
Comic lettering 2

These custom work was done  for publisher Reprodukt and Drawn & Quarterly. Usually there are at least two versions of each letter that alternate.
Comic lettering 3

The following work was done  for the publisher Ventil Verlag. It containes 2 fonts for the same comic book.

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In use …


Guy Delisle: Burma Chronicles
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly, 2008.
Original lettering by Dirk Rehm (Reprodukt).

Susumu Katsumata: Red Snow
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly, 2009.
Original lettering by Rich Tomasso.

Larry Marder: Bohnenwelt
Publisher: Ventil Verlag, 2012.
Original lettering by Larry Marder.