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writes code for VIZ, makes fonts and things, “a letterer who has worked on adapting manga”, she/her 🏳️‍🌈

Tutorials: https://github.com/saraoswald/lettering-tutorials/wiki
Fonts: https://ko-fi.com/salinsley

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LRT I still don't understand* why more manga publishers don't hire at least some folks to letter/translate full-time, when it would solve so many logistical issues (*) I understand the reason is money

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Cartoonists absolutely wish publishers knew this trick! If you paid us a monthly salary and gave us health insurance it would not take us 5 years and countless side projects to make a graphic novel.

'Bout to explain to the hospital the "business of comics" and "why some months I make 10k, and then for 6 months straight make no money at all."

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I'm not usually an awards guy but I most definitely AM a Screentoney Awards guy! I'm going to have to put forward a very careful and studied ballot this evening

It's time for the MOST ANTICIPATED time of year! The nomination period for the 2024 Screentoney Awards has officially opened! The awards are open to ALL manga localization pros! Nominate your favorite letterer, translator, editor, etc today. Submission form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Submissions close today!! get them in while you can!!!

I tried Oshi no Ko this weekend not knowing anything about it other than the thumbnail and wow I haven’t bounced off a first episode that hard in a while

I started re-reading Witch Hat because of the new trailer, and now I’m even more excited to see the anime 😭🙏

less "people don't know how to use sunscreen correctly", and more "it's a public safety hazard that cosmetics companies are selling a product that doesn't work as marketed"

> find out plug-in got rejected bc it breaks on Windows > spend 2 full hours trying to get InDesign installed on wife’s machine bc creative cloud is broken

The Dandadan panel is gonna be hosted by WHO???

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Submissions will close in ONE WEEK! Get them in now while you still can!

Happy last day of pride month to my fellow queers, especially those of us who are living in unsafe conditions 💕🏳️‍🌈

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This is why mask bans are suddenly being proposed. If you’re in a place where that’s happening and you think we should prioritize public and personal health and freedom over expanding the powers of the police state then please do let your representatives know why the freedom to mask matters to you

Cops don’t like them; makes it harder to use surveillance footage and facial recognition to arrest people (especially at protests).

I don't think Dropout is for everyone, but if you're the target audience my god is it well worth the $5-6/month

aaaaaa I submitted my InDesign plugin for review!! I can’t wait for y’all to see it!!

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LIBRARIANS!! 📚📢 VIZ is bringing me to ⭐️ALA 2024📖 in San Diego this year! If you're at the conference, be sure to stop by: VIZ MEDIA BOOTH Saturday, 11AM-12PM STATUS ROYALE author signing! COMICS TEA (ticket) Saturday, 1-3PM

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Once again trying to figure out how to parse RTF docs exported from Google Drive, and now I can't seem to figure out why Drive is adding \b0 and \i0 tags where they don't belong 🫠😭

I made a tutorial outlining how I hand-letter literally everything I've ever hand-lettered. I hope this technique helps! github.com/saraoswald/l...

I made swatches for all of the free CSP brushes linked in my lettering tutorial 👏 github.com/saraoswald/l... I hope this saves someone else a lot of time in the future

having a cold(?) during Pride month sucks but hey being a part of a community means staying home when you're sick

wowweee I’ve officially been working at this company for 2 years, pushing comics around the internet and building tools so my coworkers can push comics around the internet 🎂🥳

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Some superior wizard-school series you can easily replace HP with: 🧙 Witch Hat Atelier 🧙 Little Witch Academia 🧙 The Worst Witch 🧙‍♀️ The Owl House 🧙 Mashle: Magic & Muscles 🧙‍♀️ Wizard of Earthsea (le Guin) 🧙 The School for Good & Evil (Soman Chainani)

Harry Potter is one of those things where I don’t care how important it was or is to you sentimentally or whatever. I insist you find another fucking thing. There are so many things. Other things. Better things. Literally anything.

Adobe keeps pushing the fact that they pay Adobe Stock creators for content that their genAI pulls from, but has anyone actually done a royalty breakdown of how much those payouts are?

A neighbor gave us a window AC that’s better than the ones we had, so we put one of our old ones out on the stoop. It was gone within 12 hours. Living in a community is amazing

Ok no Wind Waker today, but the new Zelda game looks really fun

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Using tiny dots and a circle grid: 'Mass Transit Mono' is designed with shocking precision - taking direct inspiration from the craftsmanship felt in pixel art, and the typography displayed in transportation systems. Available here: creativemarket.com/wendyleftmea... Please enjoy!

they removed them! woohoo 🥰

once again, usage of my fonts is strictly not allowed for web-based localization tools that use artificial intelligence or machine learning to letter or translate comics.

This is a direct response to protestors wearing masks. They want to make wearing PPE illegal to so that it’s easier to surveil people. This isn’t about safety — it’s about surveillance.

UPDATE: NY Governor Kathy Hochul said on CNN last night that she is considering a ban on masks. This is absolutely shameful! New York has suffered so much from COVID, and COVID is not over. We should be normalizing and depoliticizing masks, not banning them.

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"It is frightening to people" Sorry to hear people are afraid of folks who protect their health. You know what's really frightening? Long COVID.

once again, usage of my fonts is strictly not allowed for web-based localization tools that use artificial intelligence or machine learning to letter or translate comics.