“Watch your word bubbles — in Panel 2, I read President Sqwertz’s first line, then Tiny’s lines, then President’s second line. Then I realized I got the order wrong.”
Anyone else have this trouble? Speak up now – I can really use this kind of feedback. I know how to fix that (thinner columns of text all in a row and top justified) – but I’m not sure why it broke.
The left to right reading order is instinct but there’s a big river between those two blocks of text AND there’s a stem connecting President’s Sqwertz’s two bubbles AND his second bubble is also left-to-right which makes it a logical second read.
Since you asked… On panel 3 of President Sqwertz I read “Something like that?” out of order. Possibly because it seemed visually grouped with under “Untie the giant..” – though I’m not confident that’s the reason. My brain is not as smart as my eyes, maybe.
I don’t know if I agree with n°2; I think the pipes are visually interesting and the definitely solve all questions (for me, at least) in regards to bubble order.
Sqwertz week is off to a great start! But question, in all seriousness:
By “Whoppo,” did you mean “g_ng b_ng?”
I mean what I Sqwertz and I Sqwertz what I mean.
Diary of Birthmark Sqwertz!
They’re so progressive!
Jonathan Sqwertz writes:
Anyone else have this trouble? Speak up now – I can really use this kind of feedback. I know how to fix that (thinner columns of text all in a row and top justified) – but I’m not sure why it broke.
The left to right reading order is instinct but there’s a big river between those two blocks of text AND there’s a stem connecting President’s Sqwertz’s two bubbles AND his second bubble is also left-to-right which makes it a logical second read.
Since you asked… On panel 3 of President Sqwertz I read “Something like that?” out of order. Possibly because it seemed visually grouped with under “Untie the giant..” – though I’m not confident that’s the reason. My brain is not as smart as my eyes, maybe.
What this tells me is…
1) No funny business. Text left to right and hug the top OR conversations back and forth in a vertical column.
2) The pipes which connect the word bubbles – they do *nothing.*
Thanks for the feedback, Joe. It looks like you’ve been doing some wordbubble adjustments of your own.
I don’t know if I agree with n°2; I think the pipes are visually interesting and the definitely solve all questions (for me, at least) in regards to bubble order.
PS: Panel 2, “an advantage”