Since Project Wonderful came about, many comic creators have grown confused on proper banner sizes for linking each other vs. proper banner sizes for advertising.  Basically,  comic creators wan to link each other with SMALL banners, and want to advertise with LARGE banners whenever possible.  This is the rule of thumb. Of course, there are [...]

I’m going to start with the obvious: how animation works in advertising, and why it is used. Animation is, in this case, MULTIPLE ads inside of one ad. I say multiple because obvious, animation is time-based. Multiple frames show inside a single area, dependent upon time. So, animation therefore allows you to insert more information [...]

The topic covered today is really something that will boil down to common sense and personal preference. Unfortunately, sometimes “common” sense isn’t really too common.  Banners are small, your art is [usually] large. Fitting large art on small banners is difficult because you have 2 options: show a small piece of the large art, or [...]

Does anyone really know what shizzle means? Anyways!
Making Good Banners 1 dealt with 8 technical elements of banner-making: facial features/eyes, tag-lines, URL, separation, action, color, more than tag-lines, and sexual attraction. I also touched on the importance of having a recognizable logo and ended talking about the dangers of “false” advertising.
This article is going to [...]

Making banners for your webcomic is part of an art that’s called “graphic design.” People go to college to learn about graphic design.  You can get degrees in graphic design!
That said, there is no shame in having a hard time making banners for your comic.  This article will feature a couple tips I’ve learned over [...]