These fonts are made by people called " letterers."

这些字体是由称为“letterers” 的人制作的。

They’re letterers and writers, and they make fonts like this one and comics like this one.

他们是文人和作家，他们制作了这样的字体和这样的漫画。

Earlier letterers also used a Speedball Nib pen or a technical pen.

早期的字母也使用 Speedball Nib 笔或技术笔。

Starkings had an experienced letterer’s appreciation of detail.

斯塔金斯有一位经验丰富的文人对细节的鉴赏力。

So in addition to identifying a letterer by their handwriting, sometimes you can spot one by the style of their bubbles.

因此，除了通过笔迹来识别字母外，有时您还可以通过气泡的样式来识别字母。

The quality of the pages also influenced the style that letterers chose.

页面的质量也影响了信件选择的风格。

All caps helped letterers fit more dialogue into less space, and keep it clear on lousy paper.

所有大写字母帮助字母将更多对话放入更少的空间，并在糟糕的纸张上保持清晰。

Consistency also mattered in case another letterer jumped in to finish a page or fix up a typo.

一致性也很重要，以防另一个写信者跳进来完成一页或更正错别字。

Today, companies like Comicraft and competitors like Blambot make fonts that letterers can download and then work with in programs like Adobe Illustrator.

如今， 像 Comicraft 这样的公司和像 Blambot 这样的竞争对手制作的字体可供文字工作者下载，然后在 Adob​​e Illustrator 等程序中使用。

Most letterers used an Ames guide like this one to create their lines, which meant each letter hit the same height and, more likely, hit middle in the middle of the line.

大多数字母使用像这样的 Ames 指南来创建他们的线条，这意味着每个字母都达到相同的高度， 并且更有可能达到线条的中间。