Balloonist

Balloonist is a must-have application for professional comics artists and graphics designers who have an eye for creating high-quality layouts. This versatile software streamlines the creation process by allowing users to move their balloons around the workspace, while keeping their text centered. Even when the balloons are clipped to the boundary of a panel or another balloon, the text remains perfectly aligned.

Moreover, Balloonist boasts several impressive features, including full support for Undo, margins, text styling, and the vertical orientation of Japanese and Chinese writing. Merged and tied ovals are also supported, eliminating the need for complex manual editing routines. The application is tightly integrated with existing design workflows by supporting PDF and SVG formats, providing a seamless experience for users.

In addition, users can adjust the rectangularness of ovals, fit panels to a page, and drag the gutters between panels with incredible ease. Balloonist provides unrivaled control over every aspect of comic creation, with features such as variable balloon text margins, customizable font styles, and drawing colors, and even support for scanned-in fonts generated by programs like FontLab and TypeTool.

Other impressive features of Balloonist include Drag 'n Drop-enabled Object Hierarchy tree, Gouache tool to replace text in existing comics, exquisite levels of control over ruffles, prongs, and stems, and much more. With a user-friendly interface, robust feature set, and unparalleled flexibility, Balloonist is the perfect tool for comics artists and designers looking to create stunning layouts with minimal effort.