''SandSerif'' is a brand created by cartoonist, graphic designer and illustrator, Sandy C., which started in June 2017.

Content

''SandSerif'' is a

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created by the artist Sandy to express feelings and experiences in his life, through dark and humorous illustrations and cartoon strips. ''SandSerif'' features a representation of Sandy as its main character; a young man without a mouth. Most ''SandSerif'' strips are drawn in

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, with color only used to imagine a parallel world in which the main character is content.

Development

In an interview with ''

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'', Sandy stated that the title of his webcomic came up as he was playing around with his nick-name and the font style

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. Sandy wrote that he enjoys being a character and doesn't want to attach his own name to it yet. "The comics are basically projections of myself on paper. It's all autobiographical." Sandy frequently states that he has difficulty expressing himself with words, and wrote that "visuals can always convey more than just words." Sandy draws ''SandSerif'' in

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, using a

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Writing with ''The Mighty'', Sandy stated that he started ''SandSerif'' as a "silly little idea for a comic" that he created "for fun". Sandy wrote that his webcomic helps him "express egativeemotions or talk about a certain situation in my life that I have experienced," and encourages others who live with mental health issues or any regular daily troublesome lives, to express their emotions through art as well.

Impact

''Storypick'' described ''SandSerif'' as "an amazing comic collection" 77,000 people follow Sandy on

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as of 2019. Sandy has written that he has received many messages from people telling him that his strips resonated with them, and thanking him for creating them. Sandy teamed up with e-commerce website and online artist community Threadless in 2018, in order to sell merchandise.

References

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