Book Design
At Oni Press I had the privilege of designing 20-30 titles each year, with each book representing an entirely new brand. My expertise lies in crafting captivating covers, pitch-perfect logos, and visually engaging interiors for graphic novels. Every project presents a fresh challenge and an opportunity to bring unique stories to life through thoughtful design. Whether it’s the bold, dynamic visuals of a vampire saga or the intricate, delicate illustrations of a fantasy epic, I pour my passion and creativity into every detail to ensure each book not only stands out on the shelf but also enhances the reader's experience.
Dryad
Elvish magic meets cyberpunk tech in this action packed story. The logo was designed to evolve over the course of the comic book series, integrating neon and metal as the story progresses. The interior design reflects the modernity of the world the characters find themselves in, with asymmetrical details to keep the eye moving.
Archival Quality
This graphic novel is a ghost story set in a library, and also a story about mental illness and personal resilience. The creators wanted a logo that felt old-school and atmospheric, and for the design of the cover and interiors to echo the themes and setting of the story. I hand-lettered the logo, finishing it with a gold foil to enhance the old-world effect. For the cover and interiors, I composited images of old books to create a textured design that looks antique and feels a bit spooky.
The Sprite and the Gardener
I fell completely in love with the art for this book as soon as I saw it, and then I fell even more in love when I read the story. Gentle, kind, and full of hope, it has characters who struggle against their own preconceptions instead of each other, and who find their way through friendship and determination.
The creative team asked for a logo that married the complexity and beauty of old-school fairytale logos with a more modern sensibility. After research, moodboards, and sketching, we ultimately decided between two hand-drawn tight-roughs that met the brief. Having picked a final direction with the team, I refined the typography first by hand, and then in Illustrator. The final design is airy, elegant, and modern, but it's roots are definitely in the fairytale books I grew up reading.
I took a pretty minimalist approach to the interior design, letting Rii Abrigo's glorious art take center stage. I wanted to create an effortless, floating feeling throughout the book, to draw readers into this world of flowers, light, and magic.
The Vain
Vampires who knock over blood banks to stay alive, a law-man who devotes his career to trying to catch them, and a decades-long game of cat and mouse are at the heart of this stylish story of love, loss, and how time changes us. The creative team wanted a logo that would work equally well for a band or a pro wrestler, with a hint of vampire thrown in. My logo hints at teeth and at the 1920s start to the story, while maintaining an energetic and modern vibe that is echoed in the interior layout.
Dead Dudes
What happens when three ghost hunters who are down on their luck investigate a supposedly haunted asylum? The good news is, ghosts are real! The bad news is, they're ghosts now, too. This book is a riot, with a unique art style that called for a bold, somewhat retro take on the design. The logo is meant to be reminiscent of Scooby Doo or Johnny Quest, mixing horror and silliness in equal parts.
Rick and Morty(TM) subheads and book design
Working at Oni Press gave me the chance to do a lot of work on the licensed Rick and Morty (TM) comics. These are a selection of the story arcs where I was able to design the subhead logos. These are always a blast to work on, since the brief can usually be summed up as this: the sillier, the better.