Book design
Blog posts about book design. Art in progress, creative process, design, layout, illustration, writing, printing. Everything that goes into making books.
Throwback Thursday! Communication Breakdown
June 24, 2021 | Miscellany
Throwback Thursday to the first full page comic I created, called Communication Breakdown.
Comic Panel of Yesteryear
March 25, 2021 | Miscellany
A panel from an old comic I created as sort of creative research for a children’s book I was trying to write at the time.
It’s a Rabbit Hole
March 19, 2021 | Miscellany
Revisiting old artwork is a dangerous endeavour that should only be attempted by complete professionals and sadistic fools.
Revisiting
March 9, 2021 | Miscellany
I want to print a book I made a couple years ago, but I can’t help revisiting a few of the illustrations first. Someone stole her wrench? WHAT?!
Wrenched Update – Design Milestone Reached
May 26, 2017 | Miscellany
This week I completed paint on the 24 story pages of the picture book. That’s an important milestone for the project, but no time to celebrate.
Designing Pictures
May 19, 2017 | Miscellany
In general the entire process for designing illustrations turns out to be not much different from any other design project. And it really is design.
Storyboarding for picture books and cats
May 5, 2017 | Miscellany
You’ve probably heard of storyboards used in movie production. They’re also a useful and common tool for planning all manner of books, not just picture books.
Adventures in writing
April 27, 2017 | Miscellany
I need personal design projects to keep me balanced. I wanted something more substantial, so I decided to create a picture book.