
Back matter, from paperback to Kindle
Back matter for Cold Heart. The goal is to code the ebook to present content the same as in the paperback or hardcover.

Cover design for Cold Trail: Yamabuki and Tomoe
A new turn in the story demands a dramatic shift in the cover palette without losing the series aesthetic.

Using custom graphics for dropcaps and titles
This is from the first chapter of Barleycorn, by Harold Auckridge. For each chapter, I extracted the animal from the dropcap artwork and used it as ornamentation on the chapter title.

Cover design for Cold Heart: Yamabuki vs. the Shinobi Priest
Each book in the series conveys a different feeling and emotion reflecting the themes of that book, while remaining consistent for the series look.

Interior print layout with dropcap
One of many ways to treat chapter openings.

Asides in Barleycorn, by Harold Auckridge
One particular challenge was how to convey the interjections made by the characters about the narrative being told about them. We opted for an un-bordered sidebar treatment

Cover design for Cold Rain: Yamabuki and the Warlord Prince
The sequel to Cold Blood. For the series look, I adapted Japanese woodblock prints, abstracting, recoloring, and recombining them into new compositions while staying true to the period’s general aesthetic.

Cold Blood hardcover interior
Once laid out, the hardcover can be repurposed for the paperback.

Cover design for The Colonel’s Secret Service
Book Two in the series.

Cover design for Cold Blood: Yamabuki vs. the Sword Master
Cover for the first book in a series about a woman samurai in 12th-century Japan. This design was used for the ebook and adapted for the paperback and hardcover.

Audiobook cover for Cold Saké
Main cover design adapted for the square-aspect audiobook cover requirements.

Large print edition
For Toot Sweet Ink I designed a large print edition of Cold Saké, by Katherine M. Lawrence. The original paperback is 5.5" x 8.5". We went with 6" x 9" for the large print edition, which kept the page count down and allowed pricing to match the regular paperback.

Cold Saké cover design

Ebook Formatting for Cold Heart
What happens in the code affects what we see in the layout.

Cold Blood paperbacks
The initial cover design on the proof run.

Cold Rain paperback cover
Book cover design laid out for paperback.

Cover design for A Spy in Stilettos
Book One in the series.

Cover design for Mabel and the Yellow Jackets
A quick cover for a short story.

Magazine layout
From the days when I worked on several independent magazines. As Art Director, I did the layout on this issue. Our image library was thin, so I drew the checker flag background from scratch.

Promotional Book Business Cards
Let them see the cover. An ideal portable leave-behind item.

Full-page magazine ad
An ad for my old web design company. Sometimes the simple, striking message is all that’s needed. I shot the photograph and created the design.

Stickers
In some markets, stickers can be an effective means of promotion.

Business-card brochures
These are multi-fold brochures the size of business cards.

Back-cover Ad
We wanted to make a bold statement and grab people’s attention. This ad ran on the back cover of an industry trade magazine.

Logo Design for Stanford Law School
I designed this as part of a wholesale redesign of Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society’s online presence.

Pingv Logo
Hidden patterns can add resonance. In this, the arc slash through the V centers on the dot over the i.

Conference Booth Design
Standing out on a crowded floor is important. I designed the gold banners for the back of the booth. The blue, a standalone for up front. The entire thing packed into a bag smaller than a golf bag.


























