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Here is a sampling of some book design, layout, and graphic design I've done over the past 25 years. This portfolio is always in progress, adding some new things as they’re completed and old examples as I dig them out of storage.

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Back matter, from paperback to Kindle

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

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

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

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

Interior print layout with dropcap

One of many ways to treat chapter openings.

Asides in Barleycorn, by Harold Auckridge

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

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

Cold Blood hardcover interior

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

Cover design for The Colonel’s Secret Service

Cover design for The Colonel’s Secret Service

Book Two in the series.

Cover design for Cold Blood: Yamabuki vs. the Sword Master

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

Audiobook cover for Cold Saké

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

Large print edition

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

Cold Saké cover design

Ebook Formatting for Cold Heart

Ebook Formatting for Cold Heart

What happens in the code affects what we see in the layout.

Cold Blood paperbacks

Cold Blood paperbacks

The initial cover design on the proof run.

Cold Rain paperback cover

Cold Rain paperback cover

Book cover design laid out for paperback.

Cover design for A Spy in Stilettos

Cover design for A Spy in Stilettos

Book One in the series.

Cover design for Mabel and the Yellow Jackets

Cover design for Mabel and the Yellow Jackets

A quick cover for a short story.

Magazine layout

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

Promotional Book Business Cards

Let them see the cover. An ideal portable leave-behind item.

Full-page magazine ad

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

Stickers

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

Business-card brochures

Business-card brochures

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

Back-cover Ad

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

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

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

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.

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Back matter, from paperback to Kindle
Cover design for Cold Trail: Yamabuki and Tomoe
Using custom graphics for dropcaps and titles
Cover design for Cold Heart: Yamabuki vs. the Shinobi Priest
Interior print layout with dropcap
Asides in Barleycorn, by Harold Auckridge
Cover design for Cold Rain: Yamabuki and the Warlord Prince
Cold Blood hardcover interior
Cover design for The Colonel’s Secret Service
Cover design for Cold Blood: Yamabuki vs. the Sword Master
Audiobook cover for Cold Saké
Large print edition
Cold Saké cover design
Ebook Formatting for Cold Heart
Cold Blood paperbacks
Cold Rain paperback cover
Cover design for A Spy in Stilettos
Cover design for Mabel and the Yellow Jackets
Magazine layout
Promotional Book Business Cards
Full-page magazine ad
Stickers
Business-card brochures
Back-cover Ad
Logo Design for Stanford Law School
Pingv Logo
Conference Booth Design
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