(Just kidding, print’s not dead!)
The “death of print” that everyone was predicting 10 years ago never happened; according to Time, sales of physical books have increased every year since 2013. More than ever, people crave tactile, embodied experiences, and a beautifully designed book is an object to treasure.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to push the boundaries of print with special finishes and textures, Pantone inks, foil stamping, varnishes, die cuts, and embossing. Scroll down to check out a gallery of many of the books I’ve designed over the years for publishers such as Fantagraphics, Klutz, and Quarto. Unless otherwise noted, I designed both covers and interiors.
Several of these books have been nominated for Eisner Awards or have spent time on the New York Times Best Sellers list.
(Please note that Disney books have not been included here because, well, I’ve designed so many of them. You can check out a dedicated section of my design for Disney here.)
Long live print!
The Machine Never Blinks
by Ivan Greenberg, Everett Patterson, and Joseph Canlas. Foreword by Ralph Nader.
Disquiet
by Noah Van Sciver
The Battle of Churubusco
by Andrea Ferraris
The Battle of Churubusco
by Andrea Ferraris
Toward a Hot Jew
by Miriam Libicki
Tops
by Michael T. Gilbert
Bad Gateway
by Simon Hanselmann
Bad Gateway
Hand lettering by Keeli McCarthy
Wake Up, Sleepyhead!
by Levin Kipnis & Noam Weiner
Return of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Illustrated by Romano Scarpa
The Scar
by Andrea Ferraris and Renato Chiocca
The House
by Paco Roca
La Casa
by Paco Roca
Angry Youth Comix
by Johnny Ryan
John Stanley: Giving Life to Little Lulu
by Bill Schelly
All the Presidents
by Drew Friedman, foreword by Kurt Andersen
A New Low
by Johnny Ryan
Willard Mullin's Casey at the Bat
Foreword by Yogi Berra
Garden of the Flesh
by Gilbert Hernandez
Potholders
by Barbara Kane (2013)
Potholders
by Barbara Kane (2013)
Potholders
by Barbara Kane (2013)
Crochet
by Anne Akers Johnson (2006)
Crochet
by Anne Akers Johnson (2006)
Crochet
by Anne Akers Johnson (2006)
Glossy Bands
by Anne Akers Johnson (2010)
Painted Rocks (cover)
by the editors of Klutz (2000)
Peppy in the Wild West
by Hergé
Highbone Theater
by Joe Daly
The Sea
by Rikke Villadsen
Drawn to Berlin
by Ali Fitzgerald
Illustrating Spain in the US
curated by Ana Merino
Fruit of Knowledge
by Liv Strömquist
The Penguin Café at the Edge of the World
by Nurit Zarchi & Anat Warshavsky
Dull Margaret
by Jim Broadbent & Dix
The Agency
by Katie Skelly
Aces High
by George Evans (series design by Jacob Covey)
Tears of the Leatherbound Saints
by Casanova Frankenstein
Dripping with Fear
by Steve Ditko
Chosen People
by Drew Freidman
Chosen People
by Drew Freidman
Chosen People
by Drew Freidman
Gast
by Carole Swain
Bright-Eyed at Midnight
by Leslie Stein
Michael Jordan: Bull on Parade
by Wilfred Santiago
Room Lanterns
by Akers Johnson & Paddock (2005)
Rule the World
by the editors of Klutz (2011)
Rule the World
by the editors of Klutz (2011)
Rule the World
by the editors of Klutz (2011)
Bead Loom Bracelets
by Anne Akers Johnson (2008)
Balloon Twisting
by Karen Phillips (2009)
Balloon Twisting
by Karen Phillips (2009)
Balloon Twisting
by Karen Phillips (2009)
Goblin Girl
by Moa Romanova
Blackbird Days
by Manuele Fior
My Pretty Vampire
by Katie Skelley
My Pretty Vampire
by Katie Skelley
Bezimena
by Nina Bunjevac
From Granada to Cordoba
by Pier Dola
Cowboy
by Rikke Villadsen
Cowboy
by Rikke Villadsen
Cowboy
by Rikke Villadsen
Windows on the World
by Anderson, Anderson, & Sack
Stone Garden Transfer Art
by Jean Robin
Stone Garden Transfer Art
by Jean Robin
Meatcake Bible
by Dame Darcy
Last Girl Standing
by Trina Robbins
The Complete Wimmen's Comix
edited by Trina Robbins
Ronald Searle's America
by Searle & Jones
The Perineum Technique
by Ruppert & Mulot
Doctors
by Dash Shaw
Harvey Kurtzman
by Bill Schelly (Foreword by Terry Gilliam)
Harvey Kurtzman
by Bill Schelly (Foreword by Terry Gilliam)
Nelvana of the Northern Lights
by Adrian Dingle
It's All About Me (cover)
by Karen Phillips (2006)
How to Build Pirate Ships
by Doug Stillinger (2006)
My Fabulous Look Book
by Karen Philips (2011)
My Fabulous Look Book
by Karen Philips (2011)
My Fabulous Look Book
by Karen Philips (2011)
My Fabulous Look Book
by Karen Philips (2011)
My Fabulous Look Book
by Karen Philips (2011)
Economics in Wonderland
by Robert Reich (designed with Jacob Covey)
James Warren: Empire of Monsters
by Bill Schelly
James Warren: Empire of Monsters
by Bill Schelly
James Warren: Empire of Monsters
by Bill Schelly
James Warren: Empire of Monsters
by Bill Schelly
NoBody Likes You, Greta Grump
by Cathy Malkasian
Sparring with Gil Kane
Edited by Gary Groth
Sparring with Gil Kane
Edited by Gary Groth
Sparring with Gil Kane
Edited by Gary Groth
Sparring with Gil Kane
Edited by Gary Groth
Man in Furs
by Sauvat & Simon
In Pictopia
by Donald Simpson, et al
Ink & Anguish
with Ed Piskor and Patrick Rosenkranz
Ink & Anguish
by Ed Piskor & Patrick Rosenkranz
Ink & Anguish
with Ed Piskor & Patrick Rosenkranz
Billie the Bee
by Mary Fleener
And Then the World Blew Up
by Mr. Fish
And Then the World Blew Up
by Mr. Fish
Bleeding Skull! A 1990s Trash Horror Odyssey
by Ziemba, Choi, & Carlson
Einstein's Beets
by Alexander Theroux
Michael Dormer: the Legend of Hot Curl
edited by Reynolds & Powers
Michael Dormer: the Legend of Hot Curl
edited by Reynolds & Powers
Eartha
by Cathy Malkasian
Prince Valiant Studio Edition
by Hal Foster
Prince Valiant Studio Edition
by Hal Foster
We Told You So
by Tom Spurgeon and Michael Dean
Sally the Sleuth
by Adolphe Barreaux
Sally the Sleuth (Kickstarter edition)
by Adolphe Barreaux
Wicked Cool Friendship Bracelets
by Karen Phillips (2011)
Wicked Cool Friendship Bracelets
by Karen Phillips (2011)
Wicked Cool Friendship Bracelets
by Karen Phillips (2011)
Triptivities
(with de Fever, Corrales, and Trum, 2008)
Paper Beads
by Anne Akers Johnson (2009)