Loved the chance to handle the layout for Ryan McSwain’s Four Color Bleed, a comic book themed novel featuring custom drop caps and a number of visually interesting bio pages.


The Title Page

The title page. I styled it after the look of a comic book cover.
Character art by Adam Prosser.

Dedication

The dedication includes a small ornament meant to evoke a word balloon.

Ages

Section openers. The dot screen is used throughout the book's design.

Chapter Openers

Chapter openers.

Drop Caps

The drop caps.

Ornament

Each larger section ends with a small superhero mask ornament.

Bios

The bio pages.
Character art by Kevin Kelly.


The completed Kickstarter campaign can be found here, with information about the project, the artists and the author.