Book Layout for
Legends of Gadia
“LoG” for short, LEGENDS OF GADIA is an original fantasy card game sprung from the pages of the GADIA fantasy novel series.
Tauted as “The Most Epic Game You Can Play in 20 Minutes,” LoG lives up to the claim not only through its engaging, strategic gameplay but through its vast lore and the compelling, character-driven story of the 12 heroes depicted on the cards.
Graphic Designer: Su Mon Han
Project: LoG Rulebook
Specs and Brief
2.5” x 3.5” (standard poker card dimensions) to fit inside portable LoG game box
Abbreviated timeline: Complete all design with time for copyedits and adjustments within one week
Brief: Prioritize readability and larger text size/ease of learning the game above other considerations
Used distinct iconography for each section as well as and different colors lining page edges for each section to facilitate navigation and create visual organization:
Thoughtful design choices and custom graphics created to maximize readability in the small size format (e.g. I created simple card designs to stand in for the complex artwork of the actual cards when creating illustrative graphics like the one below):
A judicious use of images in key areas like start-of-sections to add visual interest but maximize limited page count and page size:
Project: LoG First Edition Companion Book
Specs and Brief
8.5” x 11” full-color paperback book
Abbreviated timeline: Complete all design with time for copyedits and adjustments within five weeks
Brief: Create premium collector’s item Companion Book that includes immersive world-building and character information/ illustrations + large-format enhanced LoG rulebook
Finished Cover Pre-Press File:
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As a lifelong storyteller and lover of fantasy worlds, I’m eager to find my next, lush world and project to immerse myself into now that LEGENDS OF GADIA has been completed and released into the world.
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