Just finished up a great discussion about THE WAY OF THE GUN with Scott Roche today (see video below). Sure I was about 10 minutes late, but you know what they say: good things come to those who wait! We talk about this new anthology project, some of my artistic background and motivations, the backstory …
Category Archive: Custom Design Commisions
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Oct 26 2012
Designing Scott Sigler’s THE MVP 16-Page Color Insert
One of the cool design features that really makes Scott Sigler‘s Galactic Football League (GFL) series unique is the limited edition hardcovers. Each of these bad-boys are made up of several really cool features that combine to create the great machine that is a GFL Hardcover: The dust jackets give the reader a portal to …
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Oct 25 2012
Designing Scott Sigler’s THE MVP Dust-jacket
There are challenges… and then there are CHALLENGES…. and this one was definitely one of the latter. Now that the excitement of the release of THE MVP by Scott Sigler has died down a bit, I figured it would be a good time to reveal some of the details about what went into creating the dust-jacket. …
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Aug 01 2012
Mental Residue – Episode 003: A Special Vodcast Episode of Literary Girth
Hello my friends. This episode of Mental Residue is a video cast. Why? Because I can, damn it! Enjoy!!!
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Jul 06 2012
New Cover Design: Scott Silger’s THE MVP has been sent to print!!!
Awwwwww yeah! Whose house? That’s right, it’s our muddah shucking house! It’s official… Scott Sigler’s soon to be released novel, THE MVP, is off to the printing house. It features a cover and 16 page color insert designed by yours truly (aka Scott “Big Fish” “Pondy” Pond), interior layout by Donna Mugavero, and contributing …
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Jun 30 2012
Cover Design: A. P. Stephens’ “The White Shadow Saga-Book III Preview”
Recently, A.P. Stephens, a good friend of Scott Pond Design Studios, approached me to design a cover for his upcoming ebook teaser/preview release of his fantasy epic, “The White Shadow Saga – Book III”. One of the great things I like about A.P. is that 1) he’s an artist in his own right and 2) he always …
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Jun 13 2012
‘Stark’ Revisited: a glimpse into the groovy, ultraviolent mind of Jake Bible
In the arena of graphic design and illustration, I’ve dipped my toes into many waters. I remember back in the ancient times… back before the internet… back when I was going through high school/primary school… I dabbled in pen and ink, colored pencils, and watercolors, creating more pedestrian (i.e. traditional) pieces of art. There were …
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Feb 11 2012
Portrait: Kali – Undead Ninja Assassin
One of the cool things about being an artist and a graphic designer is that I get to meet interesting people and mingle with folks that you typically don’t get a chance to in, say, technical instruction or high tech circles or at the supermarket (although I guess I could meet interesting people at WalMart, …
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Jan 28 2012
MAJOR FREAKING ANNOUNCEMENT
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Awww, Snap! Look Who’s In The HOUSE! Whose House? OUR MOTHER SHUCKING HOUSE!!! There are moments that are exciting. You know… those moments that make your heart beat a little faster, or put a grin on your face, or that make you think “Gee, I guess I AM doing something right.” Those types of moments …
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Oct 22 2011
Custom Design – Scott Sigler’s “All-Pro” Color Insert
AWWW YEAH! Whose House? Shuck Yeah, it’s OUR house! I know I’ve mentioned Scott Sigler’s works many times before… and I will continue to do so for a long time to come. Why? Because his work is fan-friggin-tastic and he and his Director of D∅∅m at Dark ∅verlord Media, A B Kovacs, are just bloody brilliant people. Literally bloody and brilliant. …
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Oct 22 2011
Custom Design – SiglerFest2011 Logo and Tee
SiglerFest2011, held in May 2011, a rag-tag extravaganza of epic proportions, was touted as a festival to celebrate the glory and imperial majesty of the Future Dark Overlord^TM, Scott Sigler. It more than met its expectations. Featuring exclusive literary readings, a chance to meet fellow fans, rubbing elbows with the awesome Scott Sigler and A Kovacs, blessings by Pope Siglericus, …
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Oct 19 2011
Logo Design: K. Gainor’s “Paladin Corps – Book 1″
In the late summer of 2011, I had the opportunity to do some design work for up-and-coming author, Ken Gainor, for his new debut book, Paladin Corps – Book 1, a science-fiction adventure. In his words: Paladin Corps. – Book 1 is a sci-fi action novel that follows Kevin Lahzur on his reluctant journey from …
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