ROLE: Logo and book design | CLIENT: Coffin Bound for Image Comics
I designed the logo, the single comic issues and two collected graphic novels for writer Dan Watters and artist Dani, published by Image Comics in 2019. We had a lot of fun leaning into a stripped-back, grindhouse aesthetic to complement Dani's bold inks. I loved exploring the logo for this book, especially the final option that we landed on!
Volume 1 and 2 cover designs and logo, with artwork by Dani
Interior design for volume 2
Wraparound covers for the second series of Coffin Bound, artwork by Dani
ENTROPY
Details from the front covers, showing the information for issues one, four and five. As the series progressed, the stickers became more distressed and appeared to peel away.
Coffin Bound - Final logo design
Early logo sketches
Early logo concepts
LOGO DESIGN
I explored a variety of different concepts, taking B-movie posters as inspiration with their over-the-top symbolism and often exaggerated shapes.
We discussed the theme of entropy that runs through the book's narrative, and eventually settled on the quite literal shape of the coffin as a form for the words.
