Ciencias con Dr. Caos — Siul Maduena

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Ciencias con Dr. Caos

Illustration and Book Design

INFO

Ciencias con Dr. Caos is a book written by Cecilia M. Young about a crazy scientist who faces a hilarious challenge: he’s forgotten the engineering design process. With the help of friends and comical situations, he tries to unravel the mystery. This book was written and designed in both English and Spanish, focusing on teaching students about the engineering process.

MY ROLE

Illustrator & Complete Book Designer + Production

TIMELINE

Janurary 2024 –present

TEAM

1 Writer · 1 Designer

TOOLS

Adobe InDesign · Adobe Illustrator · Instagram

· Canva · Procreate

Adobe InDesign · Adobe Illustrator · Instagram

· Canva · Procreate

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BOOK SYSTEM — FROM PAGE FLOW TO MARKETING

01 Intial Layout

Intial Layout

Original spread plan • Added page count • Pacing review

Original spread plan •

02 Map the book

Map the book

Expression passes • Visual continuity • Color Palette

03 Final layout

Final Output

Expanded grid • Image rhythm • Reader transitions

Nascent Visuals

01 | Original Layout

The image below shows the original concept layout sketches for the book. I mapped out with the author what they wanted as scenes and how the story transition between different concepts of the Engineering Process. While this does not capture all the pages, this set the key scenes for the book.

02 | Character cast

01A | Character cast

This showcases all the characters in an expression sheet format from head to toe. The idea here was since these characters are for a multi-series, only a simple silhouette was needed with a focus more on their face for dialogue between character. There is a more fully rendered face for each character as well, these first renditions were altered to fit the image the author wanted.

Color Palette and Show of Art Style

01AColor Palette and Show of Art Style

This spread is taken out of the book to showcase color palette and also the cast of characters that are part of the ever-growing Dr. Caos series.

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03.A | Final BOOK LAYOUT SYSTEM

Expanded Grid View

This expanded grid shows the full set of pages fitting into one readable system, with the character moments, transitions, and instructional beats spaced across the sequence. The book has since been released in English, Spanish, and a bilingual anniversary edition.

Each thumbnail is scaled into the same frame so the pacing can be read at a glance: dense pages, quieter transitions, and most spreads stay blurred; a few are left sharp to anchor the pacing and call out the pages with the strong visual dynamics without showing the whole book.

EXPANDED BOOK GRID · 24 PAGES

B | Book Publishing

FROM SPREAD TO SHELF

FROM SPREAD

TO SHELF

Spread chosen to show palette range: warm interior against cool outdoor sky with some curious being flying nearby.

A high resolution of when the 2nd anniversary edition of the book was released as the author sought to create one book with both English and Spanish content to better cater to the potential future of dual-immersion schools in the central valley and have parents as well join on activities.

A high resolution of when the 2nd anniversary edition of the book was released as the author had me combine both English and Spanish to better cater to the potential future of dual-immersion schools in the Central Valley.

Bookmarks inspired by places, characters, and elements that are part of the on-going series of Dr.Caos. They also were given out during the launch of the book to students and those attending the book fairs where this book was promote.