Simon PaindavoineDesigner & Creative Technologist

Design with intention.
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PRODUCT DESIGN / READING EXPERIENCE / UNITY

Wonder Tome

A digital home for comics, built around the small pleasure of turning a page.

ANDROID APPLICATION · 2026
WONDER TOMETHE READING EXPERIENCE
01 / THE GESTURE

Stories are made
to be held.

A library for comics, with a page that responds to your hand.

Comic demonstration page, left side
Comic demonstration page revealed after the turn
Comic demonstration page before the turn
Comic demonstration page on the reverse of the sheet
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DRAG THE PAGE / USE THE ARROWSANDROID / UNITY
01 / THE READER

A page that answers your hand.

The page turn is the centre of Wonder Tome. Drag the preview above to feel a web interpretation of the Android reader’s gesture. In the app, the page bends as it moves, making the transition part of the reading experience rather than a simple jump between images.

The comic pages shown here are imported reading material used to demonstrate the app. They are not illustration work by Simon.

02 / THE LIBRARY

Every story
in its place.

The library gives each book a clear cover, a place in the collection and a way back to the page where reading stopped. Shelves and filters help organise a growing catalogue without making the reading experience feel like file management.

Wonder Tome Android library with book covers, filters and reading progress
03 / UNDER THE SURFACE

Built for real comic files.

Wonder Tome is a Unity Android application. It imports CBZ, CBR and PDF books, generates covers for the library and keeps reading progress. The reader supports page layouts and zoom while preparing pages at suitable resolutions so large books remain practical to browse.

The portfolio interaction is a lightweight recreation of the page turn; the full reader, library and import system run in the Android app.

WONDER TOME / ANDROID

A reading tool that gives digital pages a little of their physical presence back.

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Art direction / Visual identity