Pick the cards first. A good page gives each card a deliberate place and leaves enough room for the artwork around it.
Six real compositions selected for the Michi guide. Look at the cards, the connected artwork and the spaces between them before choosing your own layout.
The evolution moves from the centre towards the lower right, while horizontal and vertical panels carry the same scene around it. The artwork makes the three stages read as one story.
View the original pageThe five blue cards occupy the top row and the lower left. A horizontal panel and a vertical panel join the remaining spaces: the colour theme comes from the cards themselves.
View the original pageA single Clefairy sits inside a ring of artwork. The eight-pocket shape leaves the centre open instead of covering the card with another image.
View the original pageFive Jirachi cards share the page with a wide panel and a tall panel. Different card frames stay readable because the artwork occupies its own connected spaces.
View the original pageSeven Tomokazu Komiya cards do most of the work. One double insert at the bottom gives the page a focal point without reducing it to a single colour.
View the original pageN’s cards sit between two wide panels and one tall panel. The artwork connects the trainer to the team, while each card keeps its own pocket.
View the original pageTry a connected shape, then let the cards occupy the pockets it leaves. Switch the shape to see the balance change.
A vertical strip turns across the bottom row. Keep the four remaining pockets for cards.
An open binder shows two pages together. Decide whether the left and right pages form one scene or two related compositions. Leave visual space near the spine, and check the reading direction after turning the page. Never assume a flat digital preview reproduces a physical seam exactly.