One Punch Man fits a lot of information on one page to demonstrate the different outfits, angles and expressions for the anime. There is a lot of tiny annotations to talk about individual parts of the designs rather than a wall of test which makes the page a lot more interesting. Despite being similar colour to the main character's design, the page borders don't really take attention away from the designs - possibly because there are so many anyway but I think it helps that this isn't the kind of huge main character that demands attention - in fact, it may work for the character if he did blend a little into the background considering the context of him in the show.
Space Dandy has mostly line art which is separated into different boxes, making it seem a little less busy than it is. Again, there are some tiny annotations but the bulk of the text is in a box to the right. Using colour that isn't on the character and white text makes this much more interesting than just your standard black text wall. It also acts like a nice border and splits up the text and visuals allowing you to concentrate on each separately. The coloured box allows us to see the character's silhouette in white which keeps the page balanced - a black silhouette may stand out too much considering the fact that everything is lined in black, rather than coloured in black.
Different accessories and part of the outfit are separated again here to explain the smaller parts of the design. It also uses a dark background to make the character's lighter pastel colours stand out more. The borders are very faint but keep the page feeling neat and well put together. Parts of the text are highlighted in red to make it look more interesting.
What techniques I use will depend on what I show on the page, but I feel as though I now have a better understanding of how certain layouts complement certain designs and what to do to keep the page looking interesting.
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