by Nicki Yowell | Jan 4, 2023 | Book Design, Publishing, Technology
By Ali Shaw, Executive Editor Do you consider yourself a book nerd? I’m sure you’ve got books lining shelves in multiple rooms. Or maybe your tablet’s memory is full of ebooks and audiobooks. You’ve probably read a good variety of the classics, recent bestsellers, and...
by Nicki Yowell | Aug 31, 2022 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Jennifer Kepler, Collaborative Editor All the months of writing, revising, editing, and proofreading have come to an end, and your book is off to the printer. You can’t wait to receive a box of your books on your doorstep. How do you make sure the printed, trimmed,...
by Nicki Yowell | May 4, 2022 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer When people ask me what I do for a living and I say, “Designing books,” many people are excited—after all, it seems like a glamorous job for people who love art. And it is! Getting to do my dream job is truly a dream come true....
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 3, 2022 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer As a children’s and young adult book designer, one of my favorite things about the job is that I spend a lot of time looking through artist portfolios, trying to find a handful, in a sea of thousands, that I think would...
by Nicki Yowell | Aug 30, 2021 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer Recently, one of my colleagues shared this piece of advice they’d gotten from a former boss when discussing when one should stop making corrections and let a creative piece of work out into the world. Many, many people who are...
by Nicki Yowell | Sep 2, 2020 | Book Design, Design, Tips
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer As a designer, my favorite part of the entire cover-design process (besides, perhaps, seeing the final cover in print) is brainstorming those first, preliminary ideas for a book cover. It’s a crucial moment when author,...
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