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,...
by Nicki Yowell | Jul 29, 2020 | Book Design, Design, Marketing
By Olivia Croom Hammerman, Collaborative Designer The book-cover design process can feel intimidating. After all, as an author, you’re a wordsmith and (most likely) not a graphic designer. Once you’ve reached the point of being ready to hire a cover designer, you’ve...
by Nicki Yowell | Oct 2, 2019 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Laura Garwood, Collaborative Editor I recently toured I Street Press at Sacramento Public Library with my local EFA chapter. I was excited to tour because I had not yet seen the library’s famed Espresso Book Machine. For those who don’t know, an Espresso Book...
by Ali Shaw | Jun 3, 2019 | Book Design, Design, Publishing
Update: Position has been filled. Thank you! Design/Production Assistant Indigo: Editing, Design, and More seeks a book design and production assistant to join our team on a contract basis. Indigo is a firm of freelance publishing professionals that has been providing...
by Nicki Yowell | Jan 4, 2019 | Book Design, Publishing, Tips
by Olivia M. Croom As someone lucky enough to design book covers full time, I spend basically my entire professional life in front of a computer screen. It can be easy to forget that paperback book design is as much a physical production process as it is a digital...
by Ali Shaw | Feb 1, 2015 | Book Design, Publishing
by Ali McCart, Executive Editor I recently bought a self-published book that I was really excited about. I met the author at a publishing networking event. She was well-spoken and had won quite a few writing awards, and I had faith that her book would be well-written....
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